Exodus 37:8

_AND HE MADE THE MERCY SEAT OF PURE GOLD: TWO CUBITS AND A HALF WAS THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND ONE CUBIT AND A HALF THE BREADTH THEREOF._ Made the mercyseat of pure gold. To construct a figure, whether the body of a beast or a man, with two extended wings, measuring from 2 Timothy 3 feet from tip to tip, with the hammer, out of a solid piece of gold, was what few, if any artisans of the present day, could accomplish. Neither the cherubims described here, nor the Edenic creatures called cherubims, were in any sense representations of actual existences, but mere symbols. This being admitted, we can account for the fact that cherubim were introduced into the most holy place-also on the walls of the temple (see the notes at Exodus 25:17;...

EXPOSITION EXODUS 37:1 THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE WORK THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FURNITURE FOR THE HOLY OF HOLIES (Exodus 37:1, Exodus 37:9) AND FOR THE HOLY PLACE (Exodus 37:10-2) THE MAKING OF

Exodus 37:1....

CHAPTER 37 THE ARK, THE TABLE, THE CANDLESTICK, AND THE INCENSE ALTAR, THE OIL AND INCENSE _ 1. The ark made by Bezaleel (Exodus 37:1)_ 2. The table of shittim wood (Exodus 37:10) 3. The candlestick (Exodus 37:17) 4. The incense altar (Exodus 37:25) 5. The oil and incense (Exodus 37:29) The word of Jehovah is literally carried out, because the Holy Spirit was in the workmen. Compare verses 1-9 with 25:10-22; verses 10-16 with 25:23-30; verses 17-24 with 25:31-40; verses 25-28 with 30:1-10; verse 29 with 30:

EXODUS 37. P S. FURNITURE OF THE TENT. The several items are named in due order: the Ark (Exodus 37:1; cf. Exodus 25:10), the Table (Exodus 37:10; cf. Exodus 25:23), the Lampstand (Exodus 37:17; cf. Exodus 25:31), the Altar of Incense (Exodus 37:25; cf. Exodus 30:1 Ps., but not in LXX), the ho

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(Exodus 25:10-20). The Ark. Exodus 25:15 f., Exodus 25:21 f. not repeated....

_EXODUS 37:1_.— In God's work great exactness is needful; we must follow his written word, neither adding thereto, nor diminishing therefrom: thus did Moses. The furniture of the most holy place is finished: the ark, the cherubims, and mercy-seat; these are inseparable. _Note;_ When Jesus, the true Mercy-seat, is in our hearts, then shall we see the favourable countenance of God over us, and within us the deep engravings of his holy mind and will....

THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 37 And Be-zal-el made the ark of acacia wood: two cubits and a half was the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it. (2) And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about. (3) And he cast for it four rings of gold, in the four feet thereof; even two rings on the one side of it, and two rings on the other side of it. (4) And he made staves of acacia wood, and overlaid them with gold. (5) And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the ark, to bear the ark. (6) And he made a mercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a half _was_ the length thereof, and a cubit and a half the breadth thereof. (7) And he made two cher-u-bim of gold; of beaten work made he them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat; (8) one cher-ub at the one end, and one cher-ub at the oth...

1-9. The Ark and Mercy seat: see Exodus 25:10. 10-16. Table of Shewbread: see Exodus 25:23. 17-24. The Candlestick: see Exodus 25:31. 25-28. The Altar of Incense: see Exodus 30:1. This is mentioned here in its natural position along with the other furniture of the Holy Place....