Exodus 38 completes the tabernacle’s construction: the bronze altar of burnt offering, a wash basin famously cast from the surrendered mirrors of Israel’s ministering women, and the linen-and-bronze court that fences the whole sanctuary. It closes with an audited tally of every shekel of gold, silver, and bronze the pe
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He made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood It was square Its length was five cubits its width was five cubits And its height was three cubits
He made its horns on its four corners Its horns were of one piece with it And he overlaid it with bronze He made all the vessels of the altar
The pots the shovels the basins the forks and the fire pans He made all its vessels of bronze He made for the altar a grating of a network of bronze Under the ledge around it beneath reaching halfway up
He cast four rings for the four corners of bronze grating To be places for the poles He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze He put the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar
With which to carry it He made it hollow with planks He made the basin of bronze and its base of bronze Out of the mirrors of the ministering women
Who ministered at the door of the Tent of Meeting He made the court For the south side southward the hangings of the court Were of fine twined linen one hundred cubits
Their pillars were twenty and their sockets twenty of bronze The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver For the north side one hundred cubits Their pillars twenty and their sockets twenty of bronze
The hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver For the west side were hangings of fifty cubits Their pillars ten and their sockets ten The hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver
For the east side eastward fifty cubits The hangings for the one side were fifteen cubits Their pillars three and their sockets three And so for the other side
On this hand and that hand by the gate of the court Were hangings of fifteen cubits Their pillars three and their sockets three All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen
The sockets for the pillars were of bronze The hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver Their capitals were overlaid with silver All the pillars of the court had silver bands
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Exodus 38 sung by Psalm Selah. The whole Bible, one chapter at a time.