Exodus 30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:5

And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood ,.... Of the same wood the altar itself was made: and overlay them with gold ; as that was; these rings and staves may be an emblem of the precious ordinances of Christ, in which he grants his presence; and where he is held forth in different ages and places as the interceding high priest of his people, their advocate with the Father, pleading continually his propitiatory sacrifice in their favour. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:6

Thou shalt put it before the vail ,.... That divides between the holy and the most holy place; not within the vail in the holy of holies, but before it at the holy place, for there the altar of incense stood: Josephus F15 Antiqu. l. 3. c. 6. sect. 8. says, between the candlestick and the table, i.e. of shewbread, stood the altar of incense; now the candlestick and shewbread were in the holy place; and with this account the Talmudists F16 T. Bab. Yoma, fol. 33. 2. agree, who say,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:7

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning ,.... This in later times was done by a common priest, who obtained this service by lots as we find in the times of Zacharias, Luke 1:9 the incense was fetched out of the house of Abtines, where it was made, and burning coals were taken off of the altar of burnt offering in a vessel, and the incense was spread upon them and burnt: the Jewish canons about this matter run thus F18 Misn. Tamid, c. 5. sect. 4, 5. ; he that was... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:8

And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it ,.... In the evening the priest went into the holy place to light the lamps that were gone out; see Gill on Exodus 27:20 at the same time he burnt incense on the altar; and as the daily sacrifice was offered up morning and evening, so the incense was burnt every morning and evening, and much about the same time: the Jews say F20 Misn. Yoma, c. 3. sect. 4. , that the incense of the morning was offered between the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:9

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon ,.... Which had not the same, but was made of other materials, or had more or fewer; whatever was not exactly the same was not to be offered; and so to make use of other mediators than Christ, whether angels or men, or to put up prayer to God for the sake of our own righteousness, pleading the merits of our works, and not the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ, is to offer strange incense, unacceptable to God, and which will be of no avail... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:10

And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year ,.... On the day of atonement, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi and Aben Ezra explain it; and the atonement here referred to seems to be an atonement for the altar itself, see Leviticus 16:18 and as the altar of burnt offering was first expiated and then used, Exodus 29:36 so it seems the altar of incense had not only an atonement made on it, but for it: and this was done with the blood of the sin offering... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:11

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... Continued his discourse; or, there being some intermission, reassumed it: saying ; as follows. read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:12

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, after their number ,.... An account of them, how many they are; which was sometimes done, and was proper to be done, especially in time of war; though the present case seems to be for the sake of raising money for the tabernacle and the service of it: then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them ; which was not done yearly, nor was it perpetual; we have but two instances of it after this... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:13

This they shall give, everyone that passeth among them that are numbered ,.... And their number, according to Jarchi, was known by what was paid; for he says the sum was taken not by heads, but everyone gave the half shekel, and by counting them the number was known, as follows: half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary ; that is, after the standard of a shekel kept in the sanctuary as a rule for all; and so Jarchi paraphrases it,"according to the weight of a shekel, which I have... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:14

Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above ,.... Even Levites, Israelites, proselytes, and servants freed, but not women, bond servants, or children F24 Misn. Shekalim, c. 1. sect. 1,3. : shall give an offering to the Lord ; the half shekel before mentioned. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:6

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:14

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