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Themes in Exodus 25

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Themes in Exodus 25

Exodus 25:1 (show verse)

Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered

Exodus 25:2 (show verse)

“Tell the sons of Israel to raise a contribution for Me; from every man whose heart moves him you shall raise My contribution.

Giving » To God, general references to
Liberality » Should be exercised » Willingly
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered

Exodus 25:3 (show verse)

This is the contribution which you are to raise from them: gold, silver and bronze,

Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Silver » General references to
Silver » Given by the israelite for making the tabernacle
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered

Exodus 25:4 (show verse)

blue, purple and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

Colors » Blue: symbol of deity
Cotton » rv margin
the Ephod » For the high priest » Made of offerings of the people
Goat » The hair of » Offered for tabernacle
Purple » Used in the tabernacle
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered

Exodus 25:5 (show verse)

rams’ skins dyed red, porpoise skins, acacia wood,

Arts and crafts » Names of various » Dyers
Arts of the » Dyer
Badger » Skins of, used for covering of the tabernacle
Beasts » Unclean » Badger
Dyers » Dyers
Porpoise » Margin rv
Seal » An amphibious animal » Skins of, according to the rv, were used as a covering of the tabernacle
Sheep » Skins of, made into a covering for the tabernacle
Skin » For covering the tabernacle
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » The second covering
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered
Tabernacle » The outer covering

Exodus 25:6 (show verse)

oil for lighting, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense,

Incense » For God's service mixed with sweet spices
Oil » Used » For lamps
Oil » Illuminating, for tabernacle
Spices » In the formula for the sacred oil
Sweet incense » Made of spices
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered

Exodus 25:7 (show verse)

onyx stones and setting stones for the ephod and for the

breastpiece.

Breastplate » Of the priests
Breastplate » For high priest
Ephod » A sacred vestment worn by the high priest » Described
the Ephod » For the high priest » Made of offerings of the people
Onyx » Contributed by israelites for the priests' garments
Precious stones » Names of » Onyx
Precious stones » Given by the jews for the tabernacle
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered

Exodus 25:8 (show verse)

Let them construct a sanctuary for Me, that I may dwell among them.

Sanctuary » Divine dwelling place
Tabernacle » Made of the free-will offerings of the people
Tabernacle » Designed for manifestation of God's presence and for his worship
Tabernacle » Materials for, voluntarily offered
Tabernacle » The one instituted by moses was called » Sanctuary
Theocracy » The tabernacle designed as a royal residence for God during

Exodus 25:9 (show verse)

According to all that I am going to show you, as the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furniture, just so you shall construct it.

Tabernacle » Pattern of, revealed to moses
Tabernacle » Moses was commanded to make, after a divine pattern

Exodus 25:10 (show verse)

“They shall construct an ark of acacia wood two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide, and one and a half cubits high.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Directions for making
Ark of the covenant » Dimensions, &c of
Shittim » Also called shittah, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant » The ark of the covenant made of
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:11 (show verse)

You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Directions for making
Ark of the covenant » Entirely covered with gold
Ark of the covenant » Surrounded with a crown of gold
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Gold » Was used for » Overlaying the ark, &c
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:12 (show verse)

You shall cast four gold rings for it and fasten them on its four feet, and two rings shall be on one side of it and two rings on the other side of it.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Directions for making
Ark of the covenant » Furnished with rings and staves
Gold » Was used for » Overlaying the ark, &c
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:13 (show verse)

You shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Directions for making
Ark of the covenant » Furnished with rings and staves
Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Gold » Was used for » Overlaying the ark, &c
Shittim » Also called shittah, a tree, the wood of which is fragrant » The staves (long poles) of the ark of the covenant made of
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:14 (show verse)

You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark, to carry the ark with them.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Directions for making
Ark of the covenant » Furnished with rings and staves
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:15 (show verse)

The poles shall remain in the rings of the ark; they shall not be removed from it.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Directions for making
Ark of the covenant » Furnished with rings and staves
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:16 (show verse)

You shall put into the ark the testimony which I shall give you.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Contents of » The law
Ark of the covenant » Tables of testimony alone placed in
Law » Preserved in the ark of the covenant
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Ark of the covenant

Exodus 25:17 (show verse)

“You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold, two and a half cubits long and one and a half cubits wide.

Gold » Was used for » Mercy seat and cherubims
God's Mercy » Typified » Mercy-seat
Mercy-seat » Made of pure gold
Mercy-seat » Moses commanded to make
Mercy-seat » Description of
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types » Of the saviour » The mercy-seat
Types of Christ » Mercy-seat

Exodus 25:18 (show verse)

You shall make two cherubim of gold, make them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat.

Beaten work » Of metals
Cherubim » Images of
Cherubim » In the tabernacle
Cherubim » Of gold » Formed out of, and at each end of the mercy seat
Gold » Was used for » Mercy seat and cherubims
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Mercy-seat » The cherubim formed out of, and at each end of it
Mercy-seat » Description of
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types » Of the saviour » The mercy-seat
Types of Christ » Mercy-seat

Exodus 25:19 (show verse)

Make one cherub at one end and one cherub at the other end; you shall make the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at its two ends.

Cherubim » In the tabernacle
Cherubim » Of gold » Formed out of, and at each end of the mercy seat
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Mercy-seat » The cherubim formed out of, and at each end of it
Mercy-seat » Description of
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types » Of the saviour » The mercy-seat
Types of Christ » Mercy-seat

Exodus 25:20 (show verse)

The cherubim shall have their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings and facing one another; the faces of the cherubim are to be turned toward the mercy seat.

