Portion 23 of 54 · Exodus
פְקוּדֵי
Pekudei
Every item is accounted for in public, the tent is put up, and a cloud fills it.
Start by reading it
Exodus 38:21–40:38
3 chapters. About 12 minutes at an unhurried pace.
Paired reading from the prophets: 1 Kings 7:51–8:21
What happens
- 01
A full public accounting of the gold, silver and bronze that came in.
- 02
The garments are finished. Everything is brought to Moses, and it is exactly as commanded.
- 03
On the first day of the first month, the tabernacle is raised.
- 04
A cloud covers the tent, and the glory fills it so that even Moses cannot enter.
The thing most people walk past
The accounts are published
Moses does not simply say the money was well spent. Every weight is listed. A leader handling other people's donations shows the books, and the Torah spends a chapter on it.
One verse to carry
For the cloud of the LORD was upon the tabernacle by day, and there was fire therein by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their.
The last verse of Exodus. Not a destination — a way of travelling, visible to everyone, for as long as the journey lasts.
A question to sit with
Exodus ends with Moses unable to go in. What does it mean that the book closes with presence that is not manageable?
There is no answer key. This is the part you take with you.