Exo 25:1-11, 35:4-10, Psa 16:2-3, Isa 42:1-7, 49:1-8, Eph 4:11-13 | ESV | STEP

1 The Lord said to Moses, 2 ^a“Speak to the people of Israel, that they take for me a contribution. From ^bevery man whose heart moves him you shall receive the contribution for me. 3 And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, 4 ^cblue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats’ hair, 5 tanned ^drams’ skins, goatskins, ^{▼▼Uncertain; possibly dolphin skins, or dugong skins; compare 26:14} acacia wood, 6 ^foil for the lamps, ^gspices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 7 onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ^hephod and for the breastpiece. 8 And let them make me a ⁱsanctuary, that ^jI may dwell in their midst. 9 ^kExactly as I show you concerning the pattern of the ^ltabernacle, and of all its furniture, so you shall make it.

The Ark of the Covenant

10 ^m“They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Two cubits ^{▼▼A cubit was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters} and a half shall be its length, a cubit and a half its breadth, and a cubit and a half its height. 11 You shall overlay it with ^opure gold, inside and outside shall you overlay it, and you shall make on it a molding of gold around it.

Exodus 35:4-10

Contributions for the Tabernacle

4 Moses said to all the congregation of the people of Israel, “This is the thing that the Lord has commanded. 5 ^pTake from among you a contribution to the Lord. ^qWhoever is of a generous heart, let him bring the Lord’s contribution: gold, silver, and bronze; 6 blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen; goats’ hair, 7 tanned rams’ skins, and goatskins; ^{▼▼The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain; also verse 23; compare 25:5} acacia wood, 8 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, 9 and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

10 “Let ^severy skillful craftsman among you come and make all that the Lord has commanded:

Psalms 16:2-3

2 I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
^tI have no good apart from you.”
3 As for ^uthe saints in the land, they are the excellent ones,
in whom is all my delight. ^{▼▼Or To the saints in the land, the excellent in whom is all my delight, I say:}

Isaiah 42:1-7

The Lord’s Chosen Servant

1 ^wBehold ^xmy servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen, ^yin whom my soul delights;
^zI have put my Spirit upon him;
^aahe will bring forth justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,
or make it heard in the street;
3 ^aba bruised reed he will not break,
and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;
^ache will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow faint or be discouraged ^{▼▼Or bruised}
till he has established justice in the earth;
and ^aethe coastlands wait for his law.
5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens ^afand stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
^agwho gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
6 “I am the Lord; ^ahI have called you ^{▼▼The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse} in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you ^ajas a covenant for the people,
^aka light for the nations,
7 ^alto open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
^amfrom the prison those who sit in darkness.

Isaiah 49:1-8

The Servant of the Lord

1 Listen to me, ^anO coastlands,
and give attention, you peoples ^aofrom afar.
^apThe Lord called me from the womb,
from the body of my mother he named my name.
2 ^aqHe made my mouth like a sharp sword;
^arin the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, “You are my servant,
Israel, ^asin whom I will be glorified.” ^{▼▼Or I will display my beauty}
4 ^auBut I said, “I have labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my right is with the Lord,
and my recompense with my God.”
5 ^avAnd now the Lord says,
he ^awwho formed me from the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him;
and that Israel might be gathered to him—
for ^axI am honored in the eyes of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
6 he says:
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to bring back the preserved of Israel;
^ayI will make you ^azas a light for the nations,
that ^bamy salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
7 Thus says the Lord,
^bbthe Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
^bcto one deeply despised, abhorred by the nation,
the servant of rulers:
^bd“Kings shall see and arise;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves;
because of the Lord, who is faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

The Restoration of Israel

8 Thus says the Lord:
^be“In a ^bftime of favor I have answered you;
in a day of salvation I have helped you;
I will keep you ^bgand give you
as a covenant to the people,
to establish the land,
^bhto apportion the desolate heritages,

Ephesians 4:11-13

11 And ^bihe gave the ^bjapostles, the prophets, the ^bkevangelists, the ^blshepherds ^{▼▼Or pastors} and teachers, ^{▼▼Or the shepherd-teachers} 12 ^boto equip the saints for the work of ministry, for ^bpbuilding up ^bqthe body of Christ, 13 until we all attain to ^brthe unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, ^bsto mature manhood, ^{▼▼Greek to a full-grown man} to the measure of the stature of ^buthe fullness of Christ,