Yahweh had redeemed the Israelites from bondage. He had made a covenant with them and had given them laws. He had promised, on condition of their o…

Gold, and silver, and brass. —The Israelites had brought out of Egypt:

1. their ancestral wealth—the possessions of Abra…

And this is the offering. Therefore, what I have said before is further developed, namely, that what the poor offer from their little will…

And this is the offering which you shall take of them
That is, some one or other of the following things were to be …

God chose the people of Israel to be a peculiar people to himself, above all people, and he himself would be their King. He ordered a royal palace …