_AND THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING,_ The Lord spake unto Moses, saying. The business that chiefly occupied Moses on the mount, whatever other disclosures were made to him there, was in receiving directions about the form and arrangements of the tabernacle; and they are recorded in the following... [ Continue Reading ]
_SPEAK UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, THAT THEY BRING ME AN OFFERING: OF EVERY MAN THAT GIVETH IT WILLINGLY WITH HIS HEART YE SHALL TAKE MY OFFERING._ Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring me an offering, х_ TªRUWMAAH_ (H8641)] - an oblation, a votive offering. OF EVERY MAN THAT GIVETH... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THIS IS THE OFFERING WHICH YE SHALL TAKE OF THEM; GOLD, AND SILVER, AND BRASS,_ This is the offering - a list of the leading articles which the offering should embrace. BRASS - rather copper or bronze, brass being a composite metal.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND BLUE, AND PURPLE, AND SCARLET, AND FINE LINEN, AND GOATS' HAIR,_ Blue, х_ UWTKEELET_ (H8504)] - from a shellfish, Helix Ianthina (Linnoeus), a species of mussel found in the Mediterranean, with a cerulean shell; whence was obtained the dark-blue purple dye; Septuagint, huakinthon. PURPLE, х_... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND RAMS' SKINS DYED RED, AND BADGERS' SKINS, AND SHITTIM WOOD,_ Rams' skins dyed red - red morocco leather (see the processes of tanning and dyeing leather among the ancient Egyptians described, Wilkinson's 'Ancient Egypt,' vol 3:, ch. 9:, pp. 155-157; 'Egypt's Testimony,' pp. 191, 198; Hengstenb... [ Continue Reading ]
_OIL FOR THE LIGHT, SPICES FOR ANOINTING OIL, AND FOR SWEET INCENSE,_ Oil for the light - (see the note at Exodus 27:20.) SPICES FOR ANOINTING OIL, х_ BªSAAMIYM_ (H1314)] - fragrance as diffused by spices; but in the plural, spices, aromatics, cinnamon, etc. (see the note at Exodus 25:23); х_ HACAM... [ Continue Reading ]
_ONYX STONES, AND STONES TO BE SET IN THE EPHOD, AND IN THE BREASTPLATE._ Onyx stones, х_ 'ABNEEY_ (H68) _ SHOHAM_ (H7718)] - (see the note at Genesis 2:12.) It is doubtful what gem is meant. J.D. Michaelis supposes it to be the onyx with pale stripes. IN THE EPHOD - (see the note on the form of... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND LET THEM MAKE ME A SANCTUARY; THAT I MAY DWELL AMONG THEM._ Let them make me a sanctuary, х_ MIQDAASH_ (H4720)] - anything consecrated (Numbers 18:29); but here a hallowed place, a sanctuary. The command to erect such a sanctuary affords a clear proof, if any were needed, that the primitive pl... [ Continue Reading ]
_ACCORDING TO ALL THAT I SHEW THEE, AFTER THE PATTERN OF THE TABERNACLE, AND THE PATTERN OF ALL THE INSTRUMENTS THEREOF, EVEN SO SHALL YE MAKE IT._ According to all that I show thee, after the pattern х_ TABªNIYT_ (H8403)] - model, fashion (cf. 2 Kings 16:10). A question naturally arises, whether t... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY SHALL MAKE AN ARK OF SHITTIM WOOD: TWO CUBITS AND A HALF SHALL BE THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE BREADTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE HEIGHT THEREOF._ AN ARK, х_ 'ªROWN_ (H727), from _ 'AARAAH_ (H717), to collect] - a coffer or chest, in which a collection of valuabl... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT OVERLAY IT WITH PURE GOLD, WITHIN AND WITHOUT SHALT THOU OVERLAY IT, AND SHALT MAKE UPON IT A CROWN OF GOLD ROUND ABOUT._ Thou shalt overlay it with pure gold. That this special mode of applying the precious metal to other substances, especially wood, was practiced in Egypt, undoubt... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT CAST FOUR RINGS OF GOLD FOR IT, AND PUT THEM IN THE FOUR CORNERS THEREOF; AND TWO RINGS SHALL BE IN THE ONE SIDE OF IT, AND TWO RINGS IN THE OTHER SIDE OF IT._ Thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof, х_ PA`ªMOTAAYW_ (H6471)] - feet of aca... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE STAVES OF SHITTIM WOOD, AND OVERLAY THEM WITH GOLD._ Thou shalt make staves of shittim wood. These staves, which were to be ornamented in the same style as the ark itself, were always to remain in the rings, even when the ark was stationary, to prevent it from being desecrated... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT PUT INTO THE ARK THE TESTIMONY WHICH I SHALL GIVE THEE._ Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I shall give thee, х_ HAA`EEDUT_ (H5715)] - that is, the two tables of stone containing the Ten Commandments, and called "the Testimony," because by it God did testify His sovere... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE A MERCY SEAT OF PURE GOLD: TWO CUBITS AND A HALF SHALL BE THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE BREADTH THEREOF._ Mercyseat - х_ KAPORET_ (H3727); Septuagint, _ HILASTEERION_ (G2435), propitiatory (cf. Romans 3:25; Galatians 3:10; Galatians 3:13).] It was a covering of... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE TWO CHERUBIMS OF GOLD, OF BEATEN WORK SHALT THOU MAKE THEM, IN THE TWO ENDS OF THE MERCY SEAT._ Two cherubim. The real meaning of these figures, as well as the form of them, is not known with certainty (see the note at Genesis 3:24): they were probably similar to what were afte... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MAKE ONE CHERUB ON THE ONE END, AND THE OTHER CHERUB ON THE OTHER END: EVEN OF THE MERCY SEAT SHALL YE MAKE THE CHERUBIMS ON THE TWO ENDS THEREOF._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THERE I WILL MEET WITH THEE, AND I WILL COMMUNE WITH THEE FROM ABOVE THE MERCY SEAT, FROM BETWEEN THE TWO CHERUBIMS WHICH ARE UPON THE ARK OF THE TESTIMONY, OF ALL THINGS WHICH I WILL GIVE THEE IN COMMANDMENT UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL._ There I will meet with thee. The shechinah, or symbol o... [ Continue Reading ]
_THOU SHALT ALSO MAKE A TABLE OF SHITTIM WOOD: TWO CUBITS SHALL BE THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT THE BREADTH THEREOF, AND A CUBIT AND A HALF THE HEIGHT THEREOF._ Table of shittim wood - of the same material and decorations as the ark, and, like it, too, furnished with rings for the poles on which... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT OVERLAY IT WITH PURE GOLD, AND MAKE THERETO A CROWN OF GOLD ROUND ABOUT._ Crown - the moulding, or ornamental rim, which is thought to have been raised above the level of the table, to prevent anything from falling off.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE UNTO IT A BORDER OF AN HAND BREADTH ROUND ABOUT, AND THOU SHALT MAKE A GOLDEN CROWN TO THE BORDER THEREOF ROUND ABOUT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE THE DISHES THEREOF, AND SPOONS THEREOF, AND COVERS THEREOF, AND BOWLS THEREOF, TO COVER WITHAL: OF PURE GOLD SHALT THOU MAKE THEM._ Dishes, х_ Qª`AAROTAAYW_ (H7086) Septuagint, trublia, dishes] - (Numbers 7:13: cf. Matthew 26:23.) AND SPOONS, х_ WªKAPOTAAYW_ (H3709)] - litera... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT SET UPON THE TABLE SHEWBREAD BEFORE ME ALWAY._ Showbread, х_ LECHEM_ (H3899) _ PAANIYM_ (H6440)] - literally, bread of faces, presence bread [Septuagint, artoi enoopioi] (Leviticus 24:5); so called because it was constantly exhibited before the Lord, or because the bread of His pres... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE A CANDLESTICK OF PURE GOLD: OF BEATEN WORK SHALL THE CANDLESTICK BE MADE: HIS SHAFT, AND HIS BRANCHES, HIS BOWLS, HIS KNOPS, AND HIS FLOWERS, SHALL BE OF THE SAME._ Candlestick - literally, a lamp-bearer. It was so constructed as to be capable of being taken to pieces for facil... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SIX BRANCHES SHALL COME OUT OF THE SIDES OF IT; THREE BRANCHES OF THE CANDLESTICK OUT OF THE ONE SIDE, AND THREE BRANCHES OF THE CANDLESTICK OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE:_ Six branches, х_ QAANIYM_ (H7070); Septuagint, kalamiskoi] - arms, tubes, bearing the light. There were seven branches-the centra... [ Continue Reading ]
_THREE BOWLS MADE LIKE UNTO ALMONDS, WITH A KNOP AND A FLOWER IN ONE BRANCH; AND THREE BOWLS MADE LIKE ALMONDS IN THE OTHER BRANCH, WITH A KNOP AND A FLOWER: SO IN THE SIX BRANCHES THAT COME OUT OF THE CANDLESTICK._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THOU SHALT MAKE THE SEVEN LAMPS THEREOF: AND THEY SHALL LIGHT THE LAMPS THEREOF, THAT THEY MAY GIVE LIGHT OVER AGAINST IT._ They shall light the lamps thereof, х_ WªHE`ªLAAH_ (H5927) _ 'ET_ (H854) _ NEEROTEYHAA_ (H5216) _ WªHEE'IYR _ (H215) _ `AL_ (H5921) _ `EEBER_ (H5676) _ PAANEYHAA_ (H6440)... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE TONGS THEREOF, AND THE SNUFFDISHES THEREOF, SHALL BE OF PURE GOLD._ And the tongs thereof, х_ UWMALQAACHEYHAA_ (H4457)] - sometimes large tongs for a fire (cf. Isaiah 6:6); but here small tongs, or snuffers for lamps (cf. Exodus 37:23; Numbers 4:9; 1 Kings 7:49; 2 Chronicles 4:21).... [ Continue Reading ]
_OF A TALENT OF PURE GOLD SHALL HE MAKE IT, WITH ALL THESE VESSELS._ A TALENT OF PURE GOLD - in weight equal to 114 lbs., and in value to 7,013 pound sterling. It must have been a magnificent work of art. (As to its typical import, see the note at Leviticus 24:1.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND LOOK THAT THOU MAKE THEM AFTER THEIR PATTERN, WHICH WAS SHEWED THEE IN THE MOUNT._ Look that thou make them after their pattern. This caution, which is repeated with no small frequency in other parts of the narrative, is an evidence of the deep interest taken by the Divine King in the erection... [ Continue Reading ]