Exodus 25:21 (show verse)

You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony which I will give to you.

Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Contents of » The law
Ark of the covenant » Tables of testimony alone placed in
Ark of the covenant » Mercy-seat laid upon
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Mercy-seat » Placed upon the ark of testimony
Mercy-seat » Description of
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types » Of the saviour » The mercy-seat
Types of Christ » Mercy-seat

There I will meet with you; and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, I will speak to you about all that I will give you in commandment for the sons of Israel.

Cherubim » Of gold » The oracles or answers of God delivered from between
Fellowship, with God » With Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
God » Fellowship with » Moses' fellowship with God
Holy of holies » Contained » Cherubim
Holy of holies » God appeared in
Mercy-seat » The shekinah upon
Mercy-seat » God » Spake from above
Mercy-seat » Description of
Shekinah » The visible sign of God's presence on the ark of the testimony in the holy of holies
Spiritual » Fellowship with Christ » Moses' fellowship with God
Tabernacle » The lord appeared in, over the mercy-seat
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types » Of the saviour » The mercy-seat
Types of Christ » Mercy-seat

Exodus 25:23 (show verse)

“You shall make a table of acacia wood, two cubits long and one cubit wide and one and a half cubits high.

Shewbread » Table of » Table of, used in the tabernacle
Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning
Showbread » Table of » Dimensions, &c of
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Tables » Of shewbread, used in the tabernacle
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:24 (show verse)

You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning
Showbread » Table of » Covered with gold
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:25 (show verse)

You shall make for it a rim of a handbreadth around it; and you shall make a gold border for the rim around it.

Gold » Used in the arts » Crowns made of
Handbreadth » A measure (about four inches)
Measure » A hand-breadth
Measures » Of length » Handbreadth
Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning
Showbread » Table of » Had an ornamental border
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:26 (show verse)

You shall make four gold rings for it and put rings on the four corners which are on its four feet.

Gold » Vessels and utensils made of, for the tabernacle
Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning
Showbread » Table of » Had rings of gold in the corners for the staves
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:27 (show verse)

The rings shall be close to the rim as holders for the poles to carry the table.

Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning
Showbread » Table of » Had rings of gold in the corners for the staves
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:28 (show verse)

You shall make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that with them the table may be carried.

Gold » Used in the arts » Overlaying with
Shewbread (showbread) » Ordinances concerning
Showbread » Table of » Had staves of shittim wood covered with gold
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:29 (show verse)

You shall make its

dishes and its pans and its jars and its bowls with which to pour drink offerings; you shall make them of pure gold.

Bowl » Made of gold » For the tabernacle
Gold » Was used for » Sacred utensils
Gold » Vessels and utensils made of, for the tabernacle
Shewbread (showbread) » Furniture of
Showbread » Table of » Had dishes, spoons, covers, and bowls of gold
Spoons » Of the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:30 (show verse)

You shall set the bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.

Bread » Hallowed
Bread » Placed on table of shew bread
Priest » Benefits of » The shewbread
Shewbread (showbread) » Furniture of
Shewbread (showbread) » Required to be kept before the lord continually
Showbread » Placed in two rows on the table by the priests
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Table and show-bread

Exodus 25:31 (show verse)

“Then you shall make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand and its base and its shaft are to be made of hammered work; its cups, its bulbs and its flowers shall be of one piece with it.

Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Form, &c of
Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Candlestick » Used for holding » Lamps
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Golden candlestick
Gold » Was used for » Sacred candlesticks
Gold » Used in the arts » The lampstands made of, for the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Types of Christ » Golden candlestick

Exodus 25:32 (show verse)

Six branches shall go out from its sides; three branches of the lampstand from its one side and three branches of the lampstand from its other side.

Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Form, &c of
Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Gold » Used in the arts » The lampstands made of, for the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:33 (show verse)

Three cups shall be shaped like almond blossoms in the one branch, a bulb and a flower, and three cups shaped like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bulb and a flower—so for six branches going out from the lampstand;

Almond » Bowls of candlestick in the tabernacle fashioned after the nuts of the
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Form, &c of
Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Flowers » Representations of, on the » Golden candlestick
Gold » Used in the arts » The lampstands made of, for the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:34 (show verse)

and in the lampstand four cups shaped like almond blossoms, its bulbs and its flowers.

Almond » Bowls of candlestick in the tabernacle fashioned after the nuts of the
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Form, &c of
Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Gold » Used in the arts » The lampstands made of, for the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Held seven golden lamps
Candlestick » Used for holding » Lamps
Gold » Used in the arts » The lampstands made of, for the tabernacle
Lamps » Used for lighting » The tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:38 (show verse)

Its snuffers and their trays shall be of pure gold.

Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Had snuffers, &c of gold
Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Furniture of
Gold » Was used for » Sacred utensils
Gold » Vessels and utensils made of, for the tabernacle
Gold » Used in the arts » The lampstands made of, for the tabernacle
Snuffdishes » In the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of

Exodus 25:39 (show verse)

It shall be made from a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.

Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » Weighed a talent of gold
Gold » Vessels and utensils made of, for the tabernacle
Tabernacle » The furniture of
Talents » Of gold

Exodus 25:40 (show verse)

See that you make them after the pattern for them, which was shown to you on the mountain.

Candlestick » Of the tabernacle » Made after divine pattern
Candlestick » For the tabernacle » After a divine pattern
Duty » Formation (making) » After the divine plan
Formation » After the divine plan
Tabernacle » The furniture of