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7. Dedication of Tabernacle

Offerings of the Leaders

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On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings, and had anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils,²the leaders of Israel, heads of their ancestral houses, the leaders of the tribes, who were over those who were enrolled, made offerings.³They brought their offerings before the Lord, six covered wagons and twelve oxen, a wagon for every two of the leaders, and for each one an ox; they presented them before the tabernacle.⁴Then the Lord said to Moses:⁵Accept these from them, that they may be used in doing the service of the tent of meeting, and give them to the Levites, to each according to his service.⁶So Moses took the wagons and the oxen, and gave them to the Levites.⁷Two wagons and four oxen he gave to the Gershonites, according to their service;⁸and four wagons and eight oxen he gave to the Merarites, according to their service, under the direction of Ithamar son of Aaron the priest.⁹But to the Kohathites he gave none, because they were charged with the care of the holy things that had to be carried on the shoulders.

¹⁰ The leaders also presented offerings for the dedication of the altar at the time when it was anointed; the leaders presented their offering before the altar.¹¹The Lord said to Moses: They shall present their offerings, one leader each day, for the dedication of the altar.

¹² The one who presented his offering the first day was Nahshon son of Amminadab, of the tribe of Judah;¹³his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;¹⁴one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;¹⁵one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;¹⁶one male goat for a sin offering;¹⁷and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nahshon son of Amminadab.

¹⁸ On the second day Nethanel son of Zuar, the leader of Issachar, presented an offering;¹⁹he presented for his offering one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;²⁰one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;²¹one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, as a burnt offering;²²one male goat as a sin offering;²³and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Nethanel son of Zuar.

²⁴ On the third day Eliab son of Helon, the leader of the Zebulunites:²⁵his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;²⁶one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;²⁷one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;²⁸one male goat for a sin offering;²⁹and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliab son of Helon.

³⁰ On the fourth day Elizur son of Shedeur, the leader of the Reubenites:³¹his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;³²one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;³³one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;³⁴one male goat for a sin offering;³⁵and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elizur son of Shedeur.

³⁶ On the fifth day Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai, the leader of the Simeonites:³⁷his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;³⁸one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;³⁹one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁴⁰one male goat for a sin offering;⁴¹and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai.

⁴² On the sixth day Eliasaph son of Deuel, the leader of the Gadites:⁴³his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁴⁴one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁴⁵one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁴⁶one male goat for a sin offering;⁴⁷and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Eliasaph son of Deuel.

⁴⁸ On the seventh day Elishama son of Ammihud, the leader of the Ephraimites:⁴⁹his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁵⁰one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁵¹one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁵²one male goat for a sin offering;⁵³and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Elishama son of Ammihud.

⁵⁴ On the eighth day Gamaliel son of Pedahzur, the leader of the Manassites:⁵⁵his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁵⁶one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁵⁷one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁵⁸one male goat for a sin offering;⁵⁹and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Gamaliel son of Pedahzur.

⁶⁰ On the ninth day Abidan son of Gideoni, the leader of the Benjaminites:⁶¹his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁶²one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁶³one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁶⁴one male goat for a sin offering;⁶⁵and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Abidan son of Gideoni.

⁶⁶ On the tenth day Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai, the leader of the Danites:⁶⁷his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁶⁸one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁶⁹one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁷⁰one male goat for a sin offering;⁷¹and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahiezer son of Ammishaddai.

⁷² On the eleventh day Pagiel son of Ochran, the leader of the Asherites:⁷³his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁷⁴one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁷⁵one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁷⁶one male goat for a sin offering;⁷⁷and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Pagiel son of Ochran.

⁷⁸ On the twelfth day Ahira son of Enan, the leader of the Naphtalites:⁷⁹his offering was one silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels, one silver basin weighing seventy shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, both of them full of choice flour mixed with oil for a grain offering;⁸⁰one golden dish weighing ten shekels, full of incense;⁸¹one young bull, one ram, one male lamb a year old, for a burnt offering;⁸²one male goat for a sin offering;⁸³and for the sacrifice of well-being, two oxen, five rams, five male goats, and five male lambs a year old. This was the offering of Ahira son of Enan.

⁸⁴ This was the dedication offering for the altar, at the time when it was anointed, from the leaders of Israel: twelve silver plates, twelve silver basins, twelve golden dishes,⁸⁵each silver plate weighing one hundred thirty shekels and each basin seventy, all the silver of the vessels two thousand four hundred shekels according to the shekel of the sanctuary,⁸⁶the twelve golden dishes, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece according to the shekel of the sanctuary, all the gold of the dishes being one hundred twenty shekels;⁸⁷all the livestock for the burnt offering twelve bulls, twelve rams, twelve male lambs a year old, with their grain offering; and twelve male goats for a sin offering;⁸⁸and all the livestock for the sacrifice of well-being twenty-four bulls, the rams sixty, the male goats sixty, the male lambs a year old sixty. This was the dedication offering for the altar, after it was anointed.

⁸⁹ When Moses went into the tent of meeting to speak with the Lord, he would hear the voice speaking to him from above the mercy seat that was on the ark of the covenant from between the two cherubim; thus it spoke to him.

15. The Council at Jerusalem

The Council at Jerusalem

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Then certain individuals came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”²And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to discuss this question with the apostles and the elders.³So they were sent on their way by the church, and as they passed through both Phoenicia and Samaria, they reported the conversion of the Gentiles, and brought great joy to all the believers.⁴When they came to Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the church and the apostles and the elders, and they reported all that God had done with them.⁵But some believers who belonged to the sect of the Pharisees stood up and said, “It is necessary for them to be circumcised and ordered to keep the law of Moses.”

⁶ The apostles and the elders met together to consider this matter.⁷After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, “My brothers, you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers.⁸And God, who knows the human heart, testified to them by giving them the Holy Spirit, just as he did to us;⁹and in cleansing their hearts by faith he has made no distinction between them and us.¹⁰Now therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear?¹¹On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”

Related Hymns

• Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
• Breathe on me, Breath of God
• Grace Greater Than Our Sin

41. Psalm 41

Psalm 41

Assurance of God’s Help and a Plea for Healing

To the leader. A Psalm of David.

1

Happy are those who consider the poor;

the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.

2

The Lord protects them and keeps them alive;

they are called happy in the land.

You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.

3

The Lord sustains them on their sickbed;

in their illness you heal all their infirmities.

4

As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

5

My enemies wonder in malice

when I will die, and my name perish.

6

And when they come to see me, they utter empty words,

while their hearts gather mischief;

when they go out, they tell it abroad.

7

All who hate me whisper together about me;

they imagine the worst for me.

8

They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me,

that I will not rise again from where I lie.

9

Even my bosom friend in whom I trusted,

who ate of my bread, has lifted the heel against me.

10

But you, O Lord, be gracious to me,

and raise me up, that I may repay them.

11

By this I know that you are pleased with me;

because my enemy has not triumphed over me.

12

But you have upheld me because of my integrity,

and set me in your presence forever.

13

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,

from everlasting to everlasting.

Amen and Amen.

Related Hymns

• He Holds My Hand
• How Blest Are Those Who Thoughtfully