37:1.
“And Bezaleel made the ark of shittim wood: two cubits and a half was the
length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a
half the height of it:”
37:2.
“And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of
gold to it round about.”
37:3.
“And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it;
even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of
it.”
37:4.
“And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.”
37:5.
“And he put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, to bear the
ark.”
37:6.
“And he made the mercy seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half was the
length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof.”
37:7.
“And he made two cherubims of gold, beaten out of one piece made he them,
on the two ends of the mercy seat;”
37:8.
“One cherub on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on
that side: out of the mercy seat made he the cherubims on the two ends
thereof.”
37:9.
“And the cherubims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their
wings over the mercy seat, with their faces one to another; even to the
mercy seatward were the faces of the cherubims.”
37:10.
“And he made the table of shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof,
and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof:”
37:11.
“And he overlaid it with pure gold round about.”
37:12.
“Also he made thereunto a border of an handbreadth round about; and made a
crown of gold for the border thereof round about.”
37:13.
“And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four
corners that were in the four feet thereof.”
37:14.
“Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves to bear
the table.”
37:15.
“And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold to bear
the table.”
37:16.
“And he made the vessels which were upon the table, his dishes, and his
spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, of pure gold.”
37:17.
“And he made the candlestick of pure gold: of beaten work made he the
candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his
flowers, were of the same:”
37:18.
“And six branches going out of the sides thereof; three branches of the
candlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the
candlestick out of the other side thereof:”
37:19.
“Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a knop and a
flower; and three bowls made like almonds in another branch, a knop and a
flower: so throughout the six branches going out of the candlestick.”
37:20.
“And in the candlestick were four bowls made like almonds, his knops, and
his flowers:”
37:21.
“And a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two branches of
the same, and a knop under two branches of the same, according to the six
branches going out of it.”
37:22.
“Their knops and their branches were of the same: all of it was one beaten
work of pure gold.”
37:23.
“And he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuffdishes, of
pure gold.”
37:24.
“Of a talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof.”
37:25.
“And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a
cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was
the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.”
37:26.
“And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides
thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of
gold round about.”
37:27.
“And he made two rings of gold for it upon the two sides thereof, to be
places for the staves to bear it withal.”
37:28.
“And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.”
37:29.
“And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices,
according to the work of the apothecary.”
Since this
chapter, and verses 1-20 of chapter 38 are a virtual repetition of
chapter 25, the comments there apply here also.