Exodus 40:19 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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¹⁹ And he spread abroad ^H6566 the tent ^H168 over the tabernacle, ^H4908 and put ^H7760 the covering ^H4372 of the tent ^H168 above ^H4605 upon it; as the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680 Moses. ^H4872

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Exodus 26:1-14 STRONG

KJV ASV YLT DARBY WEB BBE

Moreover thou shalt make ^H6213 the tabernacle ^H4908 with ten ^H6235 curtains ^H3407 of fine twined ^H7806 linen, ^H8336 and blue, ^H8504 and purple, ^H713 and scarlet: ^H8144 ^H8438 with cherubims ^H3742 of cunning ^H2803 work ^H4639 shalt thou make ^H6213 them. The length ^H753 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 shall be eight ^H8083 and twenty ^H6242 cubits, ^H520 and the breadth ^H7341 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 four ^H702 cubits: ^H520 and every one of the curtains ^H3407 shall have one ^H259 measure. ^H4060 The five ^H2568 curtains ^H3407 shall be coupled together ^H2266 one ^H802 to another; ^H269 and other five ^H2568 curtains ^H3407 shall be coupled ^H2266 one ^H802 to another. ^H269 And thou shalt make ^H6213 loops ^H3924 of blue ^H8504 upon the edge ^H8193 of the one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 from the selvedge ^H7098 in the coupling; ^H2279 and likewise shalt thou make ^H6213 in the uttermost ^H7020 edge ^H8193 of another curtain, ^H3407 in the coupling ^H4225 of the second. ^H8145 Fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 shalt thou make ^H6213 in the one ^H259 curtain, ^H3407 and fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 shalt thou make ^H6213 in the edge ^H7097 of the curtain ^H3407 that is in the coupling ^H4225 of the second; ^H8145 that the loops ^H3924 may take hold ^H6901 one ^H802 of another. ^H269 And thou shalt make ^H6213 fifty ^H2572 taches ^H7165 of gold, ^H2091 and couple ^H2266 the curtains ^H3407 together with ^H802 ^H269 the taches: ^H7165 and it shall be one ^H259 tabernacle. ^H4908 And thou shalt make ^H6213 curtains ^H3407 of goats' ^H5795 hair to be a covering ^H168 upon the tabernacle: ^H4908 eleven ^H6249 ^H6240 curtains ^H3407 shalt thou make. ^H6213 The length ^H753 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 shall be thirty ^H7970 cubits, ^H520 and the breadth ^H7341 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 four ^H702 cubits: ^H520 and the eleven ^H6249 ^H6240 curtains ^H3407 shall be all of one ^H259 measure. ^H4060 And thou shalt couple ^H2266 five ^H2568 curtains ^H3407 by themselves, and six ^H8337 curtains ^H3407 by themselves, and shalt double ^H3717 the sixth ^H8345 curtain ^H3407 in the forefront ^H4136 ^H6440 of the tabernacle. ^H168 And thou shalt make ^H6213 fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 on the edge ^H8193 of the one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 that is outmost ^H7020 in the coupling, ^H2279 and fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 in the edge ^H8193 of the curtain ^H3407 which coupleth ^H2279 the second. ^H8145 And thou shalt make ^H6213 fifty ^H2572 taches ^H7165 of brass, ^H5178 and put ^H935 the taches ^H7165 into the loops, ^H3924 and couple ^H2266 the tent ^H168 together, that it may be one. ^H259 And the remnant ^H5629 that remaineth ^H5736 of the curtains ^H3407 of the tent, ^H168 the half ^H2677 curtain ^H3407 that remaineth, ^H5736 shall hang ^H5628 over the backside ^H268 of the tabernacle. ^H4908 And a cubit ^H520 on the one side, ^H2088 and a cubit ^H520 on the other side of that which remaineth ^H5736 in the length ^H753 of the curtains ^H3407 of the tent, ^H168 it shall hang ^H5628 over the sides ^H6654 of the tabernacle ^H4908 on this side and on that side, to cover ^H3680 it. And thou shalt make ^H6213 a covering ^H4372 for the tent ^H168 of rams' ^H352 skins ^H5785 dyed red, ^H119 and a covering ^H4372 above ^H4605 of badgers' ^H8476 skins. ^H5785

