Building the Lampstand, the Incense Altar, and the Altar of Burnt Offering

​Building the Lampstand, the Incense Altar, and the Altar of Burnt Offering

Bezalel followed the Lord’s instructions…

…he made the lampstand of pure, hammered gold. 

He made the entire lampstand and its decorations of one piece—the base, center stem, lamp cups, buds, and petals. 

The lampstand had six branches going out from the center stem, three on each side. Each of the six branches had three lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. 

The center stem of the lampstand was crafted with four lamp cups shaped like almond blossoms, complete with buds and petals. 

There was an almond bud beneath each pair of branches where the six branches extended from the center stem, all made of one piece. 

The almond buds and branches were all of one piece with the center stem, and they were hammered from pure gold. 

He also made seven lamps for the lampstand, lamp snuffers, and trays, all of pure gold. The entire lampstand, along with its accessories, was made from seventy-five pounds of pure gold. 

Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. 

It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high, with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. 

He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar. 

He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. 

He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold. 

Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker. 

Next Bezalel used acacia wood to construct the square altar of burnt offering. It was 7½ feet wide, 7½ feet long, and 4½ feet high. 

He made horns for each of its four corners so that the horns and altar were all one piece. He overlaid the altar with bronze. 

Then he made all the altar utensils of bronze—the ash buckets, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans. 

Next he made a bronze grating and installed it halfway down the side of the altar, under the ledge. 

He cast four rings and attached them to the corners of the bronze grating to hold the carrying poles.

He made the poles from acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 

He inserted the poles through the rings on the sides of the altar. 

The altar was hollow and was made from planks. 

Bezalel made the bronze washbasin and its bronze stand from bronze mirrors donated by the women who served at the entrance of the Tabernacle. 

Exodus 37:17–38:8 (NLT)

Praise be to God!



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