CONTRIBUTION

“’They are to make me a sanctuary, so that I may live among you.’”
Exodus 25:8

Adonai gave the instruction to Moshe to request of the people a contribution. There were specific items that Adonai was wanting in this contribution, however, as they were for a specific purpose. Gold, silver, and bronze were evident, as they carried a weight and preciousness needed for Adonai’s plan. But also the yarns of blue and scarlet, fine linen, goat hair, tanned ram skins, fine leather, acacia wood, oil, spices and fragrant incense, and stones were to be collected. The end result was to be a sanctuary for Adonai, and the donations were to be used be on and in the plans set by Adonai.
As the ground work began to be laid by Adonai, the directions for the Ark of the Covenant were laid out first. The base was to be of acacia wood, three and three quarters feet long, two-and-a-quarter feet wide, and two-and-a-quarter feet tall. Gold was to overlay the inside and outside of the ark, along with four golden rings on the bottom in which the priests were to insert poles when moving the ark. It was in this ark that the testimony which Adonai was about to give Moshe was to be found.

Exodus 25:1-16