Exodus 36:20

“And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up.”

"And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up." - Exodus 36:20
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What does Exodus 36:20 mean?

Exodus 36:20 in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible reads, "And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up." This verse is a part of the larger narrative in the book of Exodus that describes the construction of the tabernacle, a portable sanctuary that…

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The Strength of Shittim Wood: A Foundation of Faith

In Exodus 36:20 we read, "And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up." This seemingly simple verse is not just a historical account of the construction of the Tabernacle; it encapsulates profound spiritual truths that are relevant to our daily lives as…

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A Prayer of Commitment to Stand Firm in Faith

Heavenly Father, We come before You, in humility and reverence, with hearts overflowing with gratitude and praise. As we reflect on the scripture from Exodus 36:20, which says, "And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up," we recognize the significance of…

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Exodus 36:20 - "¶ And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up."
Exodus 36:25 - "And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards,"
Exodus 39:36 - "The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread,"
Exodus 16:36 - "Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah."
Exodus 36:36 - "And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver."
Exodus 36:27 - "And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards."
Exodus 36:7 - "For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much."
Exodus 36:28 - "And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides."
Exodus 36:16 - "And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves."
Exodus 36:23 - "And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward:"
Exodus 36:21 - "The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half."
Job 36:20 - "Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place."
Exodus 36:18 - "And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one."
Exodus 36:31 - "¶ And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle,"
Exodus 36:33 - "And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other."
Exodus 25:36 - "Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it shall be one beaten work of pure gold."
"The table, and all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread," - Exodus 39:36
Exodus 36:34 - "And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold."
"Now an omer is the tenth part of an ephah." - Exodus 16:36
Exodus 36:37 - "¶ And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework;"
Exodus 36:19 - "And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that."
Exodus 36:32 - "And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward."
Exodus 36:38 - "And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass."
Genesis 36:20 - "¶ These are the sons of Seir the Horite, who inhabited the land; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah,"
Exodus 40:36 - "And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys:"
Exodus 36:14 - "¶ And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them."
Exodus 28:36 - "¶ And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD."
Exodus 36:26 - "And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board."
Exodus 36:30 - "And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets."