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Exodus 36:35 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman. "
Exodus 36:35
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33 He made the middle bar to pass through in the middle of the boards from the one end to the other.
34 He overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold as places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
35 He made the veil of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. He made it the work of a skillful workman.
36 He made four pillars of acacia for it, and overlaid them with gold. Their hooks were of gold. He cast four sockets of silver for them.
37 He made a screen for the door of the tent, of blue, purple, scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of an embroiderer;
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In building a house, much work goes into the doors and the walls between rooms. The tabernacle had the same kind of work, matched to the rest of its structure. It had curtains for doors and veils for partitions.
One veil separated the holy place from the most holy place (Exodus 36:35, Exodus 36:36). This showed how limited and dark that older system was when compared with the New Testament. The New Testament reveals God’s glory more clearly and calls us to draw near to him. It also reminds us how far we still are from heaven, where we will be with the Lord and see him as he is.
There was also a veil for the entrance to the tabernacle (Exodus 36:37, Exodus 36:38). The people gathered at this door, though they were not allowed to go in. While we live in this present life, we should come as near to God as we can.
From This Chapter
Exodus 36:1
"“Bezalel and Oholiab shall work with every wise-hearted man, in whom the LORD has put wisdom and understanding to know how to do all the work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD has commanded.”"
Exodus 36:2
"Moses called Bezalel and Oholiab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even everyone whose heart stirred him up to come to the work to do it."
Exodus 36:3
"They received from Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, with which to make it. They kept bringing free will offerings to him every morning."
Exodus 36:4
"All the wise men, who performed all the work of the sanctuary, each came from his work which he did."
Exodus 36:5
"They spoke to Moses, saying, “The people have brought much more than enough for the service of the work which the LORD commanded to make.”"
Exodus 36:6
"Moses gave a commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, “Let neither man nor woman make anything else for the offering for the sanctuary.” So the people were restrained from bringing."
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