Êxodo 26:15 ARA

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 26:15-30

Very particular directions are here given about the boards of the tabernacle, which were to bear up the curtains, as the stakes of a tent which had need to be strong, Isa. 54:2. These boards had tenons which fell into the mortises that were made for them in silver bases. God took care to have every thing strong, as well as fine, in his tabernacle. Curtains without boards would have been shaken by every wind; but it is a good thing to have the heart established with grace, which is as the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:15

And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle ,.... Which were the pillars and supports, and properly the walls of it, which gave it its firmness and security, or otherwise the curtains would have been blown about by every wind: they were to be made of shittim wood standing up ; just as they grew, as a Jewish writer observes F16 Bartenora in Misn. Succa, c. 3. sect. 14. ; these planks or boards were not to be laid along the lengthways of them, but to be set upright; and may... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:15

Thou shalt make boards - These formed what might be called the walls of the tabernacle, and were made of shittim wood, the acacia Nilotica , which Dr. Shaw says grows here in abundance. To have worked the acacia into these boards or planks, the Israelites must have had sawyers, joiners, etc., among them; but how they got the tools is a question. But as the Israelites were the general workmen of Egypt, and were brought up to every kind of trade for the service of their oppressors, we may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

THE 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 )-directions were next given for the sacred structure itself. This was to consist of three main things— 1 . A quadrangular enclosure thirty cubits long by ten broad, open at one end, and on the other three sides enclosed by boards of acacia-wood overlaid with... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The 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, and between them was the manifestation of the presence of God himself. It was cut off from the rest of the sanctuary by the veil, which none was to lift save the High Priest once a year: "the Holy Ghost thus signifying, that the way into the holiest of all"— ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

Jehovah'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 shown to Moses in the mount ( Exodus 26:30 ), the sacred articles described in the previous chapter were to be deposited. We need not encumber our homily with the minutiae of construction. It will suffice to direct attention to the general arrangement of parts, and to the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The 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 there would be equal sternness in forbidding the creation of aught in the shape of a holy house. For what on the face of it would seem more probable than this, that the erection of a holy house would be a strong inducement towards the fashioning... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:15

The boarding of the tabernacle ( Exodus 26:15-30 ). Boards … of shittim wood. These boards were to be fifteen feet long by two feet three inches broad, and, if they were each of a single plank, can scarcely have been furnished by any of the acacias which now grow in the Sinaitic peninsula. It is possible, however, that they were made up of two or more planks, since the name by which they are designated, kereth , is thought to be applied in Ezekiel 27:6 , to the "deck of a ship." ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 26:1-37

(Compare Exodus 36:8-33.) The tabernacle was to comprise three main parts, the tabernacle Exodus 26:1-6, more strictly so-called, its tent Exodus 26:7-13, and its covering Exodus 26:14 (Compare Exodus 35:11; Exodus 39:33-34; Exodus 40:19, Exodus 40:34; Numbers 3:25, etc.). These parts are very clearly distinguished in the Hebrew, but they are confounded in many places of the English Version (see Exodus 26:7, Exodus 26:9, etc.). The tabernacle itself was to consist of curtains of fine linen... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 26:15

Exodus 26:15. Very particular directions are here given about the boards of the tabernacle, which were to bear up the curtains. These had tenons which fell into the mortises that were made for them in silver bases. The boards were coupled together with gold rings at top and bottom, and kept firm with bars that ran through golden staples in every board. Thus every thing in the tabernacle was very splendid, agreeable to that infant state of the church, when such things were proper to possess... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 26:15-30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:15

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 26:1-37

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 26:15

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