Study Desk

The first festival is the Festival of Unleavened Bread. This is as I commanded you. During this time you will eat bread that is made without yeast. This will continue for seven days. You will do this during the month of Abib, because this is the time when you came out of Egypt. Everyone must bring a sacrifice to me at that time.

"I am sending an angel before you to protect you along the way and to lead you to the place that I have prepared for you.

But I will not force all of them out of your land quickly. I will not do this in only one year. The land will be empty if I force the people out too fast. Then all the wild animals would increase and control the land. And they would be much trouble for you.

So Moses wrote down all the commands of the Lord . The next morning he got up and built an altar near the bottom of the mountain. And he set up twelve stones—one for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

The Lord said to Moses, "Come to me on the mountain. I have written my teachings and laws on two stone tablets. These teachings and laws are for the people. I will give these stone tablets to you."

Moses said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we come back to you. While I am gone, Aaron and Hur will rule over you. Go to them if anyone has a problem."

The Glory of the Lord came down on Mount Sinai. The cloud covered the mountain for six days. On the seventh day, the Lord spoke to Moses from the cloud.

Then Moses went higher up the mountain into the cloud. He was on the mountain for 40 days and 40 nights.

"Tell the Israelites to bring me gifts. You will accept gifts for me from everyone who is willing to give.

oil for the lamps; spices for the anointing oil and spices for the sweet-smelling incense.

"The people will build a holy place for me. Then I can live among them.

Make four gold rings for carrying the Box. Put the gold rings on the four corners, two rings on each side.

Then make poles for carrying the Box. These poles should be made from acacia wood and covered with gold.

Use acacia wood to make the poles, and cover them with gold. The poles are for carrying the table.

Make the plates, the spoons, the pitchers, and the bowls from pure gold. The pitchers and bowls will be used for pouring the drink offerings.

Make four more flowers for the lampstand. These flowers must be made like almond flowers with buds and petals.

Make 50 loops down the edge of the end curtain of one group. Do the same for the end curtain of the other group.

Two side poles should be joined together with cross pieces to make each frame. All the frames for the Holy Tent must be the same.

Make 20 frames for the south side of the Holy Tent.

And make 40 silver bases for the frames. Each frame should have two silver bases to go under it—one base for each side pole.