"Make a curtain of fine linen woven with blue, purple, and red wool. Embroider it with figures of winged creatures.

Place the curtain under the row of hooks in the roof of the Tent, and put behind the curtain the Covenant Box containing the two stone tablets. The curtain will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

Outside the Most Holy Place put the table against the north side of the Tent and the lampstand against the south side.

Place in it the Covenant Box containing the Ten Commandments and put the curtain in front of it.

Put the gold altar for burning incense in front of the Covenant Box and hang the curtain at the entrance of the Tent.

He put the gold altar in the Tent, in front of the curtain,

Then the curtain hanging in the Temple was torn in two from top to bottom. The earth shook, the rocks split apart,

Behind the second curtain was the tent called the Most Holy Place.

In it were the gold altar for the burning of incense and the Covenant Box all covered with gold and containing the gold jar with the manna in it, Aaron's stick that had sprouted leaves, and the two stone tablets with the commandments written on them.

Put the two stone tablets inside the Box and put the lid on top of it.

I will meet you there, and from above the lid between the two winged creatures I will give you all my laws for the people of Israel.

There in the LORD's presence he shall put the incense on the fire, and the smoke of the incense will hide the lid of the Covenant Box so that he will not see it and die.

David gave Solomon the plans for all the Temple buildings, for the storerooms and all the other rooms, and for the Most Holy Place, where sins are forgiven.

Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just when we need it.

Above the Box were the winged creatures representing God's presence, with their wings spread over the place where sins were forgiven. But now is not the time to explain everything in detail.

Beat part of it into a fine powder, take it into the Tent of my presence, and sprinkle it in front of the Covenant Box. Treat this incense as completely holy.

For all time to come, this burnt offering is to be offered in my presence at the entrance of the Tent of my presence. That is where I will meet my people and speak to you.

There I will meet the people of Israel, and the dazzling light of my presence will make the place holy.

Take them to the Tent of my presence and put them in front of the Covenant Box, where I meet you.