Exodus 40:5 - Exposition

The altar of gold . See Exodus 30:1-10 ; Exodus 37:25-28 . Before the ark of the testimony — i.e; "before the veil, opposite the ark of the testimony," not within the veil. See the comment on Exodus 30:6 . The hanging of the door — i.e; "the curtain which closed the front or eastern end of the tabernacle." (See Exodus 26:36 ; Exodus 36:37 .)