True Bible Study: Moses and the Holy Tent Exodus 24-40
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The Book of Exodus chapters 24 – 40 provides information about Moses and the tent that became the Holy-place.
It also includes details on the ark of the covenant and its propitiatory cover, the lamp-stand, table, altars, the ephod, breastplate collector, priests, holy spirit-filled craftsmen, idolatry with a golden calf which brought consequences, the stony tablets with ten words of command, and the glory of the Lord.
This book includes verses translated from the Greek old covenant writing, sometimes referred to as the Septuagint. Additionally, some comparisons to the Hebrew text are provided.
Maura K. Hill
Maura K. Hill was born and raised in Ireland. After working in Ireland and the UK for several years, she relocated to the United States in 1995. She began her formal education in Biblical Koine Greek and Biblical Hebrew at Phillips Theological Seminary via the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma in 1996.A diligent student of the Biblical Languages, Maura published her first Greek-to-English Translation and Study Guide to I Thessalonians in the Fall of 1997. Since then, she published many additional, original Greek-to-English translations and comprehensive study guides for the New and Old Testaments. She has also published numerous and unique Biblical research articles on various topics.Maura continues her diligent research of the Critical Greek Texts and Papyri. Her publications include:True Bible Study – Adam and Eve Genesis 1-5True Bible Study – Noah and the Flood Genesis 6-11True Bible Study – Abraham Genesis 12-25True Bible Study – Isaac and Jacob/Israel Genesis 26-36True Bible Study – Joseph and Judah Genesis 37-50True Bible Study – Moses leaving Egypt Exodus 1-14True Bible Study – Moses and the Law Exodus 15-23True Bible Study – Moses and the Holy Tent Exodus 24-40True Bible Study – Joshua enters the Promised Land Joshua 1-12True Bible Study – Joshua and Israel’s Inheritance Joshua 13-24True Bible Study – Deborah, Gideon, Samson Book of JudgesTrue Bible Study – Ruth and God’s blessings Book of RuthTrue Bible Study – Samuel and Saul First Samuel 1-15True Bible Study – Saul and David First Samuel 16-31True Bible Study – King David Second Samuel 1-24True Bible Study - Psalms 1-41True Bible Study - Psalms 42-72True Bible Study - Psalms 73-89True Bible Study - Psalms 90-106True Bible Study – Esther and Mordechai Book of EstherTrue Bible Study – Rebuilding the House of God Book of EzraTrue Bible Study – Rebuilding Jerusalem Book of NehemiahTrue Bible Study – Jonah and the SignTrue Bible Study – MatthewTrue Bible Study – MarkTrue Bible Study – LukeTrue Bible Study – JohnTrue Bible Study – Acts of the ApostlesTrue Bible Study – RomansTrue Bible Study – I CorinthiansTrue Bible Study – II CorinthiansTrue Bible Study – GalatiansTrue Bible Study – EphesiansTrue Bible Study – PhilippiansTrue Bible Study – Colossians and PhilemonTrue Bible Study – I and II ThessaloniansTrue Bible Study – I and II Timothy and TitusTrue Bible Study – HebrewsTrue Bible Study – James and JudeTrue Bible Study – I and II PeterTrue Bible Study – I, II, and III JohnTrue Bible Study – Revelation of Jesus ChristTrue Bible Study – Journal with Encouraging Bible VersesTrue Bible Study – Journal with Family Bible VersesTrue Bible Study – Answers to PrayersTrue Bible Study – Christ Jesus King of kings and Lord of lordsTrue Bible Study – HealingTrue Bible Study – Life, Death, and ResurrectionTrue Bible Study – Quantum spirit Christian, son of GodTrue Bible Study – Speaking with TonguesTrue Bible Study – The abyss, devil, and deathTrue Bible Study – VengeanceTrue Bible Study – What Is Love?It is recommended that while reading any of these books, you also have your usual Bible and Biblical study materials open, so as to compare verses and gain greater understanding for yourself into the truth of God’s Word. You can readily access her current studies by visiting her website at: https://www.TrueBibleStudy.com
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True Bible Study - Maura K. Hill
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Moses and the
Holy Tent
Exodus 24 – 40
Word Translation
and
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Maura K. Hill
