Exodus 27:9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 27:9-19

Before the tabernacle there was to be a court or yard, enclosed with hangings of the finest linen that was used for tents. This court, according to the common computation of cubits, was fifty yards long, and twenty-five broad. Pillars were set up at convenient distances, in sockets of brass, the pillars filleted with silver, and silver tenter-hooks in them, on which the linen hangings were fastened: the hanging which served for the gate was finer than the rest, Exod. 27:16. This court was a... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:9

And thou shall make the court of the tabernacle: for the south side southward ,.... This was a large court yard to the house of God, or tabernacle, which stood in it at the upper end of it; it was enclosed, but open to the air; and in it, between the entrance into it and the holy place, stood the altar of burnt offering before described, and on one side of that the laver for the priests to wash in; into this the people of Israel were admitted, and where they brought their sacrifices and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 27:9

The court of the tabernacle - The tabernacle stood in an enclosure or court, open at the top. This court was made with pillars or posts, and hangings. It was one hundred cubits, or about fifty-eight yards and a half, in length; the breadth we learn from Exodus 27:12 , Exodus 27:18 ; and five cubits, or nearly three yards, high, Exodus 27:18 . And as this was but half the height of the tabernacle, Exodus 26:16 , that sacred building might easily be seen by the people from without. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 27:9

Verse 9 9.And thou shalt make the court. There were two courts divided from the sanctuary, one for the priests, the other common to the whole people. To the first chambers were annexed, in which the Levites dwelt, who were the keepers of the tabernacle; and thus sometimes the courts are spoken of in the plural number, and especially in the Psalms, (Psalms 64:4.) It is the court of the people which is here referred to, where they consecrated the victims, offered their prayers, and were... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-20

The brazen altar and court of the tabernacle. From the sanctuary, we pass in this chapter to the outer court, the principal object in which was the brazen altar, or altar of burnt offering. I. THE BRAZEN ALTAR ( Exodus 27:1-9 ). 1 . Form of the altar . The altar was a foursquare case of shittim wood, five cubits long and five broad, made with four horns, and overlaid with plates of bronze. Round it, at some distance from the ground, was apparently a ledge, on which the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-21

The tabernacle and its teachings. I. THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE . 1 . The situation of the altar. 2 . The altar, on which the sacrifice for sin is laid, is the place of power. The horns, the symbol of Divine power. The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation. 3 . In Christ God gives us a place for accepted offerings. The altar was Israel's as well as God's: upon it were laid their offerings as well as those prescribed for the daily service and the great day of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:9

Thou shalt make the court . Rather, " a court." For the south side southward . Rather," For the south side, upon the right." Compare the comment on Exodus 26:18 . Hangings . The word used is a rare one in this sense, quite different from those which have been employed for "curtains" or "hangings "previously ( Exodus 26:1 , Exodus 26:7 , Exodus 26:36 ). The LXX . translate by ἱστία "sails;" and the Jewish commentators believe a loosely woven sail-cloth to be intended. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:9-18

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:9-18

The Court of the Tabernacle. I. THE USE OF THE COURT . The court was primarily a precinct inclosing the sacred structure, and preserving it from contact with the roughnesses of the rude world without. It formed a sort of vestibule to the tent-temple, which awoke solemn thoughts, and gave men time to put away secular considerations, and attune their minds to the Divine harmonies, before entering the house itself, which contained the manifestation of the Divine presence. God must... read more

Albert Barnes

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

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