Exodus 25:3-7 (ESV Strong's)
And this is the contribution that you shall receive from them: gold, silver, and bronze, blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, goats' hair, tanned rams' skins, goatskins, acacia wood, oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense, onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.
Tag: God Gives Gifts To Give Him
In the above passage we are being told what the Nation of Israel can give toward the building of the Tabernacle. The question would be, if they have been wandering through the wilderness, where would they have obtained these gifts? The answer is that when they left Egypt, the Egyptians were so eager to have them leave that they gave them some of these gifts:
Exodus 12:36 (ESV Strong's)
And the Lord had given the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they let them have what they asked. Thus they plundered the Egyptians.
When they attacked a few nations along the way, God gave them provisions. They attacked several other nations and secured their property. Over the course of the entire trip they began to accumulate goods. Now it was time to give those goods back to God, who had given them victory over their enemies. God gives to us so that we can give to Him. We are not to be consumers or hoarders. We are to be givers. That is why God gives us goods.
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