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Contents:
Preface
Relevant Notes
Introduction to Moses and the Holy Tent, Exodus 24-40
God talks with Moses - Exodus 24
Ratification of the Covenant
Contents of the Tent - Exodus 25
The type: ark, propitiatory cover, table, lamp-stand
The Tent - Exodus 26
The type: curtains, pillars, veil, door
Outside the Tent - Exodus 27
The type: sacrificial-altar, uncovered-area
Priests for the Tent - Exodus 28
The type: priests, garments, ephod, breastplate collector
Making the Priests holy - Exodus 29
The priests: anointing Aaron and his sons
At the door of the Tent - Exodus 30
The type: altar of incense, silver offering, wash-basin
Tent workers and the first stony Tablets - Exodus 31
Spirit-filled craftsmen
Idolatry and God’s response - Exodus 32
Sin and its consequences
God and Moses discuss matters - Exodus 33
Moses asks to see the glory of the Lord
The second stony Tablets - Exodus 34
Renewing the Covenant
Preparation to make the Tent - Exodus 35
The descendants of Israel contributed the necessary items
Making the Tent 1 - Exodus 36
The works: craftsmen, garments, ephod, breastplate collector
Making the Tent 2 - Exodus 37
The works: curtains, veils, uncovered-area
Making the Tent 3 - Exodus 38
The works: ark, propitiatory cover, table, lamp-stand, etc
Making the Tent 4 - Exodus 39
The works: the remaining items
The Tent is completed - Exodus 40
The glory of the Lord
The tent and its contents
Chart of Events:
God’s people
Book Titles by Maura K. Hill
Preface
The Book of Exodus chapters 24 – 40 provides information about the following:
o The tent that became the Holy-place
o Ark of the covenant and its propitiatory cover
o Veils, curtains, pillars, lamp-stand, table, wash-basin, altars, etc
o Ephod, breastplate collector, and garments for the priests
o Holy spirit-filled craftsmen
o Idolatry with a golden calf brought consequences
o Stony tablets with ten words of command
o The glory of the Lord
This book includes verses translated from the Greek old covenant writing, sometimes referred to as the Septuagint. The Septuagint (also identified as: LXX) is a translation of the old Hebrew texts along with the spoken language; it was made by approximately seventy scholars in Alexandria, Egypt, during the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus from about 285 to 247 B.C. Some comparisons to the traditional Masoretic Hebrew text (after 1 A.D.) are also provided in this book.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss or comment on this Word Translation and Study via the Contact link on https://www.TrueBibleStudy.com.
Thanks to God for His love and grace.
Maura K. Hill
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Relevant Notes
Unless otherwise stated, all scriptures are quoted from the following:
o The True Bible Study Word Translation (TBS); Exodus chapters 24 – 40 are translated from the Greek old covenant writing (Septuagint) by Maura K. Hill.
The various resources and reference materials are listed at https://www.truebiblestudy.com/bible-materials.
In the TBS Word Translation and Study:
o Words in parentheses and italicized within a scripture verse are words inserted to help our English understanding of those words which are translated from Greek words.
o Additional explanatory insertions within a scripture verse are enclosed in square brackets and italicized.
o Non-English words are printed with English letters.
o I use an initial capital letter for all occurrences of the words Lord
and Master
when referring to either God or the Lord Jesus Christ due to my respect for them, therefore the reader will need to carefully consider the context of each particular usage to understand to whom that usage refers.
o Where the word spirit
refers to God, I use an initial capital or upper-case S
- Spirit. But when the word spirit
refers to the gift of holy spirit, etc, I use a small or lower-case s
- spirit.
o Underlined text is used for the English word but
when translated from the Greek word alla to show that it implies a strong contrast to that-which has just previously been stated, and/or to strengthen a command.
o Underlined text is used for the singular form of the word you
to distinguish it from the plural form of the word you
which is not underlined.
o Underlined text is also used for emphasis.
