What happensPermalink
The craftsmen make the larger altar and its utensils, the bronze basin, and the courtyard of the tabernacle. An accounting of the weights used: almost 30 talents of gold, more than 100 talents of silver, and 70 talents of bronze.
Why it mattersPermalink
The silver offering was exactly half a shekel per person, showing that every member of the fledgling nation contributed to the glory of the tabernacle. The incredible weights—tons of each metal—demonstrate God’s preparation even as they fled Egypt.
Key versePermalink
The silver from those of the congregation who were recorded was a hundred talents and 1,775 shekels, by the shekel of the sanctuary