Exodus 30:30   (Read all of Exodus 30)

"Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests.

Exodus 30:31   (Read all of Exodus 30)

Say to the Israelites, 'This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

Exodus 30:32   (Read all of Exodus 30)

Do not pour it on anyone else's body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.

Exodus 30:34   (Read all of Exodus 30)

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Take fragrant spices-gum resin, onycha and galbanum-and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts,

Exodus 30:35   (Read all of Exodus 30)

and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred.

Exodus 30:36   (Read all of Exodus 30)

Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

Exodus 31:1   (Read all of Exodus 31)

Then the Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 31:2   (Read all of Exodus 31)

"See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,

Exodus 31:3   (Read all of Exodus 31)

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills-

Exodus 31:4   (Read all of Exodus 31)

to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,

Exodus 31:5   (Read all of Exodus 31)

to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts.

Exodus 31:6   (Read all of Exodus 31)

Moreover, I have appointed Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan, to help him. Also I have given ability to all the skilled workers to make everything I have commanded you:

Exodus 31:9   (Read all of Exodus 31)

the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, the basin with its stand-

Exodus 31:10   (Read all of Exodus 31)

and also the woven garments, both the sacred garments for Aaron the priest and the garments for his sons when they serve as priests,

Exodus 31:12   (Read all of Exodus 31)

Then the Lord said to Moses,

Exodus 31:13   (Read all of Exodus 31)

"Say to the Israelites, 'You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy.

Exodus 31:14   (Read all of Exodus 31)

" 'Observe the Sabbath, because it is holy to you. Anyone who desecrates it is to be put to death; those who do any work on that day must be cut off from their people.

Exodus 31:15   (Read all of Exodus 31)

For six days work is to be done, but the seventh day is a day of sabbath rest, holy to the Lord. Whoever does any work on the Sabbath day is to be put to death.

Exodus 31:16   (Read all of Exodus 31)

The Israelites are to observe the Sabbath, celebrating it for the generations to come as a lasting covenant.

Exodus 31:17   (Read all of Exodus 31)

It will be a sign between me and the Israelites forever, for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was refreshed.' "

Exodus 31:18   (Read all of Exodus 31)

When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God.

Exodus 32:1   (Read all of Exodus 32)

When the people saw that Moses was so long in coming down from the mountain, they gathered around Aaron and said, "Come, make us gods who will go before us. As for this fellow Moses who brought us up out of Egypt, we don't know what has happened to him."

Exodus 32:2   (Read all of Exodus 32)

Aaron answered them, "Take off the gold earrings that your wives, your sons and your daughters are wearing, and bring them to me."

Exodus 32:3   (Read all of Exodus 32)

So all the people took off their earrings and brought them to Aaron.