1._And thou shalt make an altar. _The altar of whole burnt-offerings (_holocaustorum_) is here described, which, however, it was called by _synecdoche, _for not only entire victims were burnt there, but also parts of them only, as we shall see in Leviticus. The burnt-offerings received their name fr... [ Continue Reading ]
9._And thou shalt make the court. _There were two courts divided from the sanctuary, one for the priests, the other common to the whole people. To the first chambers were annexed, in which the Levites dwelt, who were the keepers of the tabernacle; and thus sometimes the courts are spoken of in the p... [ Continue Reading ]
Exodus 27:20_And thou shalt command the children of Israel. _I have transferred these two passages from elsewhere, since they relate to the service of the tabernacle; for the children of Israel are commanded to contribute as much oil as may be sufficient for the seven lamps. Now, since Divine illumi... [ Continue Reading ]