Now they are to make an altar of burnt offering, but this altar is to be hollow and made out of boards. The instructions are just as detailed as before.
Then they are instructed to make a courtyard with curtains. Also, everything else used in the tabernacle need to be made of bronze.
He tells Moses to tell the Israelites to bring olive oil for the lamps (ooh must smell good!). In the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are told to keep the lamp burning throughout the night. Him and his sons are to serve as priests. God says that all the skilled men are to make sacred garments for Aaron to give him dignity and honor. He's to wear "a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban and a sash. They are to make these sacred garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so they may serve me as priests." An ephod is a priestly vest, and it closely resembles the shape of an apron. God goes into detail again about how the garments should be made.
What's strange is that God directs Moses to put the clothes on Aaron and his sons, consecrate them so they can serve as priests, and then make linen undergarments. Shouldn't the undergarments be made first and worn first??
Aaron and his sons have to wear the sacred garments "whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants." Die? What??
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