John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:18
And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle ,.... As in the manner before described, so in number as follows: twenty boards on the south side southward ; which being a cubit and a half broad, made the length of the tabernacle fifteen yards according to the common account; but if these were cubits of twenty one inches, then its length was much greater. read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 26:15-30
Very particular directions are here given about the boards of the tabernacle, which were to bear up the curtains, as the stakes of a tent which had need to be strong, Isa. 54:2. These boards had tenons which fell into the mortises that were made for them in silver bases. God took care to have every thing strong, as well as fine, in his tabernacle. Curtains without boards would have been shaken by every wind; but it is a good thing to have the heart established with grace, which is as the... read more