Study Desk

"Celebrate the Festival of Harvest. Use the first grain from the wheat harvest for this festival. And in the fall celebrate the Festival of Shelters.

Moses stayed there with the Lord for 40 days and 40 nights. Moses did not eat any food or drink any water. And he wrote the words of the agreement (the Ten Commandments) on the two stone tablets.

"There are six days for working, but the seventh day will be a very special day of rest for you. You will honor the Lord by resting on that special day. Anyone who works on the seventh day must be killed.

Gather special gifts for the Lord . Each of you should decide in your heart what you will give. And then you should bring that gift to the Lord . Bring gold, silver, and bronze;

oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense.

the lampstand that is used for light and the things used with the lampstand, the lamps, and oil for the light;

the altar for burning incense and its poles; the anointing oil and the sweet-smelling incense; the curtain that covers the door at the entrance to the Holy Tent;

the altar for burning offerings and its bronze grating, the poles, and all the things used at the altar; the bronze bowl and its base;

and the special woven clothes for the priest to wear in the Holy Place. These are the special clothes for Aaron the priest and his sons to wear when they serve as priests."

All the people who wanted to give came and brought a gift to the Lord . These gifts were used for making the Meeting Tent, everything in the Tent, and the special clothes.

The people also brought spices and olive oil. These things were used for the sweet-smelling incense, the anointing oil, and the oil for the lamps.

Then Moses sent this message throughout the camp: "No man or woman should make anything else as a gift for the holy place." So the people were forced to stop giving more.

Then they made two more coverings for the Holy Tent. One covering was made from ram skins dyed red. The other covering was made from fine leather.

There were two side poles joined together with cross pieces to make each frame. Every frame for the Holy Tent was made the same.

They made 20 frames for the south side of the Holy Tent.

Then they made 40 silver bases for the frames. There were two bases for each frame—one base for each side pole.

They also made 20 frames for the other side (the north side) of the Holy Tent.

They made 40 silver bases for the frames—two bases for each frame.

They made six more frames for the back (the west side) of the Holy Tent.

They also made two frames for the corners at the back of the Holy Tent.