Exodus 26:30 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.

NIV: "Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.

NASB: Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to its plan which you have been shown on the mountain.

CSB: You are to set up the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you have been shown on the mountain.

NLT: Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.

KJV: And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.

NKJV: And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain.

Exodus 26:15–30 records a design for wooden scaffolds used in the tabernacle (Exodus 25:8–9). These give shape to the structure's walls. Scaffolds are connected by rings and bars and stand on bases made of silver. The scaffolding is covered in a thin overlay of gold. The tabernacle's width and height are both about 15 feet, or 4.5 meters, and the length is about 45 feet, or 13.7 meters. Linens cover the scaffolds (Exodus 26:1), goat hair curtains cover the linens (Exodus 26:7), and animal skins cover the entire structure (Exodus 26:14).

God gives Israel instructions for the main structure of His sanctuary (Exodus 25:8–9). This is a "tabernacle:" a large tent. The inner walls are made of linen curtains embroidered with cherubim. The outer walls are a separate arrangement of goat hair curtains. These are draped over wooden frames. The entire assembly is covered with two more layers of animal skin. The tabernacle has an outer screen and a veil which divides the interior into two spaces. The first room is the Holy Place. The second, called the Most Holy Place, is the resting place of the ark (Exodus 25:10–11).

After the Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:1–17) and a few other rules, the rest of Exodus is mostly descriptions of the tabernacle (Exodus 25:8–9) and its components. Chapter 25 introduced the ark, the table, and the menorah. This chapter details the large tent at the center of a large courtyard (Exodus 27:9). The next chapters describe various altars and sacred garments (Exodus 27—30).

The book of Exodus establishes God's covenant relationship with the full-fledged nation of Israel. The descendants of Abraham prosper after settling in Egypt, only to be enslaved by a fearful, hateful Egyptian Pharaoh. God appoints Moses to lead the people out of this bondage. Moses serves as God's spokesman, as the Lord brings plagues and judgments on Egypt, leading to the release of Israel.

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