Exodus 39:42 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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⁴² According to all that the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680 Moses, ^H4872 so the children ^H1121 of Israel ^H3478 made ^H6213 all the work. ^H5656

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Exodus 23:21-22 STRONG

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Beware ^H8104 of ^H6440 him, and obey ^H8085 his voice, ^H6963 provoke ^H4843 him not; for he will not pardon ^H5375 your transgressions: ^H6588 for my name ^H8034 is in him. ^H7130 But if thou shalt indeed ^H8085 obey ^H8085 his voice, ^H6963 and do ^H6213 all that I speak; ^H1696 then I will be an enemy ^H340 unto thine enemies, ^H341 and an adversary ^H6887 unto thine adversaries. ^H6696

Exodus 25:1-31 STRONG

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And the LORD ^H3068 spake ^H1696 unto Moses, ^H4872 saying, ^H559 Speak ^H1696 unto the children ^H1121 of Israel, ^H3478 that they bring ^H3947 me an offering: ^H8641 of every man ^H376 that giveth it willingly ^H5068 with his heart ^H3820 ye shall take ^H3947 my offering. ^H8641 And this is the offering ^H8641 which ye shall take ^H3947 of them; gold, ^H2091 and silver, ^H3701 and brass, ^H5178 And blue, ^H8504 and purple, ^H713 and scarlet, ^H8438 ^H8144 and fine linen, ^H8336 and goats' ^H5795 hair, And rams' ^H352 skins ^H5785 dyed red, ^H119 and badgers' ^H8476 skins, ^H5785 and shittim ^H7848 wood, ^H6086 Oil ^H8081 for the light, ^H3974 spices ^H1314 for anointing ^H4888 oil, ^H8081 and for sweet ^H5561 incense, ^H7004 Onyx ^H7718 stones, ^H68 and stones ^H68 to be set ^H4394 in the ephod, ^H646 and in the breastplate. ^H2833 And let them make ^H6213 me a sanctuary; ^H4720 that I may dwell ^H7931 among ^H8432 them. According to all that I shew ^H7200 thee, after the pattern ^H8403 of the tabernacle, ^H4908 and the pattern ^H8403 of all the instruments ^H3627 thereof, even so shall ye make ^H6213 it. And they shall make ^H6213 an ark ^H727 of shittim ^H7848 wood: ^H6086 two cubits ^H520 and a half ^H2677 shall be the length ^H753 thereof, and a cubit ^H520 and a half ^H2677 the breadth ^H7341 thereof, and a cubit ^H520 and a half ^H2677 the height ^H6967 thereof. And thou shalt overlay ^H6823 it with pure ^H2889 gold, ^H2091 within ^H1004 and without ^H2351 shalt thou overlay ^H6823 it, and shalt make ^H6213 upon it a crown ^H2213 of gold ^H2091 round about. ^H5439 And thou shalt cast ^H3332 four ^H702 rings ^H2885 of gold ^H2091 for it, and put ^H5414 them in the four ^H702 corners ^H6471 thereof; and two ^H8147 rings ^H2885 shall be in the one ^H259 side ^H6763 of it, and two ^H8147 rings ^H2885 in the other ^H8145 side of it. And thou shalt make ^H6213 staves ^H905 of shittim ^H7848 wood, ^H6086 and overlay ^H6823 them with gold. ^H2091 And thou shalt put ^H935 the staves ^H905 into the rings ^H2885 by the sides ^H6763 of the ark, ^H727 that the ark ^H727 may be borne ^H5375 with them. The staves ^H905 shall be ^H1961 in the rings ^H2885 of the ark: ^H727 they shall not be taken ^H5493 from it. And thou shalt put ^H5414 into the ark ^H727 the testimony ^H5715 which I shall give ^H5414 thee. And thou shalt make ^H6213 a mercy seat ^H3727 of pure ^H2889 gold: ^H2091 two cubits ^H520 and a half ^H2677 shall be the length ^H753 thereof, and a cubit ^H520 and a half ^H2677 the breadth ^H7341 thereof. And thou shalt make ^H6213 two ^H8147 cherubims ^H3742 of gold, ^H2091 of beaten work ^H4749 shalt thou make ^H6213 them, in the two ^H8147 ends ^H7098 of the mercy seat. ^H3727 And make ^H6213 one ^H259 cherub ^H3742 on the one end, ^H7098 and the other ^H259 cherub ^H3742 on the other ^H2088 end: ^H7098 even of the mercy seat ^H3727 shall ye make ^H6213 the cherubims ^H3742 on the two ^H8147 ends ^H7098 thereof. And the cherubims ^H3742 shall stretch ^H6566 forth their wings ^H3671 on high, ^H4605 covering ^H5526 the mercy seat ^H3727 with their wings, ^H3671 and their faces ^H6440 shall look one ^H376 to another; ^H251 toward the mercy seat ^H3727 shall the faces ^H6440 of the cherubims ^H3742 be. And thou shalt put ^H5414 the mercy seat ^H3727 above ^H4605 upon the ark; ^H727 and in the ark ^H727 thou shalt put ^H5414 the testimony ^H5715 that I shall give ^H5414 thee. And there I will meet ^H3259 with thee, and I will commune ^H1696 with thee from above the mercy seat, ^H3727 from between ^H996 the two ^H8147 cherubims ^H3742 which are upon ^H5921 the ark ^H727 of the testimony, ^H5715 of all things which I will give thee in commandment ^H6680 unto the children ^H1121 of Israel. ^H3478 Thou shalt also make ^H6213 a table ^H7979 of shittim ^H7848 wood: ^H6086 two cubits ^H520 shall be the length ^H753 thereof, and a cubit ^H520 the breadth ^H7341 thereof, and a cubit ^H520 and a half ^H2677 the height ^H6967 thereof. And thou shalt overlay ^H6823 it with pure ^H2889 gold, ^H2091 and make ^H6213 thereto a crown ^H2213 of gold ^H2091 round about. ^H5439 And thou shalt make ^H6213 unto it a border ^H4526 of an hand breadth ^H2948 round about, ^H5439 and thou shalt make ^H6213 a golden ^H2091 crown ^H2213 to the border ^H4526 thereof round about. ^H5439 And thou shalt make ^H6213 for it four ^H702 rings ^H2885 of gold, ^H2091 and put ^H5414 the rings ^H2885 in the four ^H702 corners ^H6285 that are on the four ^H702 feet ^H7272 thereof. Over against ^H5980 the border ^H4526 shall the rings ^H2885 be for places ^H1004 of the staves ^H905 to bear ^H5375 the table. ^H7979 And thou shalt make ^H6213 the staves ^H905 of shittim ^H7848 wood, ^H6086 and overlay ^H6823 them with gold, ^H2091 that the table ^H7979 may be borne ^H5375 with them. And thou shalt make ^H6213 the dishes ^H7086 thereof, and spoons ^H3709 thereof, and covers ^H7184 thereof, and bowls ^H4518 thereof, to cover ^H5258 withal: ^H2004 of pure ^H2889 gold ^H2091 shalt thou make ^H6213 them. And thou shalt set ^H5414 upon the table ^H7979 shewbread ^H3899 before ^H6440 me alway. ^H8548 And thou shalt make ^H6213 a candlestick ^H4501 of pure ^H2889 gold: ^H2091 of beaten work ^H4749 shall the candlestick ^H4501 be made: ^H6213 his shaft, ^H3409 and his branches, ^H7070 his bowls, ^H1375 his knops, ^H3730 and his flowers, ^H6525 shall be of the same.

