Exodus 37 documents the construction of the Ark of the Covenant, the Table for the Bread of the Presence, the Golden Lampstand, and the Altar of Incense. Every piece is built exactly as commanded, using pure gold and acacia wood to reflect the holiness of the God who would dwell among them.
v1-9: Making the Ark and the Mercy Seat
v10-16: Making the Table of Showbread
v17-24: Making the Golden Lampstand
v25-29: Making the Incense Altar and Anointing Oil
And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:
And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubim on the two ends thereof.
And the cherubim spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubim.
And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:
And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side thereof:
Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.
And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six branches going out of it.
And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
And he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof, by the two corners of it, upon the two sides thereof, to be places for the staves to bear it withal.
And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
Explore the symbolic meaning of each artifact as Bezalel meticulously crafts them for the inner sanctuary. Begin your study with exodus 37 summary.
The Lampstand (v17-24) was hammered out of a single piece of gold, symbolizing that the source of light in the sanctuary is unified and unbreakable. The Word Secret is *Zahab*, meaning 'gold,' which appears repeatedly here to signify that the presence of God demands the highest possible quality. Discover the riches with exodus 37 commentary, containing expert led word study (original greek/hebrew) and passage level analysis.
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