Tuesday, 05 March

1.   "Moreover you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine woven linen and blue, purple, and scarlet thread ; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them. 2.   "The length of each curtain shall be twenty–eight cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits. And every one of the curtains shall have the same measurements. 3.   "Five curtains shall be coupled to one another, and the other five curtains shall be coupled to one another. 4.   "And you shall make loops of blue yarn on the edge of the curtain on the selvedge of one set, and likewise you shall do on the outer edge of the other curtain of the second set. 5.   "Fifty loops you shall make in the one curtain, and fifty loops you shall make on the edge of the curtain that is on the end of the second set, that the loops may be clasped to one another. 6.   "And you shall make fifty clasps of gold, and couple the curtains together with the clasps, so that it may be one tabernacle. 7.   "You shall also make curtains of goats’ hair , to be a tent over the tabernacle. You shall make eleven curtains. 8.   "The length of each curtain shall be thirty cubits, and the width of each curtain four cubits; and the eleven curtains shall all have the same measurements. 9.   "And you shall couple five curtains by themselves and six curtains by themselves, and you shall double over the sixth curtain at the forefront of the tent. 10.   "You shall make fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that is outermost in one set, and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain of the second set. 11.   "And you shall make fifty bronze clasps, put the clasps into the loops, and couple the tent together, that it may be one. 12.   "The remnant that remains of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remains, shall hang over the back of the tabernacle. 13.   "And a cubit on one side and a cubit on the other side, of what remains of the length of the curtains of the tent, shall hang over the sides of the tabernacle, on this side and on that side, to cover it. 14.   "You shall also make a covering of ram skins dyed red for the tent, and a covering of badger skins above that. 15.   "And for the tabernacle you shall make the boards of acacia wood, standing upright. 16.   "Ten cubits shall be the length of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the width of each board. 17.   "Two tenons shall be in each board for binding one to another. Thus you shall make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18.   "And you shall make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards for the south side. 19.   "You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards: two sockets under each of the boards for its two tenons. 20.   "And for the second side of the tabernacle, the north side, there shall be twenty boards 21.   "and their forty sockets of silver: two sockets under each of the boards. 22.   "For the far side of the tabernacle, westward, you shall make six boards. 23.   "And you shall also make two boards for the two back corners of the tabernacle. 24.   "They shall be coupled together at the bottom and they shall be coupled together at the top by one ring. Thus it shall be for both of them. They shall be for the two corners. 25.   "So there shall be eight boards with their sockets of silver––sixteen sockets––two sockets under each board. 26.   "And you shall make bars of acacia wood: five for the boards on one side of the tabernacle, 27.   "five bars for the boards on the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the tabernacle, for the far side westward. 28.   "The middle bar shall pass through the midst of the boards from end to end. 29.   "You shall overlay the boards with gold, make their rings of gold as holders for the bars, and overlay the bars with gold. 30.   "And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain. 31.   "You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread , and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim. 32.   "You shall hang it upon the four pillars of acacia wood overlaid with gold. Their hooks shall be gold, upon four sockets of silver. 33.   "And you shall hang the veil from the clasps. Then you shall bring the ark of the Testimony in there, behind the veil. The veil shall be a divider for you between the holy place and the Most Holy. 34.   "You shall put the mercy seat upon the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy. 35.   "You shall set the table outside the veil, and the lampstand across from the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south; and you shall put the table on the north side. 36.   "You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread , and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. 37.   "And you shall make for the screen five pillars of acacia wood , and overlay them with gold; their hooks shall be of gold, and you shall cast five sockets of bronze for them.

1.   << A Psalm of David.>> To You I will cry, O LORD my Rock: Do not be silent to me, Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit. 2.   Hear the voice of my supplications When I cry to You, When I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary. 3.   Do not take me away with the wicked And with the workers of iniquity, Who speak peace to their neighbors, But evil is in their hearts. 4.   Give them according to their deeds, And according to the wickedness of their endeavors; Give them according to the work of their hands; Render to them what they deserve. 5.   Because they do not regard the works of the LORD, Nor the operation of His hands, He shall destroy them And not build them up. 6.   Blessed be the LORD, Because He has heard the voice of my supplications! 7.   The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, And with my song I will praise Him. 8.   The LORD is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed. 9.   Save Your people, And bless Your inheritance; Shepherd them also, And bear them up forever.

1.   <> Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, Give unto the LORD glory and strength. 0.   2Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 3.   The voice of the LORD is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The LORD is over many waters. 4.   The voice of the LORD is powerful; The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. 5.   The voice of the LORD breaks the cedars, Yes, the LORD splinters the cedars of Lebanon. 6.   He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7.   The voice of the LORD divides the flames of fire. 8.   The voice of the LORD shakes the wilderness; The LORD shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. 9.   The voice of the LORD makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, "Glory!" 10.   The LORD sat enthroned at the Flood, And the LORD sits as King forever. 11.   The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace.

1.   <> I will extol You, O LORD, for You have lifted me up, And have not let my foes rejoice over me. 0.   2O LORD my God, I cried out to You, And You healed me. 3.   O LORD, You brought my soul up from the grave; You have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4.   Sing praise to the LORD, You saints of His, And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name. 5.   For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. 6.   Now in my prosperity I said, "I shall never be moved." 7.   LORD, by Your favor You have made my mountain stand strong; You hid Your face, and I was troubled. 8.   I cried out to You, O LORD; And to the LORD I made supplication: 9.   "What profit is there in my blood, When I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your truth? 10.   Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me; LORD, be my helper!" 11.   You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness, 12.   To the end that my glory may sing praise to You and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever.

1.   There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 2.   a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God always. 3.   About the ninth hour of the day he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God coming in and saying to him, "Cornelius!" 4.   And when he observed him, he was afraid, and said, "What is it, lord?" So he said to him, "Your prayers and your alms have come up for a memorial before God. 5.   "Now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon whose surname is Peter. 6.   "He is lodging with Simon, a tanner, whose house is by the sea. He will tell you what you must do." 7.   And when the angel who spoke to him had departed, Cornelius called two of his household servants and a devout soldier from among those who waited on him continually. 8.   So when he had explained all these things to them, he sent them to Joppa. 9.   The next day, as they went on their journey and drew near the city, Peter went up on the housetop to pray, about the sixth hour. 10.   Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he fell into a trance 11.   and saw heaven opened and an object like a great sheet bound at the four corners, descending to him and let down to the earth. 12.   In it were all kinds of four–footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, creeping things, and birds of the air. 13.   And a voice came to him, "Rise, Peter; kill and eat." 14.   But Peter said, "Not so, Lord! For I have never eaten anything common or unclean." 15.   And a voice spoke to him again the second time, "What God has cleansed you must not call common." 16.   This was done three times. And the object was taken up into heaven again. 17.   Now while Peter wondered within himself what this vision which he had seen meant, behold, the men who had been sent from Cornelius had made inquiry for Simon’s house, and stood before the gate. 18.   And they called and asked whether Simon, whose surname was Peter, was lodging there. 19.   While Peter thought about the vision, the Spirit said to him, "Behold, three men are seeking you. 20.   "Arise therefore, go down and go with them, doubting nothing; for I have sent them." 21.   Then Peter went down to the men who had been sent to him from Cornelius, and said, "Yes, I am he whom you seek. For what reason have you come?" 22.   And they said, "Cornelius the centurion, a just man, one who fears God and has a good reputation among all the nation of the Jews, was divinely instructed by a holy angel to summon you to his house, and to hear words from you." 23.   Then he invited them in and lodged them . On the next day Peter went away with them, and some brethren from Joppa accompanied him.