1.
And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.
the altar: This altar consisted of four boards of shittim - acacia wood, covered with brass, and hollow in the middle; but it is supposed to have been filled up with earth when used, for it is expressly said - Exodus 20:24 that the altar is to be of earth. As it was five cubits long and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, if the cubit be reckoned at 21 inches, it must have been eight feet nine inches square, and about five feet three inches in height. Exodus 27:1-8, Exodus 40:6, Exodus 40:29, 2 Chronicles 4:1, Ezekiel 43:13-17, Romans 8:3, Romans 8:4, Romans 12:1, Hebrews 3:1, Hebrews 9:14, Hebrews 13:10, 1 Peter 2:5
foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof: Ezekiel 43:16, John 6:37, Hebrews 13:8, Revelation 21:16
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:9 - the altar Exodus 35:16 - The altar Leviticus 1:3 - a burnt Numbers 3:31 - the altars Numbers 4:14 - all the vessels thereof 2 Chronicles 1:5 - the brazen
2.
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
he made: Exodus 27:2
brass: Job 6:12
Reciprocal: Exodus 29:12 - the horns 1 Kings 1:50 - caught Psalms 118:27 - the horns Ezekiel 43:16 - square
3.
And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
he made: Exodus 27:3
fleshhooks: 1 Samuel 2:13
Reciprocal: Leviticus 10:1 - censer 1 Kings 7:45 - the pots 2 Kings 25:14 - the pots 2 Chronicles 4:16 - pots also Jeremiah 52:18 - caldrons
4.
And he made for the altar a brasen grate of network under the compass thereof beneath unto the midst of it.
Reciprocal: Exodus 27:4 - a grate of network Exodus 27:5 - compass of the altar
5.
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
the grate: Exodus 27:4
6.
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
7.
And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.
to bear it withal: Acts 9:15, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Corinthians 2:2
Reciprocal: Exodus 25:12 - General
8.
And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
the laver: Exodus 30:18-21, Exodus 40:7, Exodus 40:30-32, 1 Kings 7:23-26, 1 Kings 7:38, Psalms 26:6, Zechariah 13:1, John 13:10, Titus 3:5, Titus 3:6, Hebrews 9:10, 1 John 3:7, Revelation 1:5, looking glasses, or, brazen glasses, The word maroth, from raah, to see, denotes reflectors, or mirrors, of any kind. That these could not have been looking glasses, as in our translation, is sufficiently evident, not only from the glass not being then in use, but also from the impossibility of making the brazen laver of such materials. The first mirrors known among men, were the clear fountain and unruffled lake. The first artificial ones were made of polished brass, afterwards of steel, and when luxury increased, of silver; but at a very early period, they were made of a mixed metal, particularly of tin and copper, the best of which, as Pliny informs us, were formerly manufactured at Brundusium. When the Egyptians went to their temples, according to St. Cyril, they always carried their mirrors with them. The Israelitish women probably did the same; and Dr. Shaw says, that looking-glasses are still part of the dress of Moorish women, who carry them constantly hung at their breasts.
assembling: Heb. assembling by troops, It is supposed that these women kept watch during the night. Among the ancients, women were generally employed as door-keepers. See note on 1 Samuel 2:22. Proverbs 8:34, Matthew 26:69, Luke 2:37, John 18:16, 1 Timothy 5:5
Reciprocal: Exodus 31:9 - the laver Exodus 35:16 - the laver Job 37:18 - as Isaiah 3:23 - glasses 1 Peter 3:3 - that Revelation 4:6 - a sea
9.
And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:
the court: Exodus 27:9-19, Exodus 40:8, Exodus 40:33, 1 Kings 6:36, Psalms 84:2, Psalms 84:10, Psalms 89:7, Psalms 92:13, Psalms 100:4
Reciprocal: Exodus 35:17 - The hangings Exodus 40:28 - General Leviticus 6:26 - in the court Numbers 3:26 - the hangings Ezekiel 40:23 - and he
10.
Their pillars were twenty, and their brasen sockets twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver.
11.
And for the north side the hangings were an hundred cubits, their pillars were twenty, and their sockets of brass twenty; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
12.
And for the west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver.
13.
And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.
14.
The hangings of the one side of the gate were fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
hangings: Exodus 27:14
15.
And for the other side of the court gate, on this hand and that hand, were hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three.
16.
All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen.
17.
And the sockets for the pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver; and the overlaying of their chapiters of silver; and all the pillars of the court were filleted with silver.
Reciprocal: Numbers 3:36 - under the custody and charge Numbers 4:32 - the instruments 1 Kings 7:16 - General
18.
And the hanging for the gate of the court was needlework, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: and twenty cubits was the length, and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of the court.
needlework: 2 Chronicles 3:14
19.
And their pillars were four, and their sockets of brass four; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of their chapiters and their fillets of silver.
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 7:16 - General
20.
And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
21.