o In order to communicate the fullness of the emphasis when the Greek definite article is repeated both with the noun and its adjective - for example: I Corinthians 15:4 the Greek is te hemera te trite, which literally means the day the third
- I translate it as "the day, the third (day)."
o Verbs in the imperfect
tense are translated with the words used-to
and then the meaning of the verb.
o For example: used-to teach
indicates that the one teaching spent time teaching, his action of teaching continued during a past time that is now finished for some reason, not that it was a quick one-time occurrence. The one teaching taught others taking time to teach, and he may have repeated his teaching at different times and in different ways. This tense is also used to historically describe past events relating what happened.
o Verbs in the perfect
tense are translated from Greek with a superscript number 2 immediately following the verb - for example: it was written².
o This tense indicates an action done during a past time and which has a present continuing result, meaning it is still the same at the time the verb was spoken/written. Therefore, this example could be translated as: it was written and continues written.
o The noun love¹
or the verb to love¹
comes from the Greek word agape which is God’s kind of love.
When the Biblical writers wrote, there were no punctuation marks, no chapter or verse divisions indicated, etc, as we see them today in many of our English Bible translations and versions. Therefore we must read the whole context of each particular passage of Scripture for thought-content to more clearly understand the truth of what has been written.
Also, the original language was not English, and therefore when I may write that the writer said or wrote such and such, please understand that the writer actually spoke and wrote in the original language the equivalent to that-which I state in the English language to the best of my knowledge.
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Introduction to Moses and the Holy Tent, Exodus 24-40
The events recorded in Exodus chapters 24 – 40 occurred after Moses and the descendants of Israel left Egypt and during their journey to the promised land of Canaan. The Lord God continued to help His people in accordance with the good-message regarding the Christ.
Moses was a great-grandson of Levi who was a son of Jacob/Israel. Moses believed regarding the Christ, who was first promised by God in Genesis 3:15. The genealogy of the Christ includes Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Judah (Levi’s brother), Phares, Esrom, Aram, Aminadab, and Naasson (refer to Exodus 6:23).
On many occasions when God spoke to Moses, He was communicating information not only for Moses himself but also for all of the descendants of Israel, because Moses was representing the people to Him. God gave Moses stony tablets on which the ten words of command, containing the law and the commandments included in the covenant, were written.
God told Moses how to construct the tent that would become the Holy-place, a temporary dwelling-place where He would manifest His glory.
Many of the descendants of Israel became spirit-filled craftsmen and they accomplished all of the work required.
The tent was erected and the glory of the Lord God became evident.
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God talks with Moses - Exodus 24
Ratification of the Covenant
The Book of Exodus chapter 24 continues the record of what happened when Moses had gone up into Mount Sinai for the fourth time, which spans Exodus 20:21 – 24:2.
Only Aaron was allowed on this occasion to go with Moses a certain distance (refer to Exodus 19:24) but everyone else had to remain at the foot of Mount Sinai (refer to Exodus 19:12, 13 and 17). Before Moses descended from the mountain, the Lord God gave him instructions about the next time that he would ascend.
Exodus 24:1 and 2:
²⁴:¹And He said to Moses, "You must ascend towards (the) Lord – you, and Aaron, and Nadab, and Abiud, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and they will worship the Lord a distance –
.2even Moses will come-near only towards God; but they will not come-near, but the people will not ascend-together with them."
The Lord God said to Moses…
o "It is imperative that you ascend (go up, mount, move upwards)
o towards the Lord (the Master [in the Hebrew text the word for ‘Lord’ is Jehovah (Yahweh) which refers to God in His covenant-relationship to that-which He created]) –
o specifically you (Moses), and Aaron (he was Moses’ older brother by 3 years), and Nadab (the eldest son of Aaron), and Abiud (or Abioud, Abihu, the second son of Aaron),
o and 70 of the elders of Israel (the elder-men pertaining to Israel; referring to those having more knowledge, wisdom, dignity, etc, elders in service, not the literal meaning of being older in age than other people among the descendants of the man Jacob/Israel identifying their actions as being strong with God via the spirit category during this event);
o and they will worship the Lord a distance (they will pay homage to the Master, be obeisant towards Him a long way away, afar) –
…emphatically to the degree and in explanation that Moses will come-near only towards God (he alone will draw near, come close, approach close to Him [in the Hebrew text the word for ‘God’ in this phrase is Jehovah (Yahweh) which refers to God in His covenant-relationship to that-which He created])…
o but emphatically they will not come-near (in Greek there is a definite word for ‘they’ plus the verb meaning ‘they will come-near’ giving emphasis – they themselves will not draw near, everyone else besides Moses will not approach close to the Lord God),
o but the people (the mass or group of people collectively as one unit, one united assembly; this word usually refers to the descendants of Israel/Jacob)
o will not ascend-together (go up, mount in conjunction) with them (Moses and the other people listed in verse 1 above)."
