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The Call for Voluntary Offerings
v. 1. And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, in a solemn assembly, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded that ye should do them. It was the formal, impressive statement of God's precept.
v. 2. Six days shall work be done. These words contain not only a permission, but a command: the people were to be engaged in the labor of their calling during the week, and none to be found needlessly idle. Cf 2Th_3:12. But on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a Sabbath of rest to the Lord; whosoever doeth work therein, performs the labor of his station or calling, shall be put to death. The government of Israel being theocratic, under the immediate direction of the Lord, the rulers were charged to execute the Sabbath-breaker.
v. 3. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the Sabbath-day. This ordinance made the Sabbath precept, Exo_20:9-11; Exo_31:13-17, more severe, and prepared for the work connected with the building of the Tabernacle.
v. 4. And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,
v. 5. Take ye from among you an offering, a gift presented to the Lord by willingly lifting up the hands containing the sacrifice, unto the Lord; whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of the Lord; gold, and silver, and brass, copper or some of its standard alloys,
v. 6. and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, the expensive materials of hyacinth, purple, and crimson, and of white, shining byssus, to be used in the weaving of the sacred paraments, and goats' hair, of the long-haired Oriental goats,
v. 7. and rams' skins dyed red (or tawny), and badgers' skins, those of the sea-cow of the Indian Ocean and its branches, and shittim (acacia) wood,
v. 8. and oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, Exo_30:22-38,
v. 9. and onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate. This list includes all the materials which were used for the Tabernacle and its appointments.
v. 10. And every wise-hearted among you shall come and make all that the Lord hath commanded; all the artistic talent among the children of Israel was pressed into service;
v. 11. the Tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches (loops), and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets,
v. 12. the ark, and the staves (carrying-poles) thereof, with the mercy-seat, and the veil of the covering, given this designation because it hid the ark with its mercy-seat from the eyes of all but the high priest,
v. 13. the table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the showbread,
v. 14. the candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, the instruments needed for keeping it in good order, and his lamps, with the oil for the light,
v. 15. and the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the Tabernacle, at the eastern door, which led into the Holy Place,
v. 16. the altar of burnt offering, with his brazen grate, Exo_27:1-4, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
v. 17. the hangings of the court, the curtains which formed its enclosure, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court, made of the same materials as the Tabernacle curtains,
v. 18. the pins of the Tabernacle, the pegs for holding the guy-ropes, and the pins of the court, and their cords (ropes),
v. 19. the cloths of service, to do service in the Holy Place, the holy garments for Aaron, the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. All these appointments, these various articles of equipment, had been ordered by the Lord, and were to be made in accordance with His will.