Day 40 of 365

Exod 25:1–26:37

25:1 The Lord spoke to Moses, saying,

25:2 "Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.

25:3 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,

25:4 blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats' hair,

25:5 rams' skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

25:6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

25:7 onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.

25:8 Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

25:9 According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

25:10 "They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

25:11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

25:12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

25:13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

25:14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

25:15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.

25:16 You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.

25:17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

25:18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

25:19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

25:20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

25:21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.

25:22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

25:23 "You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and one and a half cubits its height.

25:24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

25:25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.

25:26 You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.

25:27 The rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.

25:28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

25:29 You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.

25:30 You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

25:31 "You shall make a menorah of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the menorah be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

25:32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the menorah out of its one side, and three branches of the menorah out of its other side;

25:33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the menorah;

25:34 and in the menorah four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

25:35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the menorah.

25:36 Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

25:37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

25:38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

25:39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.

25:40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.

26:1 "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman you shall make them.

26:2 The length of each curtain shall be twenty-eight cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains shall have one measure.

26:3 Five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and the other five curtains shall be coupled one to another.

26:4 You shall make loops of blue on the edge of the one curtain from the edge in the coupling; and likewise you shall make in the edge of the curtain that is outmost in the second coupling.

26:5 You shall make fifty loops in the one curtain, and you shall make fifty loops in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling. The loops shall be opposite one to another.

26:6 You shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains one to another with the clasps: and the tabernacle shall be a unit.

26:7 "You shall make curtains of goats' hair for a covering over the tabernacle. You shall make them eleven curtains.

26:8 The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: the eleven curtains shall have one measure.

26:9 You shall couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves, and shall double over the sixth curtain in the forefront of the tent.

26:10 You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the coupling, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second coupling.

26:11 You shall make fifty clasps of brass, and put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one.

26:12 The overhanging part that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle.

26:13 The cubit on the one side, and the cubit on the other side, of that which remains in the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle on this side and on that side, to cover it.

26:14 You shall make a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of sea cow hides above.

26:15 "You shall make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia wood, standing up.

26:16 Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and one and a half cubits the breadth of each board.

26:17 There shall be two tenons in each board, joined to one another: thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle.

26:18 You shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side southward.

26:19 You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.

26:20 For the second side of the tabernacle, on the north side, twenty boards,

26:21 and their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

26:22 For the far part of the tabernacle westward you shall make six boards.

26:23 You shall make two boards for the corners of the tabernacle in the far part.

26:24 They shall be double beneath, and in like manner they shall be entire to its top to one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.

26:25 There shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.

26:26 "You shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,

26:27 and five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far part westward.

26:28 The middle bar in the midst of the boards shall pass through from end to end.

26:29 You shall overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and you shall overlay the bars with gold.

26:30 You shall set up the tabernacle according to the way that it was shown to you on the mountain.

26:31 "You shall make a veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cherubim. The work of the skillful workman shall it be made.

26:32 You shall hang it on four pillars of acacia overlaid with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, on four sockets of silver.

26:33 You shall hang up the veil under the clasps, and shall bring the ark of the testimony in there within the veil: and the veil shall separate the holy place from the most holy for you.

26:34 You shall put the mercy seat on the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.

26:35 You shall set the table outside the veil, and the menorah over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and you shall put the table on the north side.

26:36 "You shall make a screen for the door of the Tent, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, the work of the embroiderer.

26:37 You shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and you shall cast five sockets of brass for them.

Matt 25:16–36

16 Immediately the one who received the five talents went and traded with them, and made another five talents.

17 In like manner he who got the two gained another two.

18 But he who received the one went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord's money.

19 "Now after a long time the lord of those servants came, and reconciled accounts with them.

20 He who received the five talents came and brought another five talents, saying, 'Lord, you delivered to me five talents. Behold, I have gained another five talents.'

21 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

22 "He also who got the two talents came and said, 'Lord, you delivered to me two talents. Behold, I have gained another two talents.'

23 "His lord said to him, 'Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.'

24 "He also who had received the one talent came and said, 'Lord, I knew you that you are a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter.

25 I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the earth. Behold, you have what is yours.'

26 "But his lord answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not scatter.

27 You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.

28 Take away therefore the talent from him, and give it to him who has the ten talents.

29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have abundance, but from him who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away.

30 Throw out the unprofitable servant into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'

31 "But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory.

32 Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

33 He will set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.

34 Then the King will tell those on his right hand, 'Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;

35 for I was hungry, and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I was a stranger, and you took me in.

36 I was naked, and you clothed me. I was sick, and you visited me. I was in prison, and you came to me.'

Prov 10:1–7

1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

3 The Lord will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.

6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

7 The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.