_AND MOSES GATHERED ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL TOGETHER, AND SAID UNTO THEM, THESE ARE THE WORDS WHICH THE LORD HATH COMMANDED, THAT YE SHOULD DO THEM._ Moses gathered ... On the occasion referred to in the opening of this chapter, the Israelites were specially reminded of the d... [ Continue Reading ]
_SIX DAYS SHALL WORK BE DONE, BUT ON THE SEVENTH DAY THERE SHALL BE TO YOU AN HOLY DAY, A SABBATH OF REST TO THE LORD: WHOSOEVER DOETH WORK THEREIN SHALL BE PUT TO DEATH._ On the seventh day ... a sabbath of rest ... whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. The violation of the rest of t... [ Continue Reading ]
_YE SHALL KINDLE NO FIRE THROUGHOUT YOUR HABITATIONS UPON THE SABBATH DAY._ Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. The Sabbath was not a fast day. The Israelites cooked their victuals on that day, for which, of course, a fire would be necessary; and this view of t... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MOSES SPAKE UNTO ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, SAYING, THIS IS THE THING WHICH THE LORD COMMANDED, SAYING,_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE PINS OF THE TABERNACLE, AND THE PINS OF THE COURT, AND THEIR CORDS,_ Pins of the tabernacle ... pins of the court, and their cords. No mention having been made of these in Exodus 25:1, it may be noticed that Josephus says, 'that to every board of the tabernacle, and to every pillar of the hang... [ Continue Reading ]
_THE CLOTHS OF SERVICE, TO DO SERVICE IN THE HOLY PLACE, THE HOLY GARMENTS FOR AARON THE PRIEST, AND THE GARMENTS OF HIS SONS, TO MINISTER IN THE PRIEST'S OFFICE._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ALL THE CONGREGATION OF THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL DEPARTED FROM THE PRESENCE OF MOSES._ All the congregation of ... Israel ... No exciting harangues were made, nor had the people Bibles at home in which they could compare the requirements of their leader and see if these things were so. But they... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY CAME, BOTH MEN AND WOMEN, AS MANY AS WERE WILLING HEARTED, AND BROUGHT BRACELETS, AND EARRINGS, AND RINGS, AND TABLETS, ALL JEWELS OF GOLD: AND EVERY MAN THAT OFFERED OFFERED AN OFFERING OF GOLD UNTO THE LORD._ They came ... - literally, 'the men with the women.' BROUGHT BRACELETS ... -... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND EVERY MAN, WITH WHOM WAS FOUND BLUE, AND PURPLE, AND SCARLET, AND FINE LINEN, AND GOATS' HAIR, AND RED SKINS OF RAMS, AND BADGERS' SKINS, BROUGHT THEM._ NO JFB COMMENTARY ON THESE VERSES.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND MOSES SAID UNTO THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL, SEE, THE LORD HATH CALLED BY NAME BEZALEEL THE SON OF URI, THE SON OF HUR, OF THE TRIBE OF JUDAH;_ See, the Lord hath ... Moses had made this communication before. But now that the collection had been made, the materials were contributed, and the operati... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE HATH FILLED HIM WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD, IN WISDOM, IN UNDERSTANDING, AND IN KNOWLEDGE, AND IN ALL MANNER OF WORKMANSHIP;_ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEM HATH HE FILLED WITH WISDOM OF HEART, TO WORK ALL MANNER OF WORK, OF THE ENGRAVER, AND OF THE CUNNING WORKMAN, AND OF THE EMBROIDERER, IN BLUE, AND IN PURPLE, IN SCARLET, AND IN FINE LINEN, AND OF THE WEAVER, EVEN OF THEM THAT DO ANY WORK, AND OF THOSE THAT DEVISE CUNNING WORK._ Them hath he f... [ Continue Reading ]