Exodus 36:8-19 STRONG

KJV ASV YLT DARBY WEB BBE

And every wise ^H2450 hearted man ^H3820 among them that wrought ^H6213 the work ^H4399 of the tabernacle ^H4908 made ^H6213 ten ^H6235 curtains ^H3407 of fine twined ^H7806 linen, ^H8336 and blue, ^H8504 and purple, ^H713 and scarlet: ^H8144 ^H8438 with cherubims ^H3742 of cunning ^H2803 work ^H4639 made ^H6213 he them. The length ^H753 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 was twenty ^H6242 and eight ^H8083 cubits, ^H520 and the breadth ^H7341 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 four ^H702 cubits: ^H520 the curtains ^H3407 were all of one ^H259 size. ^H4060 And he coupled ^H2266 the five ^H2568 curtains ^H3407 one ^H259 unto another: ^H259 and the other five ^H2568 curtains ^H3407 he coupled ^H2266 one ^H259 unto another. ^H259 And he made ^H6213 loops ^H3924 of blue ^H8504 on the edge ^H8193 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 from the selvedge ^H7098 in the coupling: ^H4225 likewise he made ^H6213 in the uttermost ^H7020 side ^H8193 of another curtain, ^H3407 in the coupling ^H4225 of the second. ^H8145 Fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 made ^H6213 he in one ^H259 curtain, ^H3407 and fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 made ^H6213 he in the edge ^H7097 of the curtain ^H3407 which was in the coupling ^H4225 of the second: ^H8145 the loops ^H3924 held ^H6901 one ^H259 curtain to another. ^H259 And he made ^H6213 fifty ^H2572 taches ^H7165 of gold, ^H2091 and coupled ^H2266 the curtains ^H3407 one ^H259 unto another ^H259 with the taches: ^H7165 so it became one ^H259 tabernacle. ^H4908 And he made ^H6213 curtains ^H3407 of goats' ^H5795 hair for the tent ^H168 over the tabernacle: ^H4908 eleven ^H6249 ^H6240 curtains ^H3407 he made ^H6213 them. The length ^H753 of one ^H259 curtain ^H3407 was thirty ^H7970 cubits, ^H520 and four ^H702 cubits ^H520 was the breadth ^H7341 of one ^H259 curtain: ^H3407 the eleven ^H6249 ^H6240 curtains ^H3407 were of one ^H259 size. ^H4060 And he coupled ^H2266 five ^H2568 curtains ^H3407 by themselves, and six ^H8337 curtains ^H3407 by themselves. And he made ^H6213 fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 upon the uttermost ^H7020 edge ^H8193 of the curtain ^H3407 in the coupling, ^H4225 and fifty ^H2572 loops ^H3924 made ^H6213 he upon the edge ^H8193 of the curtain ^H3407 which coupleth ^H2279 the second. ^H8145 And he made ^H6213 fifty ^H2572 taches ^H7165 of brass ^H5178 to couple ^H2266 the tent ^H168 together, ^H2266 that it might be one. ^H259 And he made ^H6213 a covering ^H4372 for the tent ^H168 of rams' ^H352 skins ^H5785 dyed red, ^H119 and a covering ^H4372 of badgers' ^H8476 skins ^H5785 above ^H4605 that.

Commentary on Exodus 40 Matthew Henry Commentary

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

Chapter 40

In this chapter,

I. Orders are given for the setting up of the tabernacle and the fixing of all the appurtenances of it in their proper places (v. 1-8), and the consecrating of it (v. 9-11), and of the priests (v. 12-15).
II. Care is taken to do all this, and as it was appointed to be done (v. 16-33).
III. God takes possession of it by the cloud (v. 34, etc.).

Exd 40:1-15

The materials and furniture of the tabernacle had been viewed severally and approved, and now they must be put together.

