Exodus 40:1-38

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:15

i.e. A sign or seal that their priesthood shall continue as long as their polity lasts, till the coming of Messias. He signifies that this unction should be sufficient for all succeeding priests; they should not need to be anointed again, except the successive high priests. See Exodus 29:7,Exodus 29:29; Leviticus 4:3; Leviticus 16:32; Leviticus 21:10 read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:17

Second year after their coming out of Egypt, Numbers 7:1. 1490 read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:27

This is wisely and seasonably added, because this was a work peculiar to the priest, and not to be done by Moses without God’s express command read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:29

The burnt-offering and the meat offering, for the consecration of the altar, this being the first sacrifice. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:34

i.e. The glorious presence of God, which having been forfeited and lost was now returned to them, and took its habitation among them. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:35

Moses was not able to enter in, partly because of the extraordinary thickness and brightness of the cloud, which both dazzled his eyes and struck him with horror, as 1 Kings 8:11; and partly, because of his great reverence and dread of that eminent and glorious appearance of God; and partly, because he was not called to it, as he was not able to go up into the mount till he was called, Exodus 24:16. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Exodus 40:38

The same pillar which in the day-time was like a cloud, in the night-time had the appearance of fire. See Exodus 13:21. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Exodus 40:1-38

CRITICAL NOTES.—Exodus 40:34. The glory of the Lord.] This was a sensuous manifestation by which the presence of Jehovah in the tabernacle was made known to the people of Israel, but this manifestation was not of the character of the glory of Jehovah as Moses desired to have it shown to him. (See Crit. Note on Exodus 33:18.) Exodus 40:35. Not able = lo-yachol], i.e., he attempted to enter but could not effect an entrance, at the time, into the tabernacle: this fact goes to show that it was the... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Exodus 40:1-2

DISCOURSE: 117THE TABERNACLE SERVICE COMMENCEDExodus 40:1-2. The Lord spake unto Moses, saying, On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.THE beginning of a new year is, not without reason, considered by Christians in general as a fit occasion for more than ordinary attention to religious duties. I say not, indeed, that the generality of Christians actually so employ that hallowed time; for, in fact, the whole season wherein we... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Exodus 40:33-34

DISCOURSE: 118ERECTING OF THE TABERNACLEExodus 40:33-34. So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle.AN union of many hands and much zeal must of necessity expedite any work that is undertaken. So it proved in the constructing of the tabernacle; the whole of which, notwithstanding the exquisite skill and workmanship with which every part of it was formed, was in about the space of seven months completely... read more

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