Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:20
Pure oil olive beaten - The oil was to be of the best kind. It is called beaten, because it was obtained by merely bruising the olives in a mortar or mill, without the application of heat. The finest oil is now thus obtained from young fruit freshly gathered. The inferior kind is pressed from unselected fruit under stronger pressure, and with the application of heat.The lamp - i. e. the lamps of the golden candlestick. (See Exodus 25:37.)To burn - See the margin “to ascend up.” It should be... read more
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:9-19
The court of the tabernacle - (Compare Exodus 38:9-20)Exodus 27:9The south side southward - The south side on the right. See Exodus 26:18.Exodus 27:10Sockets - Bases. See Exodus 26:19.Fillets - Rather, Connecting rods; curtain-rods of silver connecting the heads of the pillars. The hangings were attached to the pillars by the silver hooks; but the length of the space between the pillars would render it most probable that they were also in some way fastened to these rods.Exodus 27:13The east... read more