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Exodus 26:1-37
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Matthew Henry on Exodus 26:1-6Exodus 26:1-6 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryGod manifested his presence among the Israelites in a tabernacle or tent, because of their condition in the wilderness. God suits the tokens of his favour, and the gifts of his grace, to his people's state and wants. Th…The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. (b. c. 1491.)Exodus 26:1-6 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE TABERNACLE AND ITS FURNITURE. (B. C. 1491.) I. The house must be a tabernacle or tent, such as soldiers now use in the camp, which was both a mean dwelling and a movable one; and yet the ark of God had not better, t…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37Exodus 26:1-37 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE TABERNACLE. The sacred furniture which the tabernacle was to contain having been described, with the exception of the "altar of incense" the description of which is reserved for Exodus 30:1-38. (Exodus 30:1-10)-dire…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1Exodus 26:1 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe fine linen covering (Exodus 26:1-6). Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains. These "ten curtains" are explained in the verses which follow to be ten "breadths," so fastened together as to form practically…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37Exodus 26:1-37 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe symbolism of the tabernacle structure. I. That the HOLY OF HOLIES typified heaven itself is declared in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews 9:7-12). In it were the forms of cherubim, representing the angelic choir,…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37Exodus 26:1-37 · The Pulpit CommentaryJehovah's dwelling. Instructions are now given for the making of the "dwelling-place," of that sacred house or tent which was to be the special abode of Jehovah, and within which, when reared according to the fashion sh…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Exodus 26:1-6God manifested his presence among the Israelites in a tabernacle or tent, because of their condition in the wilderness. God suits the tokens of his favour, and the gifts of his grace, to his people's state and wants. Th…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Tabernacle and Its Furniture. (b. c. 1491.)THE TABERNACLE AND ITS FURNITURE. (B. C. 1491.) I. The house must be a tabernacle or tent, such as soldiers now use in the camp, which was both a mean dwelling and a movable one; and yet the ark of God had not better, t…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37Jehovah's dwelling. Instructions are now given for the making of the "dwelling-place," of that sacred house or tent which was to be the special abode of Jehovah, and within which, when reared according to the fashion sh…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1The fine linen covering (Exodus 26:1-6). Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains. These "ten curtains" are explained in the verses which follow to be ten "breadths," so fastened together as to form practically…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37The tabernacle itself. Consider here— I. GOD'S COMMANDMENT THAT A DWELLING-PLACE SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR HIM. Against even the least degree of image-making there was a stern edict; and we might also have expected that th…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37The symbolism of the tabernacle structure. I. That the HOLY OF HOLIES typified heaven itself is declared in the Epistle to the Hebrews (Hebrews 9:7-12). In it were the forms of cherubim, representing the angelic choir,…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:1-37THE TABERNACLE. The sacred furniture which the tabernacle was to contain having been described, with the exception of the "altar of incense" the description of which is reserved for Exodus 30:1-38. (Exodus 30:1-10)-dire…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 26:2Eight and twenty cubits. This is the exact length required for a rectangular tented roof over such a space, which should descend (as tent roofs usually do) within about seven feet of the ground. The comparison made in E…Joseph S. Exell and contributors