John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:13
And the breadth of the court on the east side eastward ,.... Which was the entrance into it: shall be fifty cubits ; the east end and west end were of the same measure. read more
Exodus 27:13-16 Niv
John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:14
The hangings of one side of the gate ,.... Or entrance into the court: shall be fifteen cubits ; or seven yards and a half: their pillars three, and their sockets three ; and so stood at the same distance from one another as the rest of the pillars did, the distance of five cubits. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:15
And on the other side shall be hangings fifteen cubits ,.... On the other side of the gate, or entrance into the court, on the northeast side, as the other may be supposed to be the southeast side, there was the same length of hangings: their pillars three, and their sockets three ; the same as on the other side of the gate. read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:16
And for the gate of the court shall be an hanging of twenty cubits ,.... Which, with the fifteen on each side, make the fifty cubits, the breadth of the court eastward, Exodus 27:13 , this hanging was better than the rest, much finer and richer: for it was of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needle work : and was of the same as the hangings for the door of the holy place, Exodus 26:36 this was a figure of Christ, and of the graces of the Spirit in... read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 27:16
And for the gate of the court - It appears that the hangings of this gate were of the same materials and workmanship with that of the inner covering of the tabernacle, and the outer and inner veil. See Exodus 26:36 . 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 27:9-18
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
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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