Bible Commentary

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about. 11. pure gold ] See on v. 3. a crown ] Heb. zr, the Syr. zr means a collar or necklace. What is meant is prob. an ornamental moulding, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:11”

And they shall make an ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof. 10. an ark ] The Heb. word (’ rn: not the word used of Moses ‘ark,’ Exo 2:3) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:10”

According to all that I show thee, [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make [it]. 9. The sanctuary is to be constructed in accordance with a model shewn to Moses in the mount ( v. 40, Exo 26:30, Exo 27:8; Num 8:4). Gudea, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:9”

And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them. 8. sanctuary ] about 12 times in H and P (as Lev 19:30; Lev 12:4); often in Ezek., of the Temple (as Eze 5:11, Eze 8:6, Eze 44:1; Eze 44:5, &c.), and occasionally besides (as ch. Exo 15:17, Jer 17:12, Psa 73:17). … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:8”

Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate. 7. Precious stones. onyx ] Heb. shham, a precious stone highly valued in OT. times (cf. Gen 2:12, Eze 28:13, Job 28:16, 1Ch 29:1). There is, how ever, some uncertainty what the shham was, though it is generally supposed to be … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:7”

Oil for the light, spices for anointing oil, and for sweet incense, 6. Oil and spices. For the reason of the verse being assigned to P 3 [199] , see pp. 296, 328: cf. pp. 378 f., and xi f. [199] Secondary strata of P (see p. xii top; pp. 328f., 378). oil for the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:6”

And rams’ skins dyed red, and badgers’ skins, and shittim wood, 5. Skins and wood. rams’ skins dyed red ] These formed the second covering over the certains (Exo 26:14). sealskins ] Heb. ‘skins of tshim,’ a word of uncertain meaning. In Arab. tuas or duas means a dolphin, which makes it probable that the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:5”

And blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats’ [hair], 4. Materials spun or woven. blue ] more exactly, purple-blue (LXX. , , ‘dark blue’), or violet (Est 1:6 AV.), i.e. yarn or stump so coloured by means of a dye obtained from a shell-fish, found adhering to rocks in the Medit. Sea … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:4”

And this [is] the offering which ye shall take of them; gold, and silver, and brass, 3. The metals. Gold, silver, and copper are specified, the gold being prescribed, in accordance with a significant gradation, for those vessels and parts of the sanctuary which were nearest to Jehovah, the silver and the copper for those … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:3”

Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering: of every man that giveth it willingly with his heart ye shall take my offering. 2. offering ] better, contribution. The Heb. tr mh (from hrm, to lift or take off) denotes properly what is ‘taken off’ from a larger mass, and so … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 25:2”