Israel
The first record of the name Israel
is in Genesis 32:27-29 when God changed the name of the man known as Jacob
to Israel
so as to indicate that he was strong with God via the spirit category during that event.
The 12 biological sons of Israel were known as the sons of Israel
to identify them when their actions were being strong with God via the spirit category just as their father.
Likewise, any of the descendants of the 12 sons were known as the sons of Israel
to identify them as the group of people both male and female collectively who were descendants of the man named Israel – when their actions aligned with what God instructed them to do, which was when they were being strong with God via the spirit category.
[Reference: Exodus 6:23.]
Verses 3-8:
.3But Moses went-into (the enclosure) and he told to the people all the spoken-matters of God and the righteous-actions; and all the people answered with one sound saying, "All the words which (the) Lord uttered-forth, we will do and we will cause-ourselves-to-hear."
.4And Moses wrote all the spoken-matters of (the) Lord;
and having risen-at-daybreak the early (morning) Moses built a sacrificial-altar under the mountain and twelve stones for the twelve tribes of Israel, .5and he apostled-out the young-men of the sons of Israel and they offered-up wholly-burned (sacrificial-gifts) and they sacrificed little-calves, a sacrifice of a salvation-offering to God;
.6and having taken the half of the blood Moses poured into bowls, but he poured the half of the blood towards the sacrificial-altar; .7and having taken the book of the covenant he read into the ears of the people, and they said, "All as-many-things-as (the) Lord uttered-forth, we will do and we will cause-ourselves-to-hear."
.8But having taken the blood Moses sprinkled the people and he said, "Look!, the blood of the covenant which (the) Lord covenanted towards you concerning all these words."
After Moses descended the fourth time from the mountain, he went into the enclosure (he came into the encampment or camp, the temporary dwelling area close to Mount Sinai for the descendants of Israel in preparation for a future event or situation)…
o and he told to the people (he was in the state of narrating, going through, relating in detail to the mass or group of people collectively as one unit, one united assembly)
o all the spoken-matters of God (the portions of the whole of God’s Word, each containing a specific discourse necessary for that particular situation or circumstance [in the Hebrew text the word for God
in this phrase is Jehovah (Yahweh) which refers to God in His covenant-relationship to that-which He created])
o and the righteous-actions (the just actions by carrying out His righteousness, actions of making things right, doing the right things [the Hebrew text has judgments
instead of righteous-actions
]);
…and all the people answered with one sound saying (every one of them with one voice in agreement judicially replied to what Moses told them by saying)…
o "All the words (every one of the spoken-accounts containing individual words constituting what was spoken)
o which the Lord uttered-forth (the Master was in the state of speaking [in the Hebrew text the word for ‘Lord’ is Jehovah (Yahweh)]),
o we will do (perform, make the action)
o and we will cause ourselves to hear (we will willingly listen to the end of obeying what we hear [the Hebrew text omits this phrase])."
