(Compare Exodus 38:1.) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-offering, because on it were burnt the whole burnt-offerings, and all those parts of the other animal sacrifices which were offered to the Lord. It was also c... [ Continue Reading ]
THE COURT OF THE TABERNACLE - (Compare Exodus 38:9) Exodus 27:9 THE SOUTH SIDE SOUTHWARD - The south side on the right. See Exodus 26:18. Exodus 27:10 SOCKETS - Bases. See Exodus 26:19. FILLETS - Rather, Connecting rods; curtain-rods of silver connecting the heads of the pillars. The hangings we... [ Continue Reading ]
PURE OIL OLIVE BEATEN - The oil was to be of the best kind. It is called beaten, because it was obtained by merely bruising the olives in a mortar or mill, without the application of heat. The finest oil is now thus obtained from young fruit freshly gathered. The inferior kind is pressed from unsele... [ Continue Reading ]
THE TABERNACLE OF THE CONGREGATION - More literally, the tent of meeting. This is the first occurrence of this designation of the tabernacle, and the idea connected with it is that of Yahweh meeting with either Moses, or the priests, or (in a few cases) with the people gathered into a congregation a... [ Continue Reading ]