CRITICAL NOTES.—
Exodus 27:1. An altar of shittim wood.] It was known also by two other
names: 1st, as “the brass altar,” so called since it was overlaid
with brass; 2d, the “outer altar,” because of its position without
the tabernacle in the court, to which all the members of the house of
Israel h... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 27:9_
THE COURT OF THE TABERNACLE
This scene, into which all the members of the house of Israel might
enter, reminds us—
I. OF THE COMMON NEED. It was the court of the _congregation_. Every
member of the house of Israel needed to come here—that is, every... [ Continue Reading ]
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 27:20_
THE OIL FOR THE LAMPS
Consider the provision for the lamps as a service. The children of
Israel were to bring oil for these lamps for ever, and the priests
were to trim the lamps and keep them brightly burning. Notice:—
I. THE SERVICE OF THE PEOPL... [ Continue Reading ]