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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:25

And he lighted the lamps before the Lord ,.... The seven lamps belonging to it: this, though it was the business of the priests of Aaron, and his sons, yet they not being at present invested with their office, was done by Moses, who in this and several other things mentioned in this chapter officiated as a priest: as the Lord commanded Moses , Exodus 25:37 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:26

And he put the golden altar ,.... The altar of incense; so called because it was overlaid with gold, and to distinguish it from the altar of burnt offering, which was covered with brass: to this altar there is an allusion in Revelation 8:3 . in the tent of the congregation, before the vail ; in the same place, the holy place, where the shewbread table and candlestick were, and these were all the furniture of it; and this was put, not within the vail, but before it, over against the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:27

And he burnt sweet incense thereon ,.... Which is another branch of the priestly office exercised by Moses, and which he would never have done had he not had a command from God for it, as follows: as the Lord commanded Moses ; he commanded Moses indeed to order and direct Aaron to do this, but he being not yet consecrated, Moses, being the Lord's priest, did it. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:28

And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. That is, at the door of the holy place, all being brought into it that were to be placed there. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:29

And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation ,.... Of which see Exodus 40:6 . and offered upon it the burnt offering and the meat offering ; either the burnt offering the meat offering of the daily sacrifice, as Jarchi interprets it, see Exodus 28:38 or it may be rather the burnt offering and meat offering of the consecration of Aaron and his sons, Exodus 29:1 . as the Lord commanded Moses ; in the places referred to. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:30

And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar ,.... Of which position, see Exodus 30:18 . and put water there to wash withal ; for the priests to wash their hands and feet with; a type of that laver or fountain opened for the house of David and inhabitants of Jerusalem to wash in, Zechariah 13:1 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:31

And Moses, and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and their feet thereat. This laver was for the priests, and Moses, officiating as a priest, washed in it, with Aaron, and his sons, whom he was now about to consecrate to the priest's office, and invest with it by offering sacrifice for them; Jarchi says this was on the eighth day of the consecration. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:32

When they went into the tent of the congregation ,.... Not only at this time, but at all other times: and when they came near unto the altar, they washed ; to the altar of burnt offering to offer sacrifice; and also to the altar of incense, and burn incense on that; for before whatever service they performed in the tabernacle they washed: as the Lord commanded Moses ; Exodus 30:20 this phrase is near twenty times expressed in this and the preceding chapter, to show that everything... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:33

And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar ,.... Which consisted of hangings one hundred cubits long and fifty broad; see Exodus 27:9 , &c.; and set up the hanging of the court gate ; which was at the east end of it; and the hanging was of twenty cubits, hung upon four pillars, Exodus 27:16 . so Moses finished the work ; of the tabernacle, in making it by workmen, and in rearing it up by the help of others; and as the former was the work of some... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:34

Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation ,.... The outside of it; this cloud was the same with the pillar of cloud that went before the Israelites, as soon almost as they came out of Egypt; and led them through the Red sea, and conducted them to Mount Sinai; only it now appeared in a different form, not erect as a pillar, but more expanded, so as to cover the tabernacle without: and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle ; the inside of it, not the most holy place only, but... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 40:34

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