Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 30:36
And thou shalt beat [some] of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
36. beat some of it very small ] cf. Lev 16:12 ‘incense beaten small.’ The ingredients named in v. 34 were mixed together, and then apparently melted down into a solid mass: small portions of this were broken off, from time to time, and beaten into a powder, which was then placed ready for use, every morning and evening ( v. 7), outside the veil, near the altar of incense. Or (Di.) ‘put’ may mean, put upon the altar and burn.
before the testimony ] i.e. before the ark, as Exo 16:34: see on Exo 25:16.
meet with thee ] See on Exo 25:22.
most holy ] See on Exo 29:37. The anointing oil, not being brought into such close proximity to Jehovah, was only ‘holy’ ( v. 32).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Some of it; so much as is sufficient for the daily incense.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And thou shall beat some of it very small,…. Or every one of the spices; for this does not seem to respect any different usage of some part of the incense from the rest; but it was all to be beat very small, that it might mix together the better, and be easier spread upon the coals, and the smoke thereof go up the sooner:
and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation; that is, upon the altar of incense, which was placed there, Ex 30:6 and here it was to be put in order to be burnt, not to be kept, either to be looked at, or smelled to:
where I will meet with thee; [See comments on Ex 30:6]
it shall be unto you most holy; reckoned by them most sacred, and not to be put to any private or profane uses.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(36) Thou shalt . . . put it before the testimony.Some pieces of the incense were to be continually before the ark of the covenant, either on the golden altar, or perhaps at its base ready for offering. This would symbolise the need of the perpetual offering of prayer.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Doth not this bruising of the spices indicate the bruised body of the Lord Jesus, when about to be offered in sacrifice? Isa 53:10 ; Eph 5:2 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 30:36 And thou shalt beat [some] of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
Ver. 36. And thou shalt beat some of it very small. ] This holy perfume, as in the matter costly, so in the manner it cost much pounding and beating: to show that Church prayer must be accurate and elaborate; it must cost setting on, as we say.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
the testimony: Exo 16:34
where I will: Exo 30:6, Exo 25:22, Exo 29:42, Exo 29:43, Lev 16:2
Reciprocal: Exo 3:18 – met Exo 25:16 – General Exo 40:2 – tabernacle Num 17:4 – General