III. ISRAEL AT SINAI ( XIX.- XL.).
The division Num 19- 40 presents difficulties due to its very
importance, _see_ introduction to Ex. (last paragraph). But Num 25-
31, 35- 40 readily fall apart from the rest, as containing P's account
of the Tabernacle (_see_ on Exodus 25:1), the introduction to wh... [ Continue Reading ]
EXODUS 27. P. ALTAR AND OUTER COURT (_cf. Exodus 38:1_, Exodus 38:9).
In strongest contrast to Exodus 20:24, with its sanction of many
altars, rudely made of earth or rough stone blocks, we find
instructions for the altar to be made of wood plated with bronze, 7½
feet square and 4½ feet high, with h... [ Continue Reading ]