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Exodus 39 · Grade 5

Holiness Worn and Work Completed

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Exodus 39 describes the making of Aaron's garments, following chapter 28. The phrase as Yahweh commanded Moses occurs seven times in the account of the garments, and the chapter closes with several more echoes. Seven is often a number of completeness in Scripture, and the pattern highlights Israel's full obedience after the failure of the golden calf.

The gold plate on the turban read HOLY TO YAHWEH (39:30). Aaron carried the holiness of Israel's worship on his forehead, bearing the guilt of their holy things (28:38). In the New Testament, the church is called a holy priesthood (1 Peter 2:5), and Zechariah foresaw a day when even the bells of horses would read HOLY TO YAHWEH (Zechariah 14:20). All of life is meant to belong to God.

The chapter ends like a creation scene. Just as God saw all that He had made (Genesis 1:31), finished His work (Genesis 2:2) and blessed (Genesis 2:3), so Moses saw all the work, saw it was done as commanded, and blessed the people (39:43). The tabernacle is a small picture of a restored world where God dwells with His people, pointing toward the new creation of Revelation 21:3.

Show What You Know

  1. How many times does as Yahweh commanded Moses appear in the account of the garments?

  2. What does the repeated phrase highlight?

  3. What does Zechariah 14:20 picture?

  4. How does 39:43 echo Genesis 1 and 2?

  5. Where does the tabernacle point, according to Revelation 21:3?

Think About It

  1. What ordinary part of your life could you mark as holy to the Lord?

  2. How does the tabernacle help you look forward to the new creation?

Memory Verse

“They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it an inscription, like the engravings of a signet: “HOLY TO YAHWEH”.”

Exodus 39:30 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • How can you obey God completely in your tasks?
  • How can you serve faithfully until the job is done?
  • How can you celebrate with God when a project is done?

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