Monday in Easter

16Verse 16. Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him. 17Verse 17. So the tabernacle was set up on the first day of the first month of the second year. 18Verse 18. When Moses set up the tabernacle, he laid its bases, positioned its frames, inserted its crossbars, and set up its posts. 19Verse 19. Then he spread the tent over the tabernacle and put the covering over the tent, just as the LORD had commanded him. 20Verse 20. Moses took the Testimony and placed it in the ark, attaching the poles to the ark; and he set the mercy seat atop the ark. 21Verse 21. Then he brought the ark into the tabernacle, put up the veil for the screen, and shielded off the ark of the Testimony, just as the LORD had commanded him. 22Verse 22. Moses placed the table in the Tent of Meeting on the north side of the tabernacle, outside the veil. 23Verse 23. He arranged the bread on it before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. 24Verse 24. He also placed the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle 25Verse 25. and set up the lamps before the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded him. 26Verse 26. Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil, 27Verse 27. and he burned fragrant incense on it, just as the LORD had commanded him. 28Verse 28. Then he put up the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle. 29Verse 29. He placed the altar of burnt offering near the entrance to the tabernacle, the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the burnt offering and the grain offering, just as the LORD had commanded him. 30Verse 30. He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar and put water in it for washing; 31Verse 31. and from it Moses, Aaron, and his sons washed their hands and feet. 32Verse 32. They washed whenever they entered the Tent of Meeting or approached the altar, just as the LORD had commanded Moses. 33Verse 33. And Moses set up the courtyard around the tabernacle and the altar, and he hung the curtain for the entrance to the courtyard. So Moses finished the work. 34Verse 34. Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35Verse 35. Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36Verse 36. Whenever the cloud was lifted from above the tabernacle, the Israelites would set out through all the stages of their journey. 37Verse 37. If the cloud was not lifted, they would not set out until the day it was taken up. 38Verse 38. For the cloud of the LORD was over the tabernacle by day, and fire was in the cloud by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel through all their journeys.

35Verse 35. When daylight came, the magistrates sent their officers with the order: “Release those men.” 36Verse 36. The jailer informed Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders to release you. Now you may go on your way in peace.” 37Verse 37. But Paul said to the officers, “They beat us publicly without a trial and threw us into prison, even though we are Roman citizens. And now do they want to send us away secretly? Absolutely not! Let them come themselves and escort us out!” 38Verse 38. So the officers relayed this message to the magistrates, who were alarmed to hear that Paul and Silas were Roman citizens. 39Verse 39. They came to appease them and led them out, requesting that they leave the city. 40Verse 40. After Paul and Silas came out of the prison, they went to Lydia’s house to see the brothers and encourage them. Then they left the city.