Exodus 25:10-22 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 25:10-22

The first thing which is here ordered to be made is the ark with its appurtenances, the furniture of the most holy place, and the special token of God's presence, for which the tabernacle was erected to be the receptacle. I. The ark itself was a chest, or coffer, in which the two tables of the law, written with the finger of God, were to be honourably deposited, and carefully kept. The dimensions of it are exactly ordered; if the Jewish cubit was, as some learned men compute, three inches... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:10

And they shall make an ark of shittim wood ,.... A chest or coffer to put things into, and into this were to be put the two tables of stone on which the law was written, and it was to be made of the wood before mentioned, Exodus 25:5 this was a very eminent type of Christ, with whom the name of an ark, chest, or coffer where treasure lies, agrees; for the treasures of wisdom and knowledge, and the riches of grace, even all the fulness of it, lie in him; and all the epithets of this ark are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:11

And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold ,.... Not gild it, but put a plate of pure gold over it: within and without shalt thou overlay it ; so that nothing of the wood could be seen: this may denote the glory of Christ in both his natures, divine and human, the riches of his person and office, which are unsearchable and durable, and his preciousness to them that believe, Song of Solomon 5:10 , and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about : or a cornish of pure gold upon it,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:12

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it ,.... For which a mould was to be made, and the gold being melted was poured into it, and so the rings were fashioned: and put them in the corners thereof ; or, "in its feet", as Aben Ezra, though Jarchi says it had no feet; but as the word used so signifies always, it is more probable it had feet; and the rather, that it might not stand upon the ground, but on feet, as chests and coffers usually do: and two rings shall be in the one side... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:13

And thou shall make staves of shittim wood ,.... Of the same, wood the ark was made of, see Exodus 25:5 and overlay them with gold; cover them with plates of gold, so that they appeared to be all of gold, the wood being not to be seen. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:14

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 use of the staves thus put was: that the ark might be borne with them ; which staves overlaid with gold, and put into golden rings, figured the ministers of Christ, enriched with the gifts and graces of his Spirit, and possessed of the truths of the Gospel, more precious than gold and silver; who bear the name of Christ, and carry... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:15

The staves shall be in the rings of the ark ,.... Not only be put into them, but remain in them, yea, always: they shall not be taken from it ; or, as the Septuagint version is, be immovable; so that those gold rings in the ark may signify the churches of Christ, which are instrumental to bear his name, and spread his truth in the world, comparable to rings for their circular form, being the purest and most perfect bodies of men on earth, and to gold rings for their worth and value,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:16

And thou shall put into the ark the testimony that I shall give thee. Which was the principal use of it: by the "testimony" is meant the law, written on two tables of stone; so called, because it was a testification of the mind and will of God, what he would have done or omitted; and as the Israelites had declared their approbation of it, and assent unto it, and had promised obedience to it, therefore, should they transgress it, it would be a testimony against them: now this was put into the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:17

And thou shall make a mercy seat of pure gold ,.... Or "covering" F14 כפרת "opertorium", Montanus; "tegmen sive operimentum", Vatablus; "operculum", Piscator. ; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; for so the word properly signifies; and what is meant was no more than a cover of the ark, which was open at the top, and this was the lid of it, and exactly answered to it, as appears by the dimensions afterwards given of it; and because the root of this word in one form signifies to propitiate or... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:18

And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold ,.... Which some take to be in the form of birds, and others of winged animals, such as the like were never seen, so Josephus; the Jews commonly suppose they were in the form of young men, which they observe the word signifies in the Chaldee language; others, that they were in the form of an ox, the face of an ox and a cherub being the same, Ezekiel 1:10 and indeed their form is best discerned from account of them in Ezekiel, and in the Revelation,... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 25:10-22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:18

Group of Brands