Blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair. The fabric materials — the three covenant colors with fine linen and goat hair — are listed exactly as in Exodus 25:4. The repetition from the instructions to the appeal is covenant transparency: Moses tells the community exactly what is needed, and they bring exactly what is asked. The blue, purple, and scarlet that will surround the ark and veil and entrance screens were the same colors present in Israel's households. The community's ordinary lives provide the raw material for the extraordinary dwelling of God.

COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS

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