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Exodus 35:4-10
And Moses spoke to all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying,“ This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying:‘ Take from among you an offering to the Lord. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the Lord: gold, silver, and bronze;blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.‘ All who are gifted artisans among you shall come and make all that the Lord has commanded:
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Exodus 25:1-11
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:“ Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring Me an offering. From everyone who gives it willingly with his heart you shall take My offering.And this is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, and bronze;blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;ram skins dyed red, badger skins, and acacia wood;oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense;onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod and in the breastplate.And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.“ And they shall make an ark of acacia wood; two and a half cubits shall be its length, a cubit and a half its width, and a cubit and a half its height.And you shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and shall make on it a molding of gold all around.
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Psalms 16:2-3
O my soul, you have said to the Lord,“ You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.”As for the saints who are on the earth,“ They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
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Titus 3:8
This is a faithful saying, and these things I want you to affirm constantly, that those who have believed in God should be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable to men.
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Ephesians 4:11-13
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers,for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ,till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;
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Isaiah 42:1-7
“ Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth.He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people on it, And spirit to those who walk on it:“ I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness, And will hold Your hand; I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentiles,To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
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Isaiah 49:1-8
“ Listen, O coastlands, to Me, And take heed, you peoples from afar! The Lord has called Me from the womb; From the matrix of My mother He has made mention of My name.And He has made My mouth like a sharp sword; In the shadow of His hand He has hidden Me, And made Me a polished shaft; In His quiver He has hidden Me.”“ And He said to me,‘ You are My servant, O Israel, In whom I will be glorified.’Then I said,‘ I have labored in vain, I have spent my strength for nothing and in vain; Yet surely my just reward is with the Lord, And my work with my God.’”“ And now the Lord says, Who formed Me from the womb to be His Servant, To bring Jacob back to Him, So that Israel is gathered to Him( For I shall be glorious in the eyes of the Lord, And My God shall be My strength),Indeed He says,‘ It is too small a thing that You should be My Servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And to restore the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You as a light to the Gentiles, That You should be My salvation to the ends of the earth.’”Thus says the Lord, The Redeemer of Israel, their Holy One, To Him whom man despises, To Him whom the nation abhors, To the Servant of rulers:“ Kings shall see and arise, Princes also shall worship, Because of the Lord who is faithful, The Holy One of Israel; And He has chosen You.”Thus says the Lord:“ In an acceptable time I have heard You, And in the day of salvation I have helped You; I will preserve You and give You As a covenant to the people, To restore the earth, To cause them to inherit the desolate heritages;