Study Desk

All the posts around the courtyard must be joined with silver curtain rods. The hooks on the posts must be made from silver, and the bases for the posts must be bronze.

All the tools, tent pegs, and other things used in the Holy Tent must be made from bronze. And all the pegs for the curtains around the courtyard must be made from bronze.

"Command the Israelites to bring their best olive oil for the lamp that must be lit each evening.

This lamp is in the first room of the Meeting Tent, outside the curtain for the room where the Agreement is. Aaron and his sons will make sure this lamp is burning before the Lord every day from evening until morning. The Israelites and their descendants must obey this law forever.

"Make special clothes for your brother Aaron. These clothes will give him honor and respect.

I have given special wisdom to some of the skilled men. Tell them to make the clothes for Aaron. These clothes will show that he serves me in a special way. Then he can serve me as a priest.

These are the clothes the men should make: the judgment pouch, the ephod, a blue robe, a white woven robe, a turban, and a cloth belt. They must make these special clothes for your brother Aaron and his sons. Then Aaron and his sons can serve me as priests.

"The men will very carefully weave a cloth belt for the ephod. This belt must be made the same way as the ephod—use gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.

"Make the judgment pouch for the high priest. Skilled workers should make this pouch just as they made the ephod. They must use gold threads, fine linen, and blue, purple, and red yarn.

There will be twelve jewels on the judgment pouch—one stone for each of the sons of Israel. Each stone will be like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes cut into it.

"Make chains of pure gold for the judgment pouch. These chains must be braided like a rope.

Put the Urim and Thummim inside the judgment pouch. They will be over Aaron's heart when he goes before the Lord . So Aaron will always carry with him a way of judging for the Israelites when he is before the Lord .

"Make a blue robe for the ephod.

Make a hole in the center for the head. And sew a piece of cloth around the edge of this hole. This cloth will be like a collar that keeps the hole from tearing.

Also make coats, belts, and cloth caps for Aaron's sons. This will give them honor and respect.

"Use linen to make underclothes for the priests. These underclothes will cover them from the waist to the thighs.

Aaron and his sons must wear these clothes whenever they enter the Meeting Tent. They must wear these clothes when they come near to the altar to serve as priests in the Holy Place. If they don't wear these clothes, they will be guilty of wrong and will have to die. All this should be a law that continues forever for Aaron and all his family after him.

Take the anointing oil and pour it on Aaron's head. This will show that he is chosen for this work.

"Then take the breast from the ram. (This is the ram that will be used in the ceremony to make Aaron the high priest.) Hold the breast of the ram before the Lord as a special offering. Then take it back and keep it. This part of the animal will be for you.

"Save these special clothes that were made for Aaron and his descendants. They will wear these clothes when they are chosen to be priests.