Exodus 30:9-20 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:1-10

I. The orders given concerning the altar of incense are, 1. That it was to be made of wood, and covered with gold, pure gold, about a yard high and half a yard square, with horns at the corners, a golden cornice round it, with rings and staves of gold, for the convenience of carrying it, Exod. 30:1-5. It does not appear that there was any grate to this altar for the ashes to fall into, that they might be taken away; but, when they burnt incense, a golden censer was brought with coals in it,... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:11-16

Some observe that the repetition of those words, The Lord spoke unto Moses, here and afterwards (Exod. 30:17, 22, 34), intimates that God did not deliver these precepts to Moses in the mount, in a continued discourse, but with many intermissions, giving him time either to write what was said to him or at least to charge his memory with it. Christ gave instructions to his disciples as they were able to hear them. Moses is here ordered to levy money upon the people by way of poll, so much a... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:17-21

Orders are here given, 1. For the making of a laver, or font, of brass, a large vessel, that would contain a good quantity of water, which was to be set near the door of the tabernacle, Exod. 30:18. The foot of brass, it is supposed, was so contrived as to receive the water, which was let into it out of the laver by spouts or cocks. They then had a laver for the priests only to wash in, but to us now there is a fountain open for Judah and Jerusalem to wash in (Zech. 13:1), an inexhaustible... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:9

Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon ,.... Which had not the same, but was made of other materials, or had more or fewer; whatever was not exactly the same was not to be offered; and so to make use of other mediators than Christ, whether angels or men, or to put up prayer to God for the sake of our own righteousness, pleading the merits of our works, and not the blood, righteousness, and sacrifice of Christ, is to offer strange incense, unacceptable to God, and which will be of no avail... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:10

And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year ,.... On the day of atonement, as the Targum of Jonathan, and so Jarchi and Aben Ezra explain it; and the atonement here referred to seems to be an atonement for the altar itself, see Leviticus 16:18 and as the altar of burnt offering was first expiated and then used, Exodus 29:36 so it seems the altar of incense had not only an atonement made on it, but for it: and this was done with the blood of the sin offering... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:11

And the Lord spake unto Moses ,.... Continued his discourse; or, there being some intermission, reassumed it: saying ; as follows. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:12

When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel, after their number ,.... An account of them, how many they are; which was sometimes done, and was proper to be done, especially in time of war; though the present case seems to be for the sake of raising money for the tabernacle and the service of it: then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them ; which was not done yearly, nor was it perpetual; we have but two instances of it after this... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:13

This they shall give, everyone that passeth among them that are numbered ,.... And their number, according to Jarchi, was known by what was paid; for he says the sum was taken not by heads, but everyone gave the half shekel, and by counting them the number was known, as follows: half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary ; that is, after the standard of a shekel kept in the sanctuary as a rule for all; and so Jarchi paraphrases it,"according to the weight of a shekel, which I have... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:14

Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above ,.... Even Levites, Israelites, proselytes, and servants freed, but not women, bond servants, or children F24 Misn. Shekalim, c. 1. sect. 1,3. : shall give an offering to the Lord ; the half shekel before mentioned. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:15

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel ,.... Which shows that the Israelites were alike in the esteem of God, their worldly circumstances making no difference; their souls being alike, the same ransom price was given for them; and that they were all to have an equal share in the service and sanctuary of God, and the price was set so low, that the poorest man might be able to pay it: and even Maimonides F25 Hilchot Shekalim, c. 1. sect. 1. ... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:1-10

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:11-16

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 30:17-21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:9

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:15

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