Which had the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. Hebrews 9:4 “The contents of the Ark”
Exodus Chapters 34& 35 & 36 & 37 & 38 & 39
“God’s Workmen”
Now Moses invited the people to bring their gifts of gold, silver, bronze, wood, and whatever else was needed, to begin building the Tabernacle. The people gladly brought their gold and silver bracelets and earrings and other ornaments. Some brought jewels for the breastplate for the High Priest, and the olive oil for the lamp. They kept on bringing more and more. Finally there was enough, but still they kept on bringing it. Moses had to tell them to stop! He handed their gifts to Bezaleel and Aholiab and the other men chosen and trained by the Lord to do the work.
These men made curtains to spread over the top of the Tabernacle as its roof. The curtains were made of soft linen cloth, colored blue, purple, and scarlet; other curtains were made of goats’ hair and rams’ skis, dyed red. They also made a beautiful curtain to hang inside the Tabernacle, to divide it into two rooms, and a curtain for the front door. The sides of the Tabernacle were made of boards covered with gold.
Outside the Tabernacle was a fence made of bronze posts with curtains hanging between them. This fence enclosed a small yard around the Tabernacle.
It was at the time that Bezaleel and Aholiab made Aaron’s beautiful clothes, his linen coat, and the blue, purple, and scarlet vest.
Some of the threads used in making his coat were solid gold! The gold was beaten into a very tin sheet, then cut into little strips. These strips, or threads, were then worked among the purple, blue and scarlet.
Then they made the breastplate with twelve jewels attached to it. Each jewel was set in gold. Aaron wore this breastplate over his chest, suspended by two gold chains coming down from his shoulders.
The robe beneath the vest was all blue, and around its lower edge hung what looked like blue, purple, and scarlet pomegranates. Between the pomegranates were gold bells that tinkled as Aaron went in and out of the Tabernacle.
Then Bezaleel made the Ark. It was a wooden box covered inside and outside with solid gold. The cover of the Ark, called the mercy seat, was pure gold without any wood. The Ark was the most important part of the Tabernacle because God was there.
Then Bezaleel made two gold angels to stand, one on each end of the cover. Their faces were turned toward each other, with outspread wings.
The table in the Tabernacle was made of wood, then covered with solid gold. There were gold dishes for the table, gold bowls and spoons, and a gold lampstand. This lampstand had three branches coming out from each side, with lamps and gold flowers on each branch.
The incense altar too was made of wood covered with gold. Bezaleel made special incense to burn on this gold altar, and he prepared special olive oil to pour on Aarons head to anoint him as the High Priest.
The altar for the burnt offerings was built of wood covered with bronze. The huge wash tank for Aaron and his sons to wash their hands and feet in was also made of bronze. God had told Aaron and his sons always to wash their hands and feet before going into the Tabernacle to sacrifice at the altar.
Coats and trousers of soft linen were made for Aarons’ sons, too, and a turban for Aaron’s head, with a gold plate on it that read: “Holiness to the Lord.”
At last the different parts of the Tabernacle were finished and ready to be put together. The workmen brought them to Moses, and he inspected them to be sure everything was just as God had said to make them.
God told Moses to go ahead now and put the parts together to make the Tabernacle. First he set up the gold-covered boards for the sides. Then he spread the curtains over them for a roof; the curtains covered the Tabernacle and hung down on each side.
He placed the two stone tablets with the Ten Commandments written on them in the Ark, then placed the gold top of the Ark, called the mercy seat, in its place. Then he took the Ark into the Tabernacle and divided the Tabernacle into two rooms by hanging a huge curtain down the middle. The Ark was placed in the inner room.
In the other room he placed the gold table, the gold lampstands, and the gold altar, then hung up a curtain as a door at the front of the Tabernacle. Outside the door, but not very far away, he placed the huge, bronze burnt offering altar, and offered a sacrifice on it. He set the wash tank near the altar and put water in it, and Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and feet there.
He set up the curtain fence around the Tabernacle to enclose the courtyard. Finally, he hung up the beautiful curtain to cover the front entrance.
So the Tabernacle was finished, with the yard around it, and everything in place inside. Then the pillar of cloud that went ahead of the people of Israel as they traveled, came and stood over the Tabernacle and covered it.
And the glory of the Lord filled the inside of the Tabernacle so that Moses couldn’t go in.
Questions:
How did Moses get the gold, silver, and jewels he needed for the Tabernacle?
Can you describe Aaron’s clothes?
In what part of the Tabernacle were the Ten Commandments kept?
When Gods glory filled the Tabernacle, why do you think Moses could not go in?
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