1. God here directs Moses to set up the tabernacle and the utensils of it in their places. Though the work of the tabernacle was finished, and every thing ready for rearing, and the people, no doubt, were very desirous to see it up, yet Moses will not erect it till he has express orders for doing so. It is good to see God going before us in every step, Ps. 37:23. The time for doing this is fixed to the first day of the first month (v. 2), which wanted but fourteen days of a year since they came out of Egypt; and a good year's work there was done in it. Probably the work was made ready but just at the end of the year, so that the appointing of this day gave no delay, or next to none, to this good work. We must not put off any necessary duty under pretence of waiting for some remarkable day; the present season is the most convenient. But the tabernacle happening to be set up on the first day of the first month intimates that it is good to begin the year with some good work. Let him that is the first have the first; and let the things of his kingdom be first sought. In Hezekiah's time we find they began to sanctify the temple on the first day of the first month, 2 Chr. 29:17. The new moon (which by their computation was the first day of every month) was observed by them with some solemnity; and therefore this first new moon of the year was thus made remarkable. Note, When a new year begins, we should think of serving God more and better than we did the year before. Moses is particularly ordered to set up the tabernacle itself first, in which God would dwell and would be served (v. 2), then to put the ark in its place, and draw the veil before it (v. 3), then to fix the table, and the candlestick, and the altar of incense, without the veil (v. 4, 5), and to fix the hanging of the door before the door. Then in the court he must place the altar of burnt offering, and the laver (v. 6, 7); and, lastly, he must set up the curtains of the court, and a hanging for a court-gate. And all this would be easily done in one day, many hands no doubt being employed in it under the direction of Moses.
2. He directs Moses, when he had set up the tabernacle and all the furniture of it, to consecrate it and them, by anointing them with the oil which was prepared for the purpose, ch. 30:25, etc. It was there ordered that this should be done; here it was ordered that it should be done now, v. 9-11. Observe, Every thing was sanctified when it was put in its proper place, and not till then, for till then it was not fit for the use to which it was to be sanctified. As every thing is beautiful in its season, so is every thing in its place.
3. He directs him to consecrate Aaron and his sons. When the goods were brought into God's house, they were marked first, and then servants were hired to bear the vessels of the Lord; and those must be clean who were put into that office, v. 12-15. The law which was now ordered to be put in execution we had before, ch. 29. Thus in the visible church, which is God's tabernacle among men, it is requisite that there be ministers to keep the charge of the sanctuary, and that they receive the anointing.

Exd 40:16-33

When the tabernacle and the furniture of it were prepared, they did not put off the rearing of it till they came to Canaan, though they now hoped to be there very shortly; but, in obedience to the will of God, they set it up in the midst of their camp, while they were in the wilderness. Those that are unsettled in the world must not think that this will excuse them in their continued irreligion; as if it were enough to begin to serve God when they begin to be settled in the world. No; a tabernacle for God is a very needful and profitable companion even in a wilderness, especially considering that our carcases may fall in that wilderness, and we may be fixed in another world before we come to fix in this.

The rearing of the tabernacle was a good day's work; the consecrating of it, and of the priests, was attended to some days after. Here we have an account only of that new-year's-day's work.

1. Moses not only did all that God directed him to do, but in the order that God appointed; for God will be sought in the due order.
2. To each particular there is added an express reference to the divine appointment, which Moses governed himself by as carefully and conscientiously as the workmen did; and therefore, as before, so here it is repeated, as the Lord commanded Moses, seven times in less than fourteen verses. Moses himself, as great a man as he was, would not pretend to vary from the institution, neither to add to it nor diminish from it, in the least punctilio. Those that command others must remember that their Master also is in heaven, and they must do as they are commanded.
3. That which was to be veiled be veiled (v. 21), and that which was to be used he used immediately, for the instruction of the priests, that by seeing him do the several offices they might learn to do them the more dexterously. Though Moses was not properly a priest, yet he is numbered among the priests (Ps. 99:6), and the Jewish writers call him the priest of the priests; what he did he did by special warrant and direction from God, rather as a prophet, or law-giver, than as a priest. He set the wheels a going, and then left the work in the hands of the appointed ministry.
- (1.) When he had placed the table, he set the show-bread in order upon it (v. 23); for God will never have his table unfurnished.
- (2.) As soon as he had fixed the candlestick, he lighted the lamps before the Lord, v. 25. Even that dark dispensation would not admit of unlighted candles.
- (3.) The golden altar being put in its place, immediately he burnt sweet incense thereon (v. 27); for God's altar must be a smoking altar.
- (4.) The altar of the burnt-offering was no sooner set up in the court of the tabernacle than he had a burnt-offering, and a meat-offering, ready to offer upon it, v. 29. Some think, though this is mentioned here, it was not done till some time after; but it seems to me that he immediately began the ceremony of its consecration, though it was not completed for seven days.
- (5.) At the laver likewise, when he had fixed that, Moses himself washed his hands and feet. Thus, in all these instances, he not only showed the priests how to do their duty, but has taught us that God's gifts are intended for use, and not barely for show. Though the altars, and table, and candlestick, were fresh and new, he did not say it was a pity to sully them; no, he handselled them immediately. Talents were given to be occupied, not to be buried.

