Questions - Parsha T’rumah Adot Adonai 1

Torah Study Questions

T’rumah - Elevation Offering

Sh’mot (Exodus) 25:1 - 27:19

Mark R. Ensign, Adot Adonai, Amarillo, Texas

Introductory questions -- Brief answers, not for extended discussion:

1. At what point in history does this parsha unfold?

2. Where does this parsha take place geographically? What are the setting and environment?

3. Who are the primary actors in the parsha and what role or roles does each play? What is the

significance of each role? Identify any secondary actors and what roles do they play? What is the

significance of their roles?

4. What is the overall theme of this parsha? What are the subdivisions, if any?

Parsha Specific Questions -- for extended discussion:

Chapter 25

What is the meaning of the name of this parsha? From whom was this contribution to be received? What

would determine what the people gave and in what amounts? What items were to be received? What was

the essential purpose of this contribution? Why did YHVH want this sanctuary built? What was to be the

pattern for the Mishkan (Tabernacle) and all of the vessels and furnishings? Where did YHVH say he

would dwell after the Mishkan was built? How does this relate to those who gave the offerings, both then

and now? What did Y’shua teach about the giving of gifts in the Beit HaMikdash offering boxes?

What was the first and essential item to be constructed? Based upon the standard understanding of the

length of the cubit, what were the dimensions in inches? What was it to be constructed from and covered

with? How was it to be carried? What was to be placed inside of the Aron (Ark)? What was the Aron

cover made of? What was formed on the top of cover? How where they positioned, their faces and their

wings? What is significant about the space between these figures and the presence of YHVH? What

would he do and say from this location?

From what was the Shulchan (Table) to be constructed and with what was it covered? What were the

dimensions in inches? How was it to be carried? What other items are mentioned in reference to the

Shulchan? What was to be placed upon the Shulchan and for how long?

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From what was the Menorah constructed? How was it constructed? How many branches did it have?

How many lamps did it have? How where they oriented? What other instruments are mentioned in

reference to the Menorah? What was to be the pattern for the construction of the Menorah? From the

Proverbs, what does the Menorah symbolize? How did Y’shua confirm this?

Chapter 26

Of what materials were the first layer of the Mishkan made? What design was woven into each of the

curtains? How many curtains were in the first layer and how long and wide was each curtain in feet and

inches? How where they connected together? What important Hebrew word describes the Mishkan

when the curtains were assembled? What is the significance and what does it symbolize? What material

was used for the second layer of the Mishkan? How long and wide were each of these parts? How where

they assembled? What materials were used for the third layer of the Mishkan?

What was used to construct the walls of the Mishkan? How long and wide were each of the planks in feet

and inches? How were the planks to be joined together? How many total planks formed the walls of the

Mishkan? Based on these numbers and dimensions, what were the final dimensions of the Mishkan

interior? How were the walls stabilized? What were the planks covered with?

From what materials was the Parochet (Partition) constructed? What design was woven into the

Parochet? How was the Parochet positioned and suspended? What two chambers were formed by the

partition? What items were placed inside of the partition? What items were in the other part of the

Mishkan? What was placed at the entrance of the Mishkan and what was its purpose? What materials

were used and how was it suspended in place? What event is recorded in the Brit Chadashah involving

the Parochet? What is significant about that event?

Chapter 27

What material was used to construct the Altar? What were its dimensions in feet and inches? What was

it covered with? What prominent features were on its corners? What other utensils or instruments are

mentioned in reference to the Altar? How was it to be carried? What pattern was to be used in its

construction?

What surrounded the courtyard of the Mishkan? What material was used to form the curtains? What

were the dimensions of the courtyard in feet? How high were the curtains? How were they suspended in

place? What was placed at the entrance to the courtyard and from what was it constructed?

What is significant about the progression of the descriptions of the Mishkan and its contents? How may

this be compared to the progression of the work of our loving Father and changes to our lives motivated

by his love? What relationships are their between the Mishkan and our bodies as the dwelling places for

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YHVH? What instructions does Rav Sha’ul write to the Corinthians regarding gifts and offerings to

YHVH?

Closing Questions: For Personal Introspection

Why do you believe our loving Father provided us with this particular portion of his words? What was his

purpose and objective in preserving this portion of the Scriptures to this day? What benefit do they have

for Torah observant believers today?

What other insights has the Ruach HaKodesh given you in your study of this portion that you would like

to share with the group?

What questions from this portion have you had that have not been answered by the study?

What impact do you think the study of the words from your Father in this portion will have on your life?

How do you plan to implement his instructions in this parsha in your life?

Silently pray for the Ruach HaKodesh to implant his words like seeds, to nurture their growth in your heart,

and to enable you to respond fully as they do.