Formation Journal Reading Plan

25:1 Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying,

25:2 “Speak to the children of Israel, that they take an offering for me. From everyone whose heart makes him willing you shall take my offering.

25:3 This is the offering which you shall take from them: gold, silver, brass,

25:4 blue, purple, scarlet, fine linen, goats’ hair,

25:5 rams’ skins dyed red, sea cow hides, acacia wood,

25:6 oil for the light, spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense,

25:7 onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod and for the breastplate.

25:8 Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.

25:9 According to all that I show you, the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all of its furniture, even so you shall make it.

25:10 “They shall make an ark of acacia wood. Its length shall be two and a half cubits, its breadth a cubit and a half, and a cubit and a half its height.

25:11 You shall overlay it with pure gold. You shall overlay it inside and outside, and you shall make a gold molding around it.

25:12 You shall cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in its four feet. Two rings shall be on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it.

25:13 You shall make poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.

25:14 You shall put the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark to carry the ark.

25:15 The poles shall be in the rings of the ark. They shall not be taken from it.

25:16 You shall put the testimony which I shall give you into the ark.

25:17 You shall make a mercy seat of pure gold. Two and a half cubits shall be its length, and a cubit and a half its breadth.

25:18 You shall make two cherubim of hammered gold. You shall make them at the two ends of the mercy seat.

25:19 Make one cherub at the one end, and one cherub at the other end. You shall make the cherubim on its two ends of one piece with the mercy seat.

25:20 The cherubim shall spread out their wings upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward one another. The faces of the cherubim shall be toward the mercy seat.

25:21 You shall put the mercy seat on top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the testimony that I will give you.

25:22 There I will meet with you, and I will tell you from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim which are on the ark of the testimony, all that I command you for the children of Israel.

25:23 “You shall make a table of acacia wood. Two cubits shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth, and one and a half cubits its height.

25:24 You shall overlay it with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.

25:25 You shall make a rim of a handbreadth around it. You shall make a golden molding on its rim around it.

25:26 You shall make four rings of gold for it, and put the rings in the four corners that are on its four feet.

25:27 the rings shall be close to the rim, for places for the poles to carry the table.

25:28 You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be carried with them.

25:29 You shall make its dishes, its spoons, its ladles, and its bowls to pour out offerings with. You shall make them of pure gold.

25:30 You shall set bread of the presence on the table before me always.

25:31 “You shall make a lampstand of pure gold. Of hammered work shall the lampstand be made, even its base, its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its flowers, shall be of one piece with it.

25:32 There shall be six branches going out of its sides: three branches of the lampstand out of its one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of its other side;

25:33 three cups made like almond blossoms in one branch, a bud and a flower; and three cups made like almond blossoms in the other branch, a bud and a flower, so for the six branches going out of the lampstand;

25:34 and in the lampstand four cups made like almond blossoms, its buds and its flowers;

25:35 and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, and a bud under two branches of one piece with it, for the six branches going out of the lampstand.

25:36 Their buds and their branches shall be of one piece with it, all of it one beaten work of pure gold.

25:37 You shall make its lamps seven, and they shall light its lamps to give light to the space in front of it.

25:38 Its snuffers and its snuff dishes shall be of pure gold.

25:39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these accessories.

25:40 See that you make them after their pattern, which has been shown to you on the mountain.

60:1 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “The Lily of the Covenant.” A teaching poem by David, when he fought with Aram Naharaim and with Aram Zobah, and Joab returned, and killed twelve thousand of Edom in the Valley of Salt. God, you have rejected us. You have broken us down. You have been angry. Restore us, again.

60:2 You have made the land tremble. You have torn it. Mend its fractures, for it quakes.

60:3 You have shown your people hard things. You have made us drink the wine that makes us stagger.

60:4 You have given a banner to those who fear you, that it may be displayed because of the truth. Selah.

60:5 So that your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

60:6 God has spoken from his sanctuary: “I will triumph. I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

60:7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is the defense of my head. Judah is my scepter.

60:8 Moab is my wash basin. I will throw my shoe on Edom. I shout in triumph over Philistia.”

60:9 Who will bring me into the strong city? Who has led me to Edom?

60:10 Haven’t you, God, rejected us? You don’t go out with our armies, God.

60:11 Give us help against the adversary, for the help of man is vain.

60:12 Through God we shall do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our adversaries.

28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as it began to dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.

28:2 Behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from the sky, and came and rolled away the stone from the door, and sat on it.

28:3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

28:4 For fear of him, the guards shook, and became like dead men.

28:5 The angel answered the women, “Don’t be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus, who has been crucified.

28:6 He is not here, for he has risen, just like he said. Come, see the place where the Lord was lying.

28:7 Go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead, and behold, he goes before you into Galilee; there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.”

28:8 They departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to bring his disciples word.

28:9 As they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, “Rejoice!” They came and took hold of his feet, and worshiped him.

28:10 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Go tell my brothers that they should go into Galilee, and there they will see me.”

28:11 Now while they were going, behold, some of the guards came into the city, and told the chief priests all the things that had happened.

28:12 When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,

28:13 saying, “Say that his disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept.

28:14 If this comes to the governor’s ears, we will persuade him and make you free of worry.”

28:15 So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until this day.