Commentary on Exodus 39 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 39

This chapter gives us an account of the finishing of the work of the tabernacle.

I. The last things prepared were the holy garments. The ephod and its curious girdle (v. 1-5). The onyx-stones for the shoulders (v. 6, 7). The breastplate with the precious stones in it (v. 8-21). The robe of the ephod (v. 22-26). The coats, bonnets, and breeches, for the inferior priests (v. 27-29). And the plate of the holy crown (v. 30, 31).
II. A summary account of the whole work, as it was presented to Moses when it was all finished (v. 32, etc.).

Exd 39:1-31

In this account of the making of the priests' garments, according to the instructions given (ch. 28), we may observe,

1. That the priests' garments are called here clothes of service, v. 1. Note, Those that wear robes of honour must look upon them as clothes of service; for from those upon whom honour is put service is expected. It is said of those that are arrayed in white robes that they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, Rev. 7:13, 15. Holy garments were not made for men to sleep in, or to strut in, but to do service in; and then they are indeed for glory and beauty. The Son of man himself came not to be ministered unto, but to minister.
2. That all the six paragraphs here, which give a distinct account of the making of these holy garments, conclude with those words, as the Lord commanded Moses, v. 5, 7, 21, 26, 29, 31. The like is not in any of the foregoing accounts, as if in these, more than any other of the appurtenances of the tabernacle, they had a particular regard to the divine appointment, both for warrant and for direction. It is an intimation to all the Lord's ministers to make the word of God their rule in all their ministrations, and to act in observance of and obedience to the command of God.
3. That these garments, in conformity to the rest of the furniture of the tabernacle, were very rich and splendid; the church in its infancy was thus taught, thus pleased, with the rudiments of this world; but now under the gospel, which is the ministration of the Spirit, to affect and impose such pompous habits as the church of Rome does, under pretence of decency and instruction, is to betray the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and to entangle the church again in the bondage of those carnal ordinances which were imposed only till the time of reformation.
4. That they were all shadows of good things to come, but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel; when therefore the substance has come, it is a jest to be fond of the shadow.
- (1.) Christ is our great high-priest; when he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service-he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, which he received not by measure-girded himself with the curious girdle of resolution, to go through with his undertaking-charged himself with the curious girdle of resolution, to go through with his undertaking-charged himself with all God's spiritual Israel, bore them on his shoulders, carried them in his bosom, laid them near his heart, engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them in the breast-plate of judgment unto his Father. And (lastly) he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrating his whole undertaking to the honour of his Father's holiness: now consider how great this man is.
- (2.) True believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made is the righteousness of saints (Rev. 19:8), and Holiness to the Lord must be so written upon their foreheads that all who converse with them may see, and say, that they bear the image of God's holiness, and are devoted to the praise of it.

