Somehow I missed that verses 29-35 were part of chapter 34.
*When Moses came down from the mountain with the second set of tablets, he didn't realize his face was glowing because he had talked to Yahweh. That's not surprising, considering that it hadn't glowed all the other times he talked to God. The glow understandably scared Aaron and the Israelites. After Moses told the Israelites what God had commanded, he covered his face with a veil. Whenever he spoke to God he took the veil off. Whenever he wasn't speaking to God, he wore the veil.
After reading chapter 35:
*Moses assembled the Israelites to tell them about Sabbath regulations. They can't work or light fires, or they will be put to death. We've seen a lot of this info before, but that was God telling Moses. Now we have Moses telling the people. I wonder how easy it was to communicate while speaking from under a veil.
*Moses also explained about the construction of the priestly garments and tabernacle. After that, the people brought offerings and began work on the tabernacle and sacred garments. Many people presented gifts of gold and jewelry as "wave offerings." That means they waved it in front of God. Skilled artisans, men and women, worked on all the required objects. The Israelites were also told about Bazalel and Oholiab being the leaders and teachers of the skilled workers.
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