Israelites Bringing Offerings for the Wilderness SanctuaryBible World
35:7Exodus 35:7
And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood,
The verse names rams' skins dyed red, badgers' skins, and shittim wood among the materials offered for building the tabernacle. The offering was commanded just after Israel left Egypt, when they were but a step back from freedom to slavery, means were scanty and their own tents were small, yet God's house was to be built first according to the design God gave. These materials were free-will, willing gifts for God's house, brought gladly and willingly from the heart, with each soul anxious to have an interest in the tabernacle and with no urging needed.
The skins and wood were brought together with gold, silver, brass, jewelry, ornaments and ornamental work, costing in all more than a million dollars. They were given in such cheerful abundance that there was more than could be used, so Moses had to proclaim that they had enough and that labor and offerings must cease. The verse shows that beyond systematic and regular donations there were special needs calling for free-will offerings, and God made these calls both for the people's own good and to sustain His service.
The verse belongs among the directions showing the exactitude, skill, wisdom, and perfection God required in building the earthly tabernacle, and this standard is to guide every kind of work done in His service. The listed materials are part of the pattern that things pertaining to worship and God's service were to be provided and arranged with care, with the people giving their best and keeping what pertained to His service pure, clean, and tasteful.
The verse names rams' skins dyed red, badgers' skins, and shittim wood among the materials offered for building the tabernacle. The offering was commanded just after Israel left Egypt, when they were but a step back from freedom to slavery, means were scanty and their own tents were small, yet God's house was to be built first according to the design God gave. These materials were free-will, willing gifts for God's house, brought gladly and willingly from the heart, with each soul anxious to have an interest in the tabernacle and with no urging needed.
The skins and wood were brought together with gold, silver, brass, jewelry, ornaments and ornamental work, costing in all more than a million dollars. They were given in such cheerful abundance that there was more than could be used, so Moses had to proclaim that they had enough and that labor and offerings must cease. The verse shows that beyond systematic and regular donations there were special needs calling for free-will offerings, and God made these calls both for the people's own good and to sustain His service.
The verse belongs among the directions showing the exactitude, skill, wisdom, and perfection God required in building the earthly tabernacle, and this standard is to guide every kind of work done in His service. The listed materials are part of the pattern that things pertaining to worship and God's service were to be provided and arranged with care, with the people giving their best and keeping what pertained to His service pure, clean, and tasteful.