Exd 39:32-43

Observe here,

I. The builders of the tabernacle made very good despatch. It was not much more than five months from the beginning to the finishing of it. Though there was a great deal of fine work about it, such as is usually the work of time, embroidering and engraving, not only in gold, but in precious stones, yet they went through with it in a little time. Church-work is usually slow work, but they made quick work of this, and yet did it with the greatest exactness imaginable. For,
- 1. Many hands were employed, all unanimous, and not striving with each other. This expedited the business, and made it easy.
- 2. The workmen were taught of God, and so were kept from making blunders, which would have retarded them.
- 3. The people were hearty and zealous in the work, and impatient till it was finished. God had prepared their hearts, and then the thing was done suddenly, 2 Chr. 29:36. Resolution and industry, and a cheerful application of mind, will, by the grace of God, bring a great deal of good work to pass in a little time, in less than one would expect.
II. They punctually observed their orders, and did not in the least vary from them. They did it according to all that the Lord commanded Moses, v. 32, 42. Note, God's work must be done, in every thing, according to his own will. His institutions neither need nor admit men's inventions to make them either more beautiful or more likely to answer the intention of them. Add thou not unto his words. God is pleased with willing worship, but not with will-worship.
III. They brought all their work to Moses, and submitted it to his inspection and censure, v. 33. He knew what he had ordered them to make; and now the particulars were called over, and all produced, that Moses might see both that they had made all, omitting nothing, and that they had made all according to the instructions given them, and that, if they had made a mistake in any thing, it might be forthwith rectified. Thus they showed respect to Moses, who was set over them in the Lord; not objecting that Moses did not understand such work, and therefore that there was no reason for submitting it to his judgment. No, that God who gave them so much knowledge as to do the work gave them also so much humility as to be willing to have it examined and compared with the model. Moses was in authority, and they would pay a deference to his place. The spirit of the prophets is subject to the prophets. And besides, though they knew how to do the work better than Moses, Moses had a better and more exact idea of the model than they had, and therefore they could not be well pleased with their own work, unless they had his approbation. Thus in all the services of religion we should labour to be accepted of the Lord.
IV. Moses, upon search, found all done according to the rule, v. 43. Moses, both for their satisfaction and for his own, did look upon all the work, piece by piece, and behold they had done it according to the pattern shown him, for the same Being that showed him the pattern guided their hand in the work. All the copies of God's grace exactly agree with the original of his counsels: what God works in us, and by us, is the fulfilling of the good pleasure of his own goodness; and when the mystery of God shall be finished, and all his performances come to be compared with his purposes, it will appear that behold all is done according to the counsel of his own will, not one iota or tittle of which shall fall to the ground, or be varied from.
V. Moses blessed them.
- 1. He commended them, and signified his approbation of all they had done. He did not find fault where there was none, as some do, who think they disparage their own judgment if they do not find something amiss in the best and most accomplished performance. In all this work it is probable there might have been found here and there a stitch amiss, and a stroke awry, which would have served for an over-curious and censorious critic to animadvert upon; but Moses was too candid to notice small faults where there were no great ones. Note, All governors must be a praise to those that do well, as well as a terror to evil-doers. Why should any take a pride in being hard to be pleased?
- 2. He not only praised them, but prayed for them. He blessed them as one having authority, for the less is blessed of the better. We read not of any wages that Moses paid them for their work, but this blessing he gave them. For, though ordinarily the labourer be worthy of his hire, yet in this case,
  - 1. They wrought for themselves. The honour and comfort of God's tabernacle among them would be recompence enough. If thou be wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself.
  - 2. They had their meat from heaven on free-cost, for themselves and their families, and their raiment waxed not old upon them; so that they neither needed wages nor had reason to expect any. Freely you have received, freely give. The obligations we lie under, both in duty and interest, to serve God, should be sufficient to quicken us to our work, though we had not a reward in prospect. But,
  - 3. This blessing, in the name of the Lord, was wages enough for all their work. Those whom God employs he will bless, and those whom he blesses are blessed indeed. The blessing he commands is life for evermore.

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