twice. It can be rather tiring to read! As if the enormous amount of detail we first encounter in Exodus 26–31 is not wearisome enough, the author rehearses most of it again in Exodus 35–40! The repetition actually communicates something beautiful. The key to unlocking its meaning is the episode of the golden calf (Exod 32–34) that occurs between the two descriptions of the tabernacle. There are basically three parts to Exodus 26–40. First, in chapters 26–31 God gives detailed instructions for building