Chapter 29 and 30 begin with God continuing to tell Moses how he is to be worshiped. Moses is told how offerings and sacrifices are to be rendered, how the altar is to be built, about a mandatory offering for essentially all adult Israelites, how to build a basin of bronze, and the formulation for both the ritual holy anointing oil and incense. In Chapter 31, God tells Moses the two men who are to build everything he has specified. Then the narrative changes direction. While Moses is still on Sinai, the Israelites build an idol. And God is furious. Moses is sent back, destroys the stone tablets God gave to him, and loses his temper, too. God then reiterates his commandments, formulates some new rules, and recarves the tablets. These are a busy few chapters. Next week, I’ll continue the summary of Exodus, starting in Chapter 35.

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