Exodus 36:8–13
The Bible4Jesus.com Podcast
About this episode
We are in a section of Exodus that many modern readers, accustomed to a diet of spiritual junk food, are tempted to skim. We have lists, measurements, and detailed instructions for what appears to be little more than a glorified camping trip. We have witnessed the catastrophic rebellion with the golden calf in chapter 32. And now we are dealing with cubits and curtains, loops and clasps. It can feel like moving from the high drama of the symphony hall to the tedious work of the tailor's shop. What we are witnessing here is the translation of theology into reality. It is the incarnation, if you will, of God's abstract commands into tangible, touchable worship. God does not just give us the Ten Commandments and then leave us to figure out how to approach Him. He gives us the detailed blueprints for His own house.