Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in Exodus, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
God’s Identity and Power
Redemption and Deliverance
The Covenant
Mediators and the Priesthood
Summary
Analysis
Bezalel makes the altar of burnt offering with its four bronze horns. He makes all the utensils for the altar and poles for carrying it. He also makes a basin and stand for washing, using the mirrors of the women who serve at the entrance to the tent of meeting. Bezalel also makes the tabernacle’s court, with linen hangings on each side and bronze pillars with silver hooks. He also makes a finely embroidered screen for the tabernacle. Oholiab assists with the engraving, designing, and embroidering.
Bezalel makes the items that will sit outside the tabernacle, allowing the priests to serve and the people to bring their offerings. The role of the women servants isn’t elaborated, but it’s clear that all Israelites had a stake in the building of the tabernacle. Finally, the outer court is constructed, too.
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