1 of yarn blue, purple and crimson were made (finely woven) garments for temple service. They also made sacred garments for Aaron, (as the Lord had commanded Moses.)
- meaning of h. śeThe meaning is unclear; it may refer to a rare type of plain fabric, a net-like weave, embroidery, or simply ceremonial robes;
- [This declaration of obedience, which appears a total of 50 times in this form in the StS, is mentioned 18 times in sections 39 and 40;
- This was Oholíab’s area of specialisation.
- Once they had finished building the place of worship (the Tabernacle) and fitted out the interior, they had to prepare everything needed for the service itself. There was quite a lot to do.
2 He made the ephod from Zlata, made from yarn blue, purple and crimson, and it finely woven linen. 3 They hammered out sheets of gold and cut them into be threads, so that "I have compiled into yarn blue, purple and crimson, and onto fine linen a grain a work of art.
- h.: chopped; h.: strings; n.: wove / sewed;
4 They made shoulder straps attached to it; it was joined at both ends. 5 The decorative band of his ephod, which "I have on it; it was made just like him from one piece with by him — from Zlata, yarn blue, purple and crimson yarn, and finely woven linen, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 6 They made carnelian stones . bet is until gold rims; they were at them engraved inscriptions bearing the names of the sons of Israel. 7 They set them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod a grain the memorial stones of the sons of Israel, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 8 He made the breastplate a grain a work of art; it was made in the style of an ephod — from Zlata, made from yarn blue, purple and crimson, and it finely woven linen. 9 It was square . double; they made the breastplate a cubit long and a cubit wide, double. 10 They set four rows of stones in it: a row of rubies, topazes and emeralds was First row; 11, second row — malachite, sapphire and jasper; 12, third row — opal, agate and amethyst; 13, fourth row — chrysolite, carnelian and onyx. They were set He gold settings in their settings. There were twelve stones, corresponding to the names of the sons of Israel, according to their names; a grain inscription on the seal was each according to their name, for the twelve tribes. 15 They made chains for the breastplate it pure gold, twisted together as one would make cords. 16 They made two gold clasps and two gold rings, and attached the two rings to the two corners of the breastplate. 17 They attached the two gold cords to the two rings at the corners of the breastplate. 18 Second They attached the two ends of both cords to the two rings and fastened them to the front of the ephod’s shoulder straps. 19 They made two gold rings and placed "I have on the two edges of the bib, on the inner edge, which was on the side of the ephod. 20 They made two gold rings and attached them to the two shoulder straps of the ephod at the front, from below, at the joined section above the decorative band of the ephod. 21 They tied the breastplate with a blue cord from its rings to the rings of the ephod, so that it would rest above the decorative band of the ephod. The breastplate did not hang loose from the ephod, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
- Time and again we are assured that everything was done in accordance with Moses’ instructions.
22 They made the ephod’s robe a grain the weaver’s work, in its entirety it blue yarn. 23 Casing He had a hole in the centre, like the edge of a leather armour plate; all the way round was a hem around the opening, so that could not be torn. 24 He made pomegranates on the hem of the cloak made from yarn blue, purple and crimson, woven. 25 They made little bells it pure gold, and they fastened the bells between the pomegranates all round the hem of the robe, between the pomegranates: 26 bells and pomegranates, a bell and a pomegranate all the way round the hem of the robe of office, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
27 They made skirts it fine canvas a grain the work of the weaver for Aaron and his sons: 28 turbans it fine linen, decorative hats it fine linen, linen underpants it finely woven linen, 29 sashes it finely woven linen, yarn blue, purple and crimson, as the Lord had commanded Moses. 30 They made a flower it of pure gold, a holy headband, and inscribed on it a seal: ‘Holy to the Lord’. 31 They attached a blue cord to it, so that opened They fastened it to the top of the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
32 And so all the work was completed be the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting. The Israelites did everything just as the Lord had commanded Moses; thus speech, they did.
- Every job, even the biggest one, comes to an end eventually.
- Work on the Tabernacle, its interior and all the liturgical furnishings took between seven and ten months.
- Everything was adhered to and carried out to the letter.
- Was there a party afterwards?
- Was the celebration the first proper church service?
33 Then they brought the Tabernacle to Moses, the tent and all its furnishings: its clasps, its boards, its crossbars, its pillars and its bases,
- The construction of the Tabernacle could hardly have taken place without Moses being aware of it – he certainly had an idea of how the work was progressing.
- Personally, however, he did not get involved; he left everything entirely in the hands of the team leader.
34 blankets it a blanket made of reddish-coloured ramskins it the hides of the tahash and the covering curtain, 35 the Ark of the Covenant, its poles and the mercy seat, 36 the table with all its utensils, the showbread, 37 the pure lampstand, its lamps, the lamps in appropriate in order, and all its utensils and the oil for the lamps, 38 the golden altar, the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, the curtain for the entrance to the tent, 39 the bronze altar, with its bronze grating, its poles and all its utensils, the basin and its stand, 40 the curtains of the courtyard, its pillars, its bases, the curtain for the gate of the courtyard, its ropes, its pegs and all its fittings for the service of the Tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting; 41 finely woven garments for service in the sanctuary; the sacred garments for the priest Aaron; and garments for his sons, to serve as priests
42 Just as the Lord had commanded Moses, so the Israelites carried out all the work. 43 Moses inspected all the work, and behold, they had done it just as the Lord had commanded; they had done it just so; and Moses blessed them.
- The presentation of the completed work was probably a final inspection, review and check – Moses examined everything and reassessed whether it all corresponded to the model he had seen. Only then was the religious service truly given the go-ahead.
- Something like the final inspection of a nuclear power station before it is commissioned, or a check on a spacecraft before launch.
- Every detail must be checked repeatedly. Only then can the chief site manager hand over the site to the chief engineer, who can then give the order to insert the fuel rods into the reactor core.
- The responsibility is enormous.
- Moses checked everything, saw that everything was in order – and gave the go-ahead.