Exodus 35:4-9·~1 min
Offerings for the Tabernacle
Moses announces the LORD's command for a willing offering and lists the materials to be brought. The call gathers Israel's resources toward the making of the tabernacle and its priestly pieces.
M4oses also told the whole congregation of Israel, “This is what the LORD has commanded: 5Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Let everyone whose heart is willing bring an offering to the LORD: 6blue, purple, and scarlet yarn; 7ram skins dyed red and fine leather; 8olive oil for the light; 9and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
Section summaryMoses calls for an offering to the LORD from everyone whose heart is willing. The materials named are the costly fabrics, skins, oil, and stones needed for the tabernacle and the priestly garments.
Role in the chapterThis section turns from rest to provision. It invites the people into the work not by compulsion but by willing contribution, naming the materials the sanctuary will require.