Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 40:18
And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.
18. See v. 2b, Exo 26:30.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
And Moses reared up the tabernacle,…. Not of himself, but with the help of others:
and fastened the sockets, and set up the boards thereof; fixed the silver sockets all around, which were the foundation of the building, and placed and established the shittim boards in them:
and put in the bars thereof; to keep the boards close and tight:
and reared up his pillars; the pillars that supported the vail between the holy and holy of holies, and those on which the hanging for the door of the tabernacle was put, as well as the several pillars all around the court of the tabernacle for the hangings of that.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(18) Moses . . . fastened his sockets.The stability of the Tabernacle must have depended almost entirely upon the sockets. These were of some considerable weight (Exo. 38:27), but they cannot by their mere weight have sustained the fabric in an upright position. It is reasonable to suppose that they were let into the ground to a depth of some feet. The erection necessarily commenced with this operation.
Set up the boards.When the sockets had been firmly fixed, the upright boards and tiie pillars were inserted into them by means of the tenons in which they terminated, and so stood erect. The coupling by bars rivetted the three walls into one firm and compact structure.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘And Moses reared up the Dwellingplace, and laid its sockets, and set up its frames, and put in its bars, and reared up its pillars. And he spread the tent over the Dwellingplace, and put the covering of the tent over it (above upon it); as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he took and put the Testimony into the Ark, and set the staves on the Ark, and put the mercy-seat on top of (above upon) the Ark: and he brought the Ark into the Dwellingplace, and set up the veil of the screen, and screened the Ark of the Testimony; as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he put the Table in the Tent of Meeting, on the side of the Dwellingplace northward, outside the veil. And he set the bread in order on it before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he put the lampstand in the Tent of Meeting, over against the Table, on the side of the Dwellingplace southward. And he lit the lamps before Yahweh, as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil: and he burnt on it incense of sweet spices; as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he put the screen of the entrance to the Dwellingplace. And he set the altar of whole burnt-offering at the entrance of the Dwellingplace of the Tent of Meeting, and offered on it the whole burnt-offering and the meal-offering; as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he set the laver between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, with which to wash. And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet at it. When they went into the Tent of Meeting, and when they came near to the altar, they washed; as Yahweh commanded Moses. And he reared up the court round about the Dwellingplace and the altar, and set up the screen of the entrance of the court. So Moses finished the work.’
So finally the Dwellingplace was established, and as each part was put in place the activity for which it was prepared also took place. The Testimony was put in the Ark. The showbread was set in order on the Table, the Lampstand was lit, incense was offered on the altar of incense, a whole burnt offering and meal offering was offered on the bronze altar, and they washed their hands and feet in the laver. So was each given its first use.
Note how often the phrase ‘as Yahweh commanded Moses’ appears. In this chapter it occurs seven times, the number of divine perfection. It also appeared seven times in the previous chapter. Thus there were two series of seven (or fourteen in all). And further to this there were expressions which indicated the same thing. Thus there is great emphasis on the fact that the Dwellingplace is in accordance with the divine pattern, and continual emphasis on the fact that Yahweh has been obeyed.
“ He spread the tent over the Dwellingplace, and put the covering of the tent over it.” Here we see the distinction made between the Dwellingplace proper, the tent of goats’ hair, and the outer covering of skins. The distinction is not, however, always maintained, and the whole is sometimes called the Dwellingplace.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
reared: Exo 40:2, Exo 26:15-30, Exo 36:20-34, Lev 26:11, Eze 37:27, Eze 37:28, Joh 1:14, Gal 4:4, 1Pe 1:5, Rev 21:3
and fastened: Isa 33:24, Mat 16:18, 1Ti 3:15
Reciprocal: Exo 26:19 – forty sockets of silver Exo 26:30 – rear up the tabernacle Num 9:15 – on the day 2Sa 7:6 – tent Heb 9:2 – a tabernacle