And Moses wrote all the spoken-matters that the Lord said to him for the descendants of Israel…
…and after he rose-at-daybreak (arose, caused himself to get up from sleeping while the sun was rising) early in the morning…
o he built a sacrificial-altar (he erected an altar on-which to offer sacrifices to God, according to His instructions)
o under the mountain (at the lower part, the foot or base of the mount or hill; referring to Mount Sinai)
o and 12 stones for (with a view to, representing [the Hebrew text has pillars
instead of stones
])
o the 12 tribes of Israel (clans, family groups descended from the 12 sons of the man named Israel),
…and he apostled-out (he sent forth/away on a specific mission or assignment out from the enclosure) the young-men of the sons of Israel (youths from among the descendants of Israel)…
o and they offered-up (caused the action of bringing, carrying, bearing upwards making a presentation of)
o wholly-burned sacrificial gifts (sacrifices given as gifts which were killed and completely burned up, none of them were eaten or thrown away)
o and they sacrificed little-calves (young sons or offsprings of oxen from among their animals),
o a sacrifice (the repetition of the same root-word for the verb and noun gives emphasis – definitely they killed and offered little-calves in sacrifice [the Hebrew text has the plural form: sacrifices])
o of a salvation-offering to God (consisting of what was brought or presented to/for God in relation to the descendants of Israel receiving salvation, being made-safe, brought to safety from sins and their consequences, from destruction [the Hebrew word for salvation
could also be translated peace
– referring to wholeness]);
…and after Moses took (received so as to use) one half of the blood he poured it into bowls (inside of mixing basins formed as hollow craters), but he poured the other half of the blood towards the sacrificial-altar (he tossed or sprinkled it with that blood)…
o and after Moses took (received so as to use)
o the book of the covenant (the small book, roll, scroll, paper, papyrus, which contains the writing of the words or terms of the binding agreement, as verse 4 above [this Greek word biblion translated book
emphasizes its content])
o he read into the ears of the people (he spoke the words out loud so that the descendants of Israel could hear what he was reading and consequently they could personally know what was written in that book),
o and they said,
o "All as-many-things-as the Lord uttered-forth (everything, as much as, all the things that the Master was in the state of speaking, as verse 3 above),
o we will do (perform, make the action)
o and we will cause ourselves to hear (willingly listen to the end of obeying what we hear)."
This was the second time that the people heard these words and they responded in the same manner thereby confirming their agreement.
After Moses took the blood (received the second half of it so as to use it) he sprinkled the people (scattered or spread it down onto the descendants of Israel) and he said…
o "Look (behold, see - in the sense of calling attention - pay attention, take notice)!,
o the blood of the covenant (the blood ratifying the binding agreement)
o which the Lord covenanted towards you (the repetition of the same root-word for the verb and noun gives emphasis – definitely the Master throughly or thoroughly put/set the binding agreement in place for Himself to/with all of you)
o concerning all these words (about every one of these spoken-accounts containing individual words constituting what was spoken)."
Both parties (the Lord God and the descendants of Israel) bound themselves to this agreement or covenant by blood.
The shedding of the blood of dead animals, etc, between Genesis 3:15 when God first spoke of the promised Christ, and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ – was a type (pattern) of the Lord Jesus Christ’s true sacrifice so as to save mankind from sins and their consequences, from destruction.
The Lord God
In the Greek language the word translated God
is the singular noun Theos, which refers to the only true God emphasizing that He is the First, Superior or Ultimate One, the One Who has power, executes judgment, and emanates what He is, His power and light. In the Hebrew language this word is a plural noun adding emphasis to His superiority in all words and actions (encompassing everything that He is, the only true God); Elohim, the Creator in relation to His creations; He should be acknowledged to be in the highest position of all.
As verse 3 above, the significance of referring to God as Lord
, which is the Greek word kurios, emphasizes and confirms the validity and authenticity of God’s lordship, dominion and authority over and relative-to His people. This word is used in Greek as a translation for the Hebrew word Jehovah (Yahweh) and refers to God in His covenant-relationship to that-which He created.
Covenant
The word translated covenant
refers to a binding agreement. It is used for the Hebrew word that basically means to cut
because living animals were killed and sometimes cut in two shedding their blood in preparation of and showing agreement with making the covenant –
o either conditionally between two parties whereby both parties would walk between the killed victims confirming the covenant and demonstrating that each party bound himself to complete his commitments and that he was worthy of death if he did not keep his side of the covenant
o or unconditionally as by God with Abraham recorded in Genesis chapter 15, the obligation being on God to fulfill this covenant.
