Exodus 26:30-37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:31

Thou shalt make a veil - פרכת parocheth , from פרך parach , to break or rend; the inner veil of the tabernacle or temple, ( 2 Chronicles 3:14 ;), which broke, interrupted, or divided between the holy place and the most holy; the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was standing. Compare Hebrews 9:8 . The Septuagint constantly render it by καταπετασμα . Does not the Hebrew name פרכת parocheth... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:32

Their hooks shall be of gold - וויהם vaveyhem , which we translate their hooks, is rendered κεφαλιδες , capitals, by the Septuagint, and capita by the Vulgate. As the word וו vav or vau , plural ווים vavim , occurs only in this book, Exodus 26:32 , Exodus 26:37 ; Exodus 27:10 , Exodus 27:11 , Exodus 27:17 ; Exodus 36:36 , Exodus 36:38 ; Exodus 38:10 , Exodus 38:11 , Exodus 38:12 , Exodus 38:17 , Exodus 38:19 , Exodus 38:28 ; and is used in these... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:36

A hanging for the door of the tent - This may be called the first veil, as it occupied the door or entrance to the tabernacle; the veil that separated the holy place from the holy of holies is called the second veil, Hebrews 9:3 . These two veils and the inner covering of the tabernacle were all of the same materials, and of the same workmanship. See Exodus 27:16 . 1. For the meaning and design of the tabernacle see Clarke's note on Exodus 25:40 ; : and while the reader is struck... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:31

Verse 31 31.And thou shalt make a vail. The inner shrine or recess was covered by one vail; the sanctuary was divided from the court by another. By both the people were admonished how reverently God’s majesty must be regarded, and with what seriousness holy things are to be engaged in, so that they might not approach God’s presence without fear, nor boldly break in upon the mysteries of things sacred. But by the vail the obscurity of the shadows of the Law was principally denoted, that the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

THE TABERNACLE . The sacred furniture which the tabernacle was to contain having been described, with the exception of the "altar of incense" the description of which is reserved for Exodus 30:1-38 . ( Exodus 30:1-10 )-directions were next given for the sacred structure itself. This was to consist of three main things— 1 . A quadrangular enclosure thirty cubits long by ten broad, open at one end, and on the other three sides enclosed by boards of acacia-wood overlaid with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The symbolism of the tabernacle structure. I. That the HOLY OF HOLIES typified heaven itself is declared in the Epistle to the Hebrews ( Hebrews 9:7-12 ). In it were the forms of cherubim, representing the angelic choir, and between them was the manifestation of the presence of God himself. It was cut off from the rest of the sanctuary by the veil, which none was to lift save the High Priest once a year: "the Holy Ghost thus signifying, that the way into the holiest of all"— ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

Jehovah's dwelling. Instructions are now given for the making of the "dwelling-place," of that sacred house or tent which was to be the special abode of Jehovah, and within which, when reared according to the fashion shown to Moses in the mount ( Exodus 26:30 ), the sacred articles described in the previous chapter were to be deposited. We need not encumber our homily with the minutiae of construction. It will suffice to direct attention to the general arrangement of parts, and to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The tabernacle itself. Consider here— I. GOD 'S COMMANDMENT THAT A DWELLING - PLACE SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR HIM . Against even the least degree of image-making there was a stern edict; and we might also have expected that there would be equal sternness in forbidding the creation of aught in the shape of a holy house. For what on the face of it would seem more probable than this, that the erection of a holy house would be a strong inducement towards the fashioning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:30

According to the fashion . Where the description was incomplete (and it could not but be incomplete in many points), Moses was to follow his recollection of the "pattern," which either in vision, or otherwise—he had seen in the mount This would be his best guide, for " Segnius irritant animum demissa per aures, Quam quae sunt oculis subjecta fidelibus ." read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:30

God dwelleth not in temples made with hands. An idea, to be realised, must be embodied; e.g; thoughts must be expressed in words; the vision of the artist must take form on canvas or in marble. So, too, with the Divine ideas; they also must be embodied, and as presented for man's instruction, they must be so embodied that man may apprehend them. The unseen must be made visible; the pattern on the mount must be modelled and reared up upon the plain. Notice— I. THE DIVINE IDEAL .... read more

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