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Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 27:19

Exodus 27:19. All the vessels of the tabernacle— That is, all the vessels in the common use of the tabernacle, and such as have not been before specified; in particular the pins, as they are called, of the tabernacle and the court: the original word means, the small stakes to which the ropes of a tent are fastened. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 27:20-21

Exodus 27:20-21. Pure oil-olive beaten, for the light, &c.— Pure oil of olive beaten (i.e. obtained by pounding or expression,) is here commanded to be brought for the use of the golden candlestick, as being most excellent, and freest from sediment. We have before observed how necessary it was that there should be a continual light in the tabernacle; and Josephus (Antiq. b. 3: ch. 8.) informs us that this was the case; though it must be confessed, that Exo 27:21 and other passages of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:19

19. pins—were designed to hold down the curtains at the bottom, lest the wind should waft them aside. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:20

20, 21. pure oil olive beaten—that is, such as runs from the olives when bruised and without the application of fire. for the light . . . Aaron and his sons—were to take charge of lighting it in all time coming. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:21

21. shall order it from evening to morning—The tabernacle having no windows, the lamps required to be lighted during the day. JOSEPHUS says that in his time only three were lighted; but his were degenerate times, and there is no Scripture authority for this limitation. But although the priests were obliged from necessity to light them by day, they might have let them go out at night had it not been for this express ordinance. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 27:1-19

5. The tabernacle courtyard 27:1-19In this section Moses described the altar of burnt offerings, the courtyard itself, and the oil for the lamps on the lampstand that the priests evidently prepared in the courtyard. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 27:9-19

The courtyard 27:9-19The courtyard was 50 cubits wide by 100 cubits long (75 feet by 150 feet, half the length of an American football field). This area is about the size of a modest home site in the United States. The curtains that formed its perimeter were only half as high as those surrounding the tabernacle building (7 feet instead of 15 feet). So the Israelites outside the courtyard could see the top part of the tabernacle building."All its vessels were of copper-brass, which, being allied... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 27:20-21

The oil 27:20-21These instructions concern the clear olive oil that the priests were to prepare for and use in the tabernacle lamps. They form a transition from an emphasis on the tabernacle furnishings to the priests’ ministry that follows.The priests had to trim and refill the lamps on the lampstand in the holy place every evening. There was light in the holy place all night (cf. Leviticus 24:3; 1 Samuel 3:3)."Oil . . . is clearly a symbol of the Holy Spirit in Scripture." [Note: Davis, p.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 27:20-43

6. The investiture of the priests 27:20-28:43Here begins the revelation of those things that related to the Israelites’ relationship with God (Exodus 27:20 to Exodus 30:38). The preceding section (Exodus 25:10 to Exodus 27:19) emphasized the revelation of the things that revealed God’s character. The priesthood is the primary revelation in this new section."The approach to the Holy One, both within the biblical tradition and outside it, has always included some kind of mediatorial ministry, for... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 27:1-21

The Altar of Burnt Offering. The Court of the Tabernacle. The Oil for the Lamps1-8. Altar of Burnt Offering.This is a hollow chest of acacia wood overlaid with bronze, and stands within the court, midway between the outer entrance and the door of the tabernacle.1. The approximate size of the altar is 7½ ft. square and 4½ ft. high: see on Exodus 20:26.2 The horns] The form and significance of these horns are doubtful. They were very important, and seem to have been regarded as the most sacred... read more

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