Exodus 39: Group Study Handout

How to use: read Exodus 39 aloud together, then take the questions in order. One page is enough for an evening.

Overview

The people made holy garments for Aaron, using blue, purple, scarlet, and fine linen (vv. 1-5). They created the ephod, including shoulder straps and a skillfully woven band, as Yahweh commanded Moses (vv.

Key verse

“Of the blue, purple, and scarlet, they made finely worked garments, for ministering in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as Yahweh commanded Moses.”
Exodus 39:1 (WEB)

Outline

Exodus 39:1–5 Making the Holy Garments
Exodus 39:6–21 Details of the Ephod and Breastplate
Exodus 39:22–26 The Robe and Its Accessories
Exodus 39:27–31 Additional Priestly Garments
Exodus 39:32–43 Completion and Presentation of the Tabernacle

Discussion questions

In v6, what are the names engraved on the 'onyx stones'?
What color materials are mentioned in v1 for the garments made for Aaron?
In v21, why was the breastplate bound to the ephod with a 'lace of blue'?
In v30, what does the inscription 'HOLY TO YAHWEH' on the crown imply about the priest's role?
When have you felt the need to be 'holy' in your own service to others?

Go deeper

Passages that echo Exodus 39: Exodus 28, Leviticus 8, Exodus 25.

Before next time: read Exodus 40.