The ransom of souls. EXODUS, XXXI. The sacred perfume. atonement upon it, throughout your gene- B. C. 1491. the candlestick and his vessels, and the rations: it is most holy unto the LORD. altar of incense, 11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12 When thou takest the a sum of the children of Israel, after 1 their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no 4 plague among them when thou numberest them. 13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. 28 And the altar of burnt-offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. a Nu.1.2. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they them that may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. numbered. be.29.7, &c. 25a.24.2-15. are to be c Nu.31.50. 14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old ever.38 and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. 15 The rich shall not 2 give more, and the multiply. poor shall not 3 give less, than half a shekel, 3 diminish. when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonementmoney of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, f ver.23. 4 salted. gc.38.8. h c.29.42. 18 Thou shalt also make a & laver of brass, 1 Ki.7.38. and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein: 19 For Aaron and his sons shall washi Ps.26.6. their hands and their feet thereat. 20 When they go into the tabernacle of j ver.33. the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: 11 Ch.2.20. 21 So they shall wash their hands and 18.45.3,4. their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. 22 Moreover, the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, m c.35.31. 1 Ki.3.9. 7.14. 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure" myrrh five hundred shekels, n Ps. 15.8. and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oilolive an hin: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the 5 apothecary: it shall be an 1 holy anointing oil. 8 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacles of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 27 And the table and all his vessels, and o c.35.34. p Pr.2.6,7. prefer Ps.89.20. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured; neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. 34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices, with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight. 35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary 4 tempered together, pure and holy: 36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. 38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, i shall even be cut off from his people. 2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, 5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted P I have put wisdom, that 6,7,8. they may make all that I have command2 Ch.c.3&4. ed thee: Eze.c.43,&c. c.37 & 38. Nu.4. c.40.9. Le.8.10. 6 vessels. 77 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, The Sabbath a perpetual covenant. EXODUS, XXXII. Moses breaketh the Tables. 8 And the table and his furniture, and B. C. 1491. |mation, and said, To-morrow is a feast to the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, 9 And the altar of burnt-offering, with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, 10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments, for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. 12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, the LORD. 6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought a 1 Cor.10.7. peace-offerings: and the people" sat down Ge.6.11,12. De.4.16. 26.2. 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye Le.19.3,30. shall keep: for it is a sign between med Ne.9.14. and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. 14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore, for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, 2 holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work on the sabbath-day, he shall surely be put to death. 16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. n Eze.20.12,20 e 2 Ch.30.8. i Nu.14.12. Ps.106.23. 1 the face of De.9.18.29. Ps.74.1,2. m De.13.17. n ver.13. P 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in P six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. 18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimo-r ny, tables of stone, written with the fingers of God. CHAP. XXXII. AND when the people saw that Moses 2.2. Ps.90.13. Job 38.7. Ps.104.31. 32.15,16. 34.28,29. De.4.13. 5.22. 9.9-11. 2 Cor.3.3. t 2 Sa.24.16. b 8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: g 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them, and I will make of thee a great nation. 11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? 12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven; and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. 14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. 15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the 1 Ch.21.15. testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides: on the one side and on the other were they written. Ps.106.45. Joel 2.13. De.9.9. v Ac.7.40. w c.31.12. delayed" to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that "c.24.18. brought us up out of the land of Egypt, * we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden ear-rings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people brake off the gold-weakness. en ear-rings which were in their ears, and c.20.23. brought them unto Aaron. 4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made " procla 16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 3 17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. 18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that being overcome; cry for but the noise of them that sing do I hear. 19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. 20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it He intercedes for the people. EXODUS, XXXIII. 23 For they said unto me, Make use ver.1. gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. 24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. 25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies,) 1 d ver.4. c c.33.4.5. 2 Ch.28.19. Is.47.3. Mi.1.11. Re.3.18. Is.32.11. Eze.26.16. 26 Then Moses-stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD's f Joh 1.20. side; let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together those that unto him. 1 rose up against them. gc.29.42,43. Mal.2.4-6. 27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay | Nu.25.5. every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Levi did accord-i De.33.9. ing to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. 29 2 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. 2 or, And Moses said, yourselves today to the LORD, because every man hath been against Consecrate against his God talketh with Moses ple which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying, Unto thy seed will I give it: 2 And I will send an angel before thee, and I will drive out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite: 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiff-necked people; lest I consume thee in the way. 4 And when the people heard these evil tidings, they mourned; and no man did put on him his ornaments. 5 For the LORD had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked people: I will come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and consume thee: therefore now put off thy ornaments from thee, that I may know what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments by the mount Horeb. 7 And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it The Tabernacle of the Congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the LORD, went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which was without the camp. 8 And it came to pass, when Moses went out unto the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent-door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. k 9 And it came to pass, as Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pillar dehis son, and scended, and stood at the door of the taberbrother, &c.nacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 3 Fill your 10 And all the people saw the cloudy hands. Joel 2.12-14. pillar stand at the tabernacle-door: and Ps.99.7. 