Exd 40:34-38

As when, in the creation, God had finished this earth, which he designed for man's habitation, he made man, and put him in possession of it, so when Moses had finished the tabernacle, which was designed for God's dwelling-place among men, God came and took possession of it. The shechinah, the divine eternal Word, though not yet made flesh, yet, as a prelude to that event, came and dwelt among them, Jn. 1:14. This was henceforward the place of his throne, and the place of the soles of his feet (Eze. 43:7); here he resided, here he ruled. By the visible tokens of God's coming among them to take possession of the tabernacle he testified both the return of his favour to them, which they had forfeited by the golden calf (ch. 33:7), and his gracious acceptance of all the expense they had been at, and all the care and pains they had taken about the tabernacle. Thus God owned them, showed himself well pleased with what they had done, and abundantly rewarded them. Note, God will dwell with those that prepare him a habitation. The broken and contrite heart, the clean and holy heart, that is furnished for his service, and devoted to his honour, shall be his rest for ever; here will Christ dwell by faith, Eph. 3:17. Where God has a throne and an altar in the soul, there is a living temple. And God will be sure to own and crown the operations of his own grace and the observance of his own appointments.

As God had manifested himself upon mount Sinai, so he did now in this newly-erected tabernacle. We read (ch. 24:16) that the glory of the Lord abode upon mount Sinai, which is said to be like devouring fire (v. 17), and that the cloud covered it on the outside, and the glory of the Lord filled it within, to which, probably there is an allusion in Zec. 2:5, where God promises to be a wall of fire round about Jerusalem (and the pillar of cloud was by night a pillar of fire) and the glory in the midst of her.

I. The cloud covered the tent. That same cloud which, as the chariot or pavilion of the shechinah, had come up before them out of Egypt and led them hither, now settled upon the tabernacle and hovered over it, even in the hottest and clearest day; for it was none of those clouds which the sun scatters. This cloud was intended to be,
- 1. A token of God's presence constantly visible day and night (v. 38) to all Israel, even to those that lay in the remotest corners of the camp, that they might never again make a question of it, Is the Lord among us, or is he not? That very cloud which had already been so pregnant with wonders in the Red Sea, and on mount Sinai, sufficient to prove God in it of a truth, was continually in sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys; so that they were inexcusable if they believed not their own eyes.
- 2. A concealment of the tabernacle, and the glory of God in it. God did indeed dwell among them, but he dwelt in a cloud: Verily thou art a God that hidest, thyself. Blessed be God for the gospel of Christ, in which we all with open face behold as in a glass, not in a cloud, the glory of the Lord.
- 3. A protection of the tabernacle. They had sheltered it with one covering upon another, but, after all, the cloud that covered it was its best guard. Those that dwell in the house of the Lord are hidden there, and are safe under the divine protection, Ps. 27:4, 5. Yet this, which was then a peculiar favour to the tabernacle, is promised to every dwelling-place of mount Zion (Isa. 4:5); for upon all the glory shall be a defence.
- 4. A guide to the camp of Israel in their march through the wilderness, v. 36, 37. While the cloud continued on the tabernacle, they rested; when it removed, they removed and followed it, as being purely under divine direction. This is spoken of more fully, Num. 9:15, etc. and mentioned with thankfulness, to the glory of God, long afterward, Neh. 9:19; Ps. 78:14; 105:39. As before the tabernacle was set up the Israelites had the cloud for their guide, which appeared sometimes in one place and sometimes in another, but henceforward rested on the tabernacle and was to be found there only, so the church had divine revelation for its guide from the first, before the scriptures were written, but since the making up of that canon it rests in that as its tabernacle, and there only it is to be found, as in the creation the light which was made the first day, centered in the sun the fourth day. Blessed be God for the law and the testimony!
II. The glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, v. 34, 35. The shechinah now made an awful and pompous entry into the tabernacle, through the outer part of which it passed into the most holy place, as the presence-chamber, and there seated itself between the cherubim. It was in light and fire, and (for aught we know) no otherwise, that the shechinah made itself visible; for God is light; our God is a consuming fire. With these the tabernacle was now filled, yet, as before the bush was not consumed, so now the curtains were not so much as singed by this fire; for to those that have received the anointing the terrible majesty of God is not destroying. Yet so dazzling was the light, and so dreadful was the fire, that Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, at the door of which he attended, till the splendour had a little abated, and the glory of the Lord retired within the veil, v. 35. This shows how terrible the glory and majesty of God are, and how unable the greatest and best of men are to stand before him. The divine light and fire, let forth in their full strength, will overpower the strongest heads and the purest hearts. But what Moses could not do, in that he was weak through the flesh, has been done by our Lord Jesus, whom God caused to draw near and approach, and who, as the forerunner, has for us entered, and has invited us to come boldly even to the mercy-seat. He was able to enter into the holy place not made with hands (Heb. 9:24); nay, he is himself the true tabernacle, filled with the glory of God (Jn. 1:14), even with the divine grace and truth prefigured by this fire and light. In him the shechinah took up its rest for ever, for in him dwells all the fulness of the godhead bodily. Blessed be God for Jesus Christ!

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