Exodus 25:17 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 25:17

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 25:17

A mercy-seat - כפרת capporeth , from כפר caphar , to cover or overspread; because by an act of pardon sins are represented as being covered, so that they no longer appear in the eye of Divine justice to displease, irritate, and call for punishment; and the person of the offender is covered or protected from the stroke of the broken law. In the Greek version of the Septuagint the word ιλαστηριον , hilasterion , is used, which signifies a propitiatory, and is the name used by the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 25:17

Verse 17 17And thou shalt make a mercy-seat. The primary root of the verb כפר, caphar, from whence this noun is derived, (128) is used for “to smear with pitch,” but in the Hiphil conjugation, it signifies either to expiate, or to purge, or to receive into favor; whence כפר, copher, is expiation, as we have seen elsewhere; and כפרת, caphoreth, a covering or lid. Yet I doubt not but that Moses alludes in this word to a metaphorical meaning, for the law requires a covering to conceal our... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-22

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-22

The symbolism of the ark of the covenant. The symbolical meaning of the ark of the covenant may be considered, either I. SEPARATELY , AS TO ITS PARTS . These were II. COLLECTIVELY , AS TO THE BEARING OF THE SEVERAL PARTS ONE UPON ANOTHER . The teaching of the ark in this respect was, primarily, that of David in the eighty-fifth psalm: "Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other." Mercy without justice is a weak... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

What must be found with every soul that is God's dwelling-place I. THE ARK ( Exodus 25:10-22 ). The place where the Lord meets and communes with us. 1 . It contained the testimony. The light of the meeting-place with God is the word concerning righteousness and sin. There is no communion with God if that be left out. The law which searches and condemns us must be honoured as God's testimony. 2 . Between God and the law we have broken is the mercy seat, sin's glorious... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The ark, the table, and the candlestick. The instructions for the making of these essential parts of the tabernacle furniture occupy the remainder of the chapter. The directions for making the altar of incense are postponed to Exodus 30:1-10 . The reason seems to be that the uses of this altar could not be described without reference to commands which were to be given respecting the altar of burnt-offering—to which the altar of incense stood in a certain relation of dependence—and to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:17

Thou shalt make a mercy seat. Modern exegesis has endeavoured to empty the word kapporeth of its true meaning, witnessed to by the Septuagint, as well as by the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 9:5 ). It tells us that a kapporeth is simply a cover, "being derived from kaphar , to cover,"—used in Genesis 5:14 , with respect to covering the ark with pitch. But the truth is that kapporeth is not derived from kaphar , but from kipper , the Piel form of the same verb, which has... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 25:17-22

A mercy seat of pure gold - (Compare Exodus 37:6-9.) In external form, the mercy-seat was a plate of gold with the cherubim standing on it, the whole beaten out of one solid piece of metal Exodus 37:7; it was placed upon the ark and so took the place of a cover. “mercy” seat expresses well the distinct significance and recognized designation of the Hebrew name.Exodus 25:18-20The cherubim of the mercy-seat were human figures, each having two wings. They must have been of small size, proportioned... read more

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

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 25:17

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 25:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-22

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:10-40

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 25:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 25:17-22

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