118a.12.20,23. all the people rose up and worshipped, m Nu.25.13. every man in his tent-door. Job 42.7,8. Am.5.15. Ja.5.16. n De.34.10. p Ro.9.3. Ps.56.8. rc.32.34. 30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Yej have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great c.20.23. sin, and have made them • gods of gold; 32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin-; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Is.43.1. Whosoever hath sinned against me,' him will I blot out of my book. 34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel" shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. 35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. CHAP. XXXIII. AND the LORD said unto Moses, Depart, and go up hence, thou and the peo $ Ps.69.28. 11 And the LORD spake unto" Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found grace in my sight. that I and thy people have found grace in thy sight? is it not in that thou goest with us? so shall we be separated, I and thy people, from all the people that are upon the face of the earth. 17 And the LORD said unto Moses, I will do this thing also that thou hast spok-a en: for thou hast found grace in my sight, and I know thee by name. 18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory. h B. C. 1491. a c.33.15,16. c.33.4. C Nu.14.14. Ps.147.20. 2 Cor.6.17. 94.14. 135.4. Je.10.16. Zec.2.12. e De.5.2,3. 29.12,14. f De.4.32-37. Ps.78.12. Ps.65.5. 19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will j Ro.9.15,18. shew mercy. 20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live. 21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock: 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by: 23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts; but my face shall not be seen. CHAP. XXXIV. ND the LORD said unto Moses, Hew i De.7.1,19. 9.4,5. k Jno.1.18. 1 Ti.6.16. He.1.1-3. God's instructions to Moses. in thy sight, O LORD, let my Lord, I pray thee, "go among us; for it is a stiff-necked people; and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us for a thine inheritance. e 10 And he said, Behold, I make a covenant: before all thy people I will do marvels, such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation: and all the people among which thou art shall see the work of the LORD; for it is a terrible thing that I will do with thee. 11 Observe thou that which I command thee this day: behold, I drive out before thee the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite. 12 Take heed to thyself, lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest, lest it be for a snare Jos.23.12,13. in the midst of thee: n Nu.25.1,2. Ezr.9.2. 2 Cor.6.14. 13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down their groves: 14 For thou shalt worship m no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God: 15 Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice; 16 And thou take of " their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 17 Thou shalt make thee no molten gods. 18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days thou shalt eat unleavened bread, ? as I commanded thee, in the time of the month Abib: for in the month Abib thou camest out from Egypt. 19 All that openeth the matrix is mine; and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But the firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a 2 lamb: and if thou redeem him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem: And none shall appear before me empty. 21 Six days thou shalt work; but on the seventh day thou shalt rest: in earing time and in harvest thou shalt rest. 22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the first-fruits of wheat harvest, and the feast of ingathering at the 3 year's end. 23 Thrice in a year shall all your menchildren appear before the LORD God, the God of Israel. 24 For I will cast out the nations before thee, and enlarge thy borders: neither shall any man a desire thy land, when thou shalt go up to appear before the LORD thy God thrice in the year. 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the Moses descends from the Mount. EXODUS, XXXV. sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left | B. C. 1491. unto the morning. 26 The first of the " first-fruits of thy land a De.26.2,10. thou shalt bring unto the house of the LORD thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in De.14.21. c De.31.9. 27 And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the c.31.6. tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel. 32 And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken c.21.1. with him in mount Sinai. 33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a vail" on his face. 34 But when Moses went in before the LORD, to speak with Him, he took the vail off, until he came out. And he came out, and spake unto the children of Israel that which he was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone: and Moses put the vail upon his face again, until he went in to speak with Him. CHAP. XXXV. Nu. 15.40. m c.31.10. 39.1,41. Nu.4.5,7,&c. Contributions for the Tabernacle. 7 And rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim-wood, 8 And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, 9 And onyx-stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate. 10 And every wise hearted among you shall come d and make all that the LORD hath commanded; 11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, 12 The ark and the staves thereof, with the mercy-seat, and the vail of the covering, 13 The table and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shew-bread, 14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, 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, 16 The altar of burnt-offering, with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, k 17 The hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court, 18 The pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords, 19 The cloths " of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for n 2 Cor.3.13- Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office, 16. over.5.22,&c. c.25.2. 1Ch.23.2,9 29.9. Ezr.7.27. tion of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, P These are the p c.34.32. words which the LORD hath commanded, that ye should do them. Le.23.3. 2 Six days shall work be done; but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy 2 holiness. day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. 3 Ye shall kindle no • fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath-day. 4 And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the LORD commanded, saying, 5 Take ye from among you an offering unto the Lord: whosoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it, an offering of theu LORD; gold, and silver, and brass, 6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, De.5.12-14. Lu.13.14,15. 20 And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. 21 And they came, every one • whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the LORD's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments. 22 And they came, both men and wo men, as many as were willing hearted, and brought bracelets, and ear-rings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold: and every man that offered, offered an offering of gold unto the LORD. 23 And every man with whom was found blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, and red skins of rams, and badgers' skins, brought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and brass, brought the LORD's offering: and every man with whom was found shittim-wood, for any work of the 2 Cor.8.11, service, brought it. t c.25.2. 12. 9.7. 44. น 25 And all the women that were wise Mar.12.41-hearted did spin with their hands, and c.28.3. brought that which they had spun, both of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine linen. 2 K1.23.7. |