This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, for the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.
tabernacle of testimony: Exodus 25:16, Exodus 26:33, Exodus 40:3, Numbers 1:50, Numbers 1:53, Numbers 9:15, Numbers 10:11, Numbers 17:7, Numbers 17:8, Numbers 18:2, 2 Chronicles 24:6, Acts 7:44, Revelation 11:19, The word tabernacle is used in many different senses, and signifies:
1. A tent or pavilion Numbers 24:5, Matthew 17:4, 2. A house or dwelling Job 11:4, Job 22:23, 3. A kind of tent, which is designated, to speak after the manner of the men, the palace of the Most High, the dwelling of the God of Israel Exodus 26:1, Hebrews 9:2, Hebrews 9:3, 4. Christ's human nature, of which the Jewish tabernacle was a type, wherein God dwells really, substantially, and personally Hebrews 8:2, Hebrews 9:11, 5. The true church militant Psalms 15:1, 6. Our natural body, in which the soul lodges as in a tabernacle 2 Corinthians 5:1, 2 Peter 1:13, 7. The token of God's gracious presence Revelation 21:3 by the hand: Numbers 4:28-33, Ezra 8:26-30
Ithamar: Exodus 6:23, 1 Chronicles 6:3
Reciprocal: Exodus 16:34 - General Numbers 4:32 - the instruments
22.
And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD commanded Moses.
Bezaleel: Exodus 31:1-5, Exodus 35:30-35, Exodus 36:1-3, The supernatural qualifications of Bezaleel and Aholiab proved their divine appointment; yet they had an express nomination to their work: they were also miraculously qualified to instruct their assistants, as well as to superintend them. Christ alone builds the Temple of the Lord, and bears the glory; but ministers and private Christians, under his direction and by his grace, may be fellow-workers together with him. They who, in mean employments, are diligent and humbly contented, are equally acceptable with those who are engaged in more splendid services. The women who spun the goats' hair were wise-hearted, as well as the persons who presided over the work of the tabernacle, or as Aaron, who burnt incense there, because they did it heartily unto the Lord. Our wisdom and duty consist in giving God the glory and use of our talents, be they more or less; neither abusing nor burying them, but occupying with them until our Lord shall come; being satisfied that it is better to be a door-keeper in his service, than the most mighty and renowned of the ungodly. - Scott.
all that the Lord: Psalms 119:6, Jeremiah 1:7, Matthew 28:20
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 2:20 - Bezaleel
23.
And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen.
Aholiab: Exodus 35:34
a cunning: Exodus 35:34
Reciprocal: Exodus 26:31 - cunning work 2 Kings 22:6 - carpenters
24.
All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the holy place, even the gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary.
All the gold: If we follow the estimation of the learned Dean Prideaux, the value of the twenty-nine talents, and 730 shekels of gold, will be 198,347. 12s. 6d. The value of the silver contributed by 603,550; Israelites, at half a shekel, or 1s. 6d. per man, will amount to 45,266. 5s. The value of the 70 talents, 2,400 shekels of brass, will be 513. 17s. The gold weighed 4,245 pounds; the silver, 14,603 pounds; and the brass, 10,277 pounds, troy weight. The total value of all the gold, silver, and brass, will consequently amount to 244,127. 14s. 6d.; and the total weight of these three metals will amount to 29,124 pounds troy, which reduced to avoirdupois weight, is equal to fourteen tons, 226 pounds! - It may, perhaps, seem difficult to imagine how the Israelites should be possessed of so much wealth in the desert; but it should be remembered, that their ancestors were opulent men before they came into Egypt; that they were further enriched by the spoils of the Egyptians and Amalekites; and that it is probable, they traded with the neighbouring nations who bordered on the wilderness. There appear to be three reasons why so much riches should have been employed in the construction of the tabernacle, etc.
1. To impress the people's minds with the glory and dignity of the Divine Majesty, and the importance of his service.
2. To take out of their hands the occasion of covetousness.
3. To prevent pride and vain glory, by leading them to give up to the divine service even the ornaments of their persons. 1 Chronicles 22:14-16, 1 Chronicles 29:2-7, Haggai 2:8
offering: Exodus 25:2, Exodus 29:24, Exodus 35:22
the shekel: Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:14, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 27:3, Leviticus 27:25, Numbers 3:47, Numbers 18:16
Reciprocal: Numbers 3:25 - the charge 2 Kings 5:22 - a talent
25.
And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was an hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and threescore and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary:
Reciprocal: Exodus 30:12 - takest Exodus 30:16 - appoint Numbers 26:2 - General 2 Chronicles 25:6 - an hundred talents of silver
26.
A bekah for every man, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary, for every one that went to be numbered, from twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty men.
bekah: Exodus 30:13, Exodus 30:15, Exodus 30:16
every man: Heb. a poll, Numbers 1:46
six hundred: Exodus 12:37, Numbers 1:46
Reciprocal: Exodus 30:12 - takest Numbers 1:2 - Take ye the sum Numbers 2:32 - General Numbers 11:21 - General Numbers 26:2 - General 2 Chronicles 25:6 - an hundred talents of silver Matthew 17:24 - tribute
27.
And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
and the sockets: Exodus 26:19, Exodus 26:21, Exodus 26:25, Exodus 26:32
28.
And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
and filleted them: Exodus 27:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 26:32 - their hooks shall be of gold 1 Kings 7:16 - General
29.
And the brass of the offering was seventy talents, and two thousand and four hundred shekels.
30.
And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the brasen altar, and the brasen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar,
the sockets: Exodus 26:37, Exodus 27:10, Exodus 27:17
Reciprocal: Exodus 26:19 - forty sockets of silver Exodus 39:39 - General
31.
And the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about.
Reciprocal: Exodus 26:19 - forty sockets of silver Exodus 27:19 - all the pins thereof Exodus 31:6 - that they