Exodus 30:16 - Exposition

The application of the "atonement money" is stated more distinctly in Exodus 38:27 , Exodus 38:28 . It was employed for the silver sockets that supported the boards of the tabernacle, and for the hooks, capitals, and connecting rods of the pillars which surrounded the court. Thus employed, it was a continual "memorial" in the eyes of the people, reminding each man of his privileges and duties