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Exodus 30

The Altar of Incense

 ¹ “Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. ² It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high^[a]—its horns of one piece with it. ³ Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. ⁴ Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. ⁵ Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ⁶ Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is

over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.

 ⁷ “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. ⁸ He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the LORD for the generations to come. ⁹ Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. ¹⁰ Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering^[b] for the generations to come. It is most holy to the LORD.”

Atonement Money

 ¹¹ Then the LORD said to Moses, ¹² “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the LORD a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them. ¹³ Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,^[c] according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the LORD. ¹⁴ All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the LORD. ¹⁵ The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives. ¹⁶ Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the LORD, making atonement for your lives.”

Basin for Washing

 ¹⁷ Then the LORD said to Moses, ¹⁸ “Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. ¹⁹ Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. ²⁰ Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the LORD, ²¹ they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

Anointing Oil

 ²² Then the LORD said to Moses, ²³ “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels^[d] of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels^[e] of fragrant calamus, ²⁴ 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin^[f] of olive oil. ²⁵ Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. ²⁶ Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, ²⁷ the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, ²⁸ the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. ²⁹ You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
 ³⁰ “Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. ³¹ Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. ³² Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. ³³ Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’”

Incense

 ³⁴ Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, ³⁵ and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. ³⁶ Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. ³⁷ Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the LORD. ³⁸ Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”

Exodus 31

Bezalel and Oholiab

 ¹ Then the LORD said to Moses, ² “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, ³ and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills— ⁴ to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze, ⁵ to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. ⁶ Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you: ⁷ the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law with the atonement cover on it, and all the other furnishings of the tent— ⁸ the table and its articles, the pure gold lampstand and all its accessories, the altar of incense, ⁹ the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand— ¹⁰ and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests, ¹¹ and the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them just as I commanded you.”

The Sabbath

 ¹² Then the LORD said to Moses, ¹³ “Say to the Israelites, ‘You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the LORD, who makes you holy.
 ¹⁴ “‘Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people. ¹⁵ For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the LORD. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death. ¹⁶ The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant. ¹⁷ It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.’”
 ¹⁸ When the LORD finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Proverbs 12

 ¹ Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,
   but whoever hates correction is stupid.
 ² Good people obtain favor from the LORD,
   but he condemns those who devise wicked schemes.
 ³ No one can be established through wickedness,
   but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
 ⁴ A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown,
   but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones.
 ⁵ The plans of the righteous are just,
   but the advice of the wicked is deceitful.
 ⁶ The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
   but the speech of the upright rescues them.
 ⁷ The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
   but the house of the righteous stands firm.
 ⁸ A person is praised according to their prudence,
   and one with a warped mind is despised.
 ⁹ Better to be a nobody and yet have a servant
   than pretend to be somebody and have no food.
 ¹⁰ The righteous care for the needs of their animals,
   but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
 ¹¹ Those who work their land will have abundant food,
   but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
 ¹² The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers,
   but the root of the righteous endures.
 ¹³ Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,
   and so the innocent escape trouble.
 ¹⁴ From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things,
   and the work of their hands brings them reward.
 ¹⁵ The way of fools seems right to them,
   but the wise listen to advice.
 ¹⁶ Fools show their annoyance at once,
   but the prudent overlook an insult.
 ¹⁷ An honest witness tells the truth,
   but a false witness tells lies.
 ¹⁸ The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
   but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
 ¹⁹ Truthful lips endure forever,
   but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
 ²⁰ Deceit is in the hearts of those who plot evil,
   but those who promote peace have joy.
 ²¹ No harm overtakes the righteous,
   but the wicked have their fill of trouble.
 ²² The LORD detests lying lips,
   but he delights in people who are trustworthy.
 ²³ The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves,
   but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.
 ²⁴ Diligent hands will rule,
   but laziness ends in forced labor.
 ²⁵ Anxiety weighs down the heart,
   but a kind word cheers it up.
 ²⁶ The righteous choose their friends carefully,
   but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
 ²⁷ The lazy do not roast^[d] any game,
   but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
 ²⁸ In the way of righteousness there is life;
   along that path is immortality.