A covenant does not always involve a sacrifice but may be demonstrated by a sign, e.g. Genesis 9:9-17.
[Reference: Exodus 2:24, 6:4-8, 10:9, 25 and 26, 12:22, 32 and 38, 17:14, 19:5-8, 20:1-17 and 24, plus chapters 21 – 23; Hebrews 9:15-22; I Peter 1:2.]
Verses 9-11:
.9And Moses ascended and Aaron and Nadab and Abiud and seventy of the elder-council of Israel;
.10and they saw the place where the God of Israel had stood there and the-things under His feet as-though a work of brick of sapphire and wholly-as a seen-thing of solidity of the heaven with cleanness;
.11and He did not miss of the selected-people of Israel, not-even one, and they were seen in the place of God, and they ate and drank.
Moses ascended (went up into the mountain for the fifth time) with Aaron and Nadab and Abiud and 70 of the elder-council of Israel (the elder members of their community, those in a leadership position or senate, having more knowledge, wisdom, dignity, etc, relative to God and the things of God, elders in service, and not the literal meaning of being older in age than other people; refer to verse 1 above)…
o and they saw the place (they perceived the particular location on the mountain, they saw it with their eyes and understood the object-of-sight in their minds’ thoughts)
o where the God of Israel (their God; referring to the descendants of Israel [in the Hebrew text the word for God
is Elohim, the Creator in relation to His creations])
o had stood and continued to stand at a past time there (via the cloud that had manifested His presence to Moses as verse 15 below, but not during this event)
o [The Hebrew text reads: and they saw the God of Israel – instead of the phrases above. Note: God is unseen; He is not perceived with the eyes of man, not even for an instant! – God Himself is not seen by mankind and He will not be located on the earth until the future time as recorded in Revelation chapters 21 and 22.]
o and the-things under His feet (the areas underneath, lower than the base of where the manifestation of His presence was located; refer to Exodus 19:9 and 16-19)
o as-though (as if it were)
o a work of brick of sapphire (that-which was wrought, effected or produced consisting of a block made of an honorable stone that is blue in color)
o and wholly-as (entirely as, fully in comparison to the way that)
o a seen-thing of solidity of the heaven (an object of sight consisting of firmness, stability, an expanse that does not move but stands firm, which is called: heaven, the sky; refer to Genesis 1:8 [in Hebrew the word heaven
is always in the plural form and figuratively it emphasizes the expansive greatness of God’s spirit realm, God’s location today from mankind’s view] – it was presented in front of their eyes, it was available to be seen by them)
o with cleanness (a quality that is free from any bad foreign-mixture, no imperfections in it);
…and He did not miss of the selected-people of Israel (God did not allow His sound or presence in manifestation, as described in the previous verse, to not be implemented, to fall through so as not to be evidenced for those 74 men who were chosen or elected to be in that location at that time [the Hebrew text reads: send a hand – indicating His authority and power against any of them]), not-even one (emphatically none, neither to the degree that one of them were missed)…
o and they were seen (they were presented to be perceived with the eyes and known by God [the Hebrew text reads: and they saw God, Elohim – however, God is unseen by mankind, but they definitely saw the-things under His feet])
o in the place of God (within the location where God manifested His presence),
…and they ate and drank (they had a meal demonstrating agreement with all that God said and did to/with them).
[Reference: Genesis 1:6-8; Exodus 19:9-19.]
Verses 12-18:
.12And (the) Lord said towards Moses, "You must ascend towards Me into the mountain, and you must be there, and I will give to you the tablets, the stony (tablets), the law and the commandments which I wrote to legislate to them."
.13And having stood-up Moses and Joshua, the (man) having stood-beside² him, ascended into the mountain of God, .14and they said to the elders, You must be quiet here until we may turn-up towards you; and look!, Aaron and Hur with you; if-ever a judgment may come-together to someone, they must journey-towards them.
.15And Moses ascended and Joshua into the mountain and the cloud covered the mountain;
.16even the glory of God descended on the mountain, the Sinai (mountain), and the cloud covered it six