_A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491._ Moses here receives instructions, (1,) _ Concerning the inner curtains of the tabernacle, Exodus 26:1._ (2,) _ Concerning the outer curtains, Exodus 26:7._ (3,) _ Concerning the cover which was to secure it from the weather, Exodus 26:14._ (4,) _ Concerning the boards wh... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou shalt make the tabernacle_ The word המשׁכן _hammishchan_, which we translate _tabernacle_, means _a place to dwell in._ And this was not only to be a sign of God's presence with, and protection of his people, but his habitation or dwelling-place among them: the place where he would, in a pecul... [ Continue Reading ]
_Badgers' skins_ So we translate it: but it seems rather to have been some strong sort of leather, but very fine, for we read of the best sort of shoes made of it, Ezekiel 16:10. This was the fourth covering of the tabernacle. The first was of linen, the second of goats' hair, and the third of rams'... [ Continue Reading ]
Very particular directions are here given about the _boards of the tabernacle_, which were to bear up the curtains. These had tenons which fell into the mortises that were made for them in silver bases. The boards were coupled together with gold rings at top and bottom, and kept firm with bars that... [ Continue Reading ]
_Thou shalt make a veil_ The whole fabric in the inside was to be divided into two rooms by a large and thick veil or curtain of the finest wrought stuff, with variety of colours, and cherubs, and other figures. It was to be hung upon golden hooks at the top, and by reason of its thickness and weigh... [ Continue Reading ]
_Make a hanging for the door of the tent_ It is plain from the former part of this description, (Exodus 26:12,) that the _ark_ and _mercy-seat_ were in the west end of the tabernacle, that is, the door or entrance fronted the east: so that the Israelites, in worshipping Jehovah, turned their faces t... [ Continue Reading ]