We come now to the long section of P, which contains the instructions stated to have been given by God to Moses on the mount for the construction and equipment of a sanctuary, and for the vestments and consecration of a priesthood. These instructions fall into two parts: (1) chs. 25 29; (2) chs. 30... [ Continue Reading ]
_the altar the_altar κατ ʼ ἐξοχήν, if not, in P's view (see on Exodus 30:1-10), the only altar. So Exodus 30:18; Exodus 30:20; Exodus 40:7; Exodus 40:32, &c. _foursquare_ -An archaism dating from a time when "square" meant equal-sided, and it was necessary to express the number of sides" (McNeile).... [ Continue Reading ]
(cf. Exodus 38:1-7). The _altar of burnt-offering_. This was a hollow frame of acacia planks, overlaid with copper (or bronze) 5 cubits (=7 ½ ft.) in length and breadth, and 3 cubits (1 ½ ft.) in height at each corner, a -horn," of the same material, projected outwards Round the altar, mid-way betwe... [ Continue Reading ]
_the horns of it_ these were an indispensable part of an altar (cf. Exodus 30:2-3), and were regarded as its most sacred part: the blood of the sin-offering was applied to them (Exodus 29:12 [" Leviticus 8:15]; Leviticus 4:25; Leviticus 4:30; Leviticus 4:34; Leviticus 9:9; Leviticus 16:18; [ Continue Reading ]
The vessels of the altar, for use in connexion with the sacrifices. _its pots … and its shovels_ cf., in the Temple, 1Ki 7:45, 2 Kings 25:14. _its ashes_ lit. _its fat_, i.e. the fat, which, when a sacrifice was burnt, ran down and mixed with the ashes: cf. Numbers 4:13; Leviticus 1:16; Leviticus 4... [ Continue Reading ]
_a grating_ Exodus 35:16; Exodus 38:4-5; Exodus 38:30; Exodus 39:39 †. This formed a vertical support for the -ledge" (_v._5), resting on the ground, and supporting it at its outer edge.... [ Continue Reading ]
_the ledge_ - _the_ledge" (Exodus 38:4 †) which such an altar would naturally have for the priests to stand upon: cf. the frequent use of the phrases to _go up to_and to _come down from_an altar in connexion with sacrificing: Exodus 20:26, Lev 9:22, 1 Kings 12:33; 2 Kings 16:12; 2 Kings 23:9; Sir 50... [ Continue Reading ]
_bronze_ contrast the gold of Exodus 25:13; Exodus 25:28.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the marg., cf. Exodus 25:12.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Hollow with planks_ it was a hollow framework or casing. _in the mount_ see Exodus 25:9. It is difficult to reconcile satisfactorily this plated -altar" (_v._1) of acacia wood, borne upon the shoulders of Levites from one encampment to another (Numbers 4:13; Numbers 7:9), with the altar of earth... [ Continue Reading ]
_the south side southward_ see on Exodus 26:18. _fine twined linen_ see on Exodus 25:4.... [ Continue Reading ]
_sockets_ properly BASES: see on Exodus 26:19. _brass_ COPPER or BRONZE, as always. See also on Exodus 25:3. _the hooks_) for attaching the hangings to. _fillets_) i.e. BANDS, or _binding-rings_(the root in Aram, signifies to _bind_), surrounding the pillars, probably at the base of the capitals ... [ Continue Reading ]
_on the east side eastward_ Heb. _on the front_[i.e. _on the east_: see on Joel 2:20] _towards the_(sun-) _rising_: cf. on Exodus 26:18.... [ Continue Reading ]
The _screen_for the gate of the court. This was of the same richly coloured materials, the -work of the embroiderer," as the screen at the entrance to the Dwelling (Exodus 26:36).... [ Continue Reading ]
_filleted_ i.e. _bound round_, as explained on _v._10.... [ Continue Reading ]
_every where_ a _lapsus calami_in the Heb. for _cubits_, which is read by Sam. The text implies an otherwise unknown Heb. idiom, and the Eth. usage (Di. _Eth. Gr._§ 159 g) referred to by König (iii. § 316 c) is not the same.... [ Continue Reading ]
_All_ read with LXX. _And all_(ובל for לבל, removing at the same time a grammatical anomaly in the Heb.). The _instruments_seem here to be the tools used in setting up the Dwelling: possibly the tent-cords (Exodus 35:18) are also included. _the service thereof_ i.e. the work of putting it up: cf. E... [ Continue Reading ]
_And_ THOU, _thou shalt_, &c. the emph. pron. marks the beginning of a new section (Exodus 28:1; Exodus 30:23; Exodus 31:13; Numbers 1:50). _pure_ CLEAR: LXX. ἄτρυγον (-without lees, clarified") καθαρόν. _beaten_ Exodus 29:40; Leviticus 24:2; Numbers 28:5 †. -Beaten" oil was oil of the finest quali... [ Continue Reading ]
_the tent of meeting_ Heb. _"ôhel mô-çd_, i.e. _the tent of appointed meeting_(cf. Job 30:23 -the house of _appointed meeting_for all living," of Sheol), the tent appointed by Jehovah as the place where He will -meet" Moses (see in P Exodus 25:22; Exodus 30:6; Exodus 30:36) and Israel (Exodus 29:42-... [ Continue Reading ]