The length of one curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure.
Exodus
The Book of Exodus recounts God’s deliverance of Israel from slavery and the formation of a covenant people. It continues the story begun in Genesis, moving from family history to national identity. Central to the narrative is Moses, whom God raises up to confront oppression, lead deliverance, and mediate God’s law.
Exodus opens with Israel enslaved in Egypt, oppressed by a Pharaoh who fears their growth. God hears the cries of His people and acts decisively. Through signs and wonders, culminating in the Passover and the crossing of the Red Sea, God demonstrates His power over nations, rulers, and false gods. Deliverance is shown to be an act of grace rooted in God’s faithfulness to His promises.
Following redemption, Exodus shifts from rescue to relationship. At Mount Sinai, God establishes a covenant with Israel, revealing His character and will through the law. The Ten Commandments form the heart of this instruction, outlining how a redeemed people are to live in faithful response—loving God and one another. Obedience is presented not as a means of salvation, but as a response to it.
The book also emphasizes God’s presence among His people. Detailed instructions for the tabernacle reveal a God who chooses to dwell with those He has redeemed. Holiness, worship, and order are not peripheral concerns; they are essential expressions of life with a holy God. Even after Israel’s failure with the golden calf, God’s mercy prevails, reaffirming His commitment to remain with His people.
Exodus concludes with the completion of the tabernacle and the visible glory of the LORD filling it. What began in bondage ends with God dwelling among a redeemed nation. The journey from slavery to service defines Israel’s identity and sets the foundation for all that follows in Scripture.
The Book of Exodus proclaims a timeless message: God delivers, God dwells, and God calls His redeemed people to live as a holy nation shaped by His presence and truth.
Exodus 26:9
And thou shalt couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tabernacle.
Exodus 27:1
And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.
Exodus 27:10
And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be of silver.
Exodus 27:11
And likewise for the north side in length there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
Exodus 27:12
And for the breadth of the court on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their sockets ten.
Exodus 27:13
And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward shall be fifty cubits.
Exodus 27:14
The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus 27:15
And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their sockets three.
Exodus 27:16
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework: and their pillars shall be four, and their sockets four.
Exodus 27:17
All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
Exodus 27:18
The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. Reflection This verse presents God’s instructions with striking precision. Measurements, materials, and proportions are all specified—not to burden worship, but to shape it. Given through […]
Exodus 27:19
All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the court, shall be of brass.
Exodus 27:2
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
Exodus 27:20
And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always.
Exodus 27:21
In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
Exodus 27:3
And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
Exodus 27:4
And thou shalt make for it a grate of network of brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brasen rings in the four corners thereof.
Exodus 27:5
And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
Exodus 27:6
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass. Reflection Exodus 27:6 gives detailed instructions for preparing the altar in the tabernacle, specifically the staves used to carry it. This verse highlights God’s focus on careful craftsmanship and obedience in worship. The altar was central to Israel’s […]
Exodus 27:7
And the staves shall be put into the rings, and the staves shall be upon the two sides of the altar, to bear it.
Exodus 27:8
Hollow with boards shalt thou make it: as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
Exodus 27:9
And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side:
Exodus 28:1
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
Exodus 28:10
Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.
Exodus 28:11
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.
Exodus 28:12
And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the ephod for stones of memorial unto the children of Israel: and Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a memorial.
Exodus 28:13
And thou shalt make ouches of gold;
Exodus 28:14
And two chains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches.
Exodus 28:15
And thou shalt make the breastplate of judgment with cunning work; after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shalt thou make it.