exodus-26:31-33-kjv,nlt

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 26:31-37

Two veils are here ordered to be made, 1. One for a partition between the holy place and the most holy, which not only forbade any to enter, but forbade them so much as to look into the holiest of all, Exod. 26:31, 33. Under that dispensation, divine grace was veiled, but now we behold it with open face, 2 Cor. 3:18. The apostle tells us (Heb. 9:8, 9) what was the meaning of this veil; it intimated that the ceremonial law could not make the comers thereunto perfect, nor would the observance of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:31

And thou shalt make a vail ,.... The use of this, as follows, was to divide the holy place from the most holy place in the tabernacle; it has its name from hardness, it being very stiff and strong, for it was made of thread six times doubled, and was four fingers thick, as the Jewish writers say: this vail may represent the sin of man, which separates between God and man, was removed by the death of Christ when the vail was rent, and so the way to heaven opened; or the obscurity of the legal... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:32

And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood, overlaid with gold ,.... For it was ten cubits long, and as many broad; and being of such a stiffness and thickness as it was, required so many pillars to support it: these pillars may signify the deity of Christ, which is the support of his human nature, and in which it has its personal subsistence, and gives all its actions and sufferings virtue and efficacy; and being of "shittim wood", which is incorruptible, may denote his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:33

And thou shall hang up the vail under the taches ,.... Or clasps, which coupled the two grand curtains, or pieces of tapestry, each consisting of five curtains, of which the tabernacle was made, Exodus 26:6 , and by this it seems that the place where they met, and were clasped, was where the vail was hung between the holy and the most holy place: for, as Dr. Lightfoot F25 Works, vol, 1. p. 718. observes, according to the division of the house was the division of the curtains, the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:31

Thou shalt make a veil - פרכת parocheth , from פרך parach , to break or rend; the inner veil of the tabernacle or temple, ( 2 Chronicles 3:14 ;), which broke, interrupted, or divided between the holy place and the most holy; the Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was standing. Compare Hebrews 9:8 . The Septuagint constantly render it by καταπετασμα . Does not the Hebrew name פרכת parocheth... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:32

Their hooks shall be of gold - וויהם vaveyhem , which we translate their hooks, is rendered κεφαλιδες , capitals, by the Septuagint, and capita by the Vulgate. As the word וו vav or vau , plural ווים vavim , occurs only in this book, Exodus 26:32 , Exodus 26:37 ; Exodus 27:10 , Exodus 27:11 , Exodus 27:17 ; Exodus 36:36 , Exodus 36:38 ; Exodus 38:10 , Exodus 38:11 , Exodus 38:12 , Exodus 38:17 , Exodus 38:19 , Exodus 38:28 ; and is used in these... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:31

Verse 31 31.And thou shalt make a vail. The inner shrine or recess was covered by one vail; the sanctuary was divided from the court by another. By both the people were admonished how reverently God’s majesty must be regarded, and with what seriousness holy things are to be engaged in, so that they might not approach God’s presence without fear, nor boldly break in upon the mysteries of things sacred. But by the vail the obscurity of the shadows of the Law was principally denoted, that the... 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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 26:31-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 26:33

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:31

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:32

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 26:31

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 26:1-37

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