Bible Commentary

And thou shalt put the mercy seat above upon the ark; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony that I shall give thee. 21. Cf. Exo 40:20. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Or, after thou shalt have put in the ark; for the ark was not to be opened after … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:21”

And the cherubims shall stretch forth [their] wings on high, covering the mercy seat with their wings, and their faces [shall look] one to another; toward the mercy seat shall the faces of the cherubims be. 20. shall spread out ] Heb. shall be spreading out, describing their permanent condition: the idiom, as Gen 1:6, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:20”

And make one cherub on the one end, and the other cherub on the other end: [even] of the mercy seat shall ye make the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 19. of one piece with ] Heb. out of: the same idiom, vv. 31, 35, Exo 27:2, Exo 28:8, Exo 30:2. The meaning is, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:19”

And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat. 18. of beaten work ] like the lampstand ( v. 31), and the two silver trumpets (Num 10:2). RVm. is not probable. LXX. here (in Nu. ), Vulg. ductilis, perductilis, i.e. drawn … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:18”

And thou shalt make a mercy seat [of] pure gold: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 17. a mercy-seat ] or, if the word could be revived, a propitiatory. This was a slab of gold, of the same length and breadth as … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:17”

And thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee. 16. the testimony ] i.e. the attestation, or (cf. the cognate verb in Psa 50:7 ‘testify,’ Jer 11:7 ‘protest’) affirmation, averment, viz. of God’s will, and man’s duty, expressed in the Decalogue. In Dt. (Deu 4:45, Deu 6:17; Deu 6:20), and … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:16”

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it. Verse 15. The staves – shall not be taken from it.] Because it should ever be considered as in readiness to be removed, God not having told them at what hour he should command them to strike their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:15”

And thou shalt put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark, that the ark may be borne with them. And thou shall put the staves into the rings by the sides of the ark,…. This shows for what use the rings were; namely, to put the staves into them and the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:14”

And thou shalt make staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 13 15 . Poles of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, to be made for the transport of the ark. Cf. 1Ki 8:7 f. Similar poles are provided for carrying the table of Presence-bread, vv. 27 f., the altar of burnt-offering, Exo 26:6 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:13”

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put [them] in the four corners thereof; and two rings [shall be] in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it. 12. in ] on, i.e. fasten them on to. feet ] short supports for the ark. Not … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:12”