Bible Commentary

And thou shalt make for it a grate of network [of] brass; and upon the net shalt thou make four brazen rings in the four corners thereof. 4. a grating ] Exo 35:16, Exo 38:4-5; Exo 38:30, Exo 39:39 . This formed a vertical support for the ‘ledge’ ( v. 5), resting on the ground, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:4”

And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basins, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass. 3. The vessels of the altar, for use in connexion with the sacrifices. its pots and its shovels ] cf., in the Temple, 1Ki … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:3”

And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. 2. the horns of it ] these were an indispensable part of an altar (cf. Exo 30:2-3), and were regarded as its most sacred part: the blood of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:2”

And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [shall be] three cubits. 1. the altar ] the altar , if not, in P’s view (see on Exo 30:1-10), the only altar. So Exo 30:18; Exo 30:20; Exo 40:7; … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 27:1”

And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars [of] shittim [wood], and overlay them with gold, [and] their hooks [shall be of] gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them. And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood,…. One at each corner of the entrance into the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:37”

And thou shalt make a hanging for the door of the tent, [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needlework. Exodus 36-7 (Exo 26:36-37). The screen, to cover the entrance to the Dwelling. This was of the same materials as the veil ( v. 31), but, as it was further … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:36”

And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick over against the table on the side of the tabernacle toward the south: and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 35. over against ] opposite to, on the south side of the table. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:35”

And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy [place]. And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon ark of the testimony,…. With the cherubim of glory overshadowing it; all which were a representation of the way of man’s salvation flowing from the mercy and grace of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:34”

And thou shalt hang up the veil under the tacks, that thou mayest bring in thither within the veil the ark of the testimony: and the veil shall divide unto you between the holy [place] and the most holy. 33. under the clasps ] the clasps mentioned in v. 6, which must have been ( … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:33”

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim [wood] overlaid with gold: their hooks [shall be of] gold, upon the four sockets of silver. 32. four bases of silver ] such as the frames rested upon, v. 19 ff. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 32. Their hooks shall be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 26:32”