Tag: Parashat Vayaq’hel

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Exodus 35–40: Enter God’s rest before building His home

Everything in the Tabernacle is both functional and beautiful, just as the LORD made mankind at the beginning. God made humanity to appreciate beauty, because He appreciates beauty. But He doesn’t want us to worship beauty. Worship belongs to Him alone.

None of the components of the Tabernacle are identified by their looks but by their works — what they do. Humans also are primarily defined by their works, not their looks. We know who Yeshua is the Messiah, not by His looks but by His actions and how they align with the pattern shown Moshe on Mt. Sinai.

In the Torah reading ויקהל Vayakhel (“assembly,” Exodus 35:1–38:20), the people were united in their desire to build the Tabernacle for the LORD, assembling so many donations for it that Moses had to turn donations away. In the Torah reading פקודי Pekudei (“account,” Exodus 38:21–40:38), these donations are accounted for and used to create the Tabernacle. The section culminates in God entering His new home.

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Exodus 35:1–38:20: A weekly reminder from Messiah Yeshua to ‘enter His rest’

"We would not buy it of them on the sabbath." (Nehemiah 10:31)
Public domain drawing posted on TheBibleRevival.com: "We would not buy it of them on the sabbath." (Nehemiah 10:31)

We don’t want to get into the trap of making God’s rules rote and mechanical, rather than considering His counsel something that is deep in the heart and coming out in our actions. That’s what’s behind the Torah reading Vayak’hel (“and he assembled,” Exodus 35:1–38:20). The focus on the seventh-day Sabbath and construction of the Tabernacle are closely connected to Messiah Yeshua and the Spirit of God.

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Exodus 37-38: Design of the Ark of the Testimony and furniture of Tabernacle holy places

What does all this architectural and interior design detail of the Tabernacle and its furniture mean? What is God showing us? How does this involve us personally? There is a physical building and objects, but every detail is a picture of spiritual reality and the transformation God wants to do in each of us. and it holds lots of meaning. Each item had a function, as does each person in God’s dwelling place — His people.

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Exodus 35-36: A rested development of God’s House

Exodus 35-36 is a repetition of the previous chapter about the design of the Tabernacle. It doesn’t emphasize the size or measurements of the Tabernacle, but the finer details. These chapters are all about the work or nonwork in the context of building God’s Tabernacle.

When the people of Israel passed the second test, by being patient while Moses was on the mountain for the second 40 day period, they were ready to start building the Tabernacle. Do we wait for God to work on our hearts before the rest of God’s work for us to be “built” as God’s temples?

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Shabbat and the building of the Tabernacle (Exodus 35-37)

A detailed, realistic painting shows the Israelites constructing the Tabernacle in the desert. At the center stands the large sanctuary tent enclosed by a white courtyard, surrounded by rows of Israelite tents under mountains and a glowing sky. In the foreground, an elderly craftsman carefully chisels gold for sacred objects on a wooden worktable. Nearby are bowls of gold, tools, and a golden lampstand. Around him, men and women bring offerings of wood, gold, and richly colored fabrics in blue, purple, and scarlet. Warm rays of light stream down from the sky, suggesting God’s presence dwelling among the people.

https://hallel.info/wp-content/uploads/file/100820-Exodus-35-37-Shabbat-and-building-the-Tabernacle.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:26 — 12.0MB)Subscribe: RSSAs we continue going through the book of Exodus, Richard Agee discusses the building of the tabernacle according to God’s instructions in Exodus 35-37. He emphasizes that the artisans were not to follow their own artistic interpretations, but precisely follow God’s commands as revealed […]