Exodus 38:14

_AND HE MADE THE COURT: ON THE SOUTH SIDE SOUTHWARD THE HANGINGS OF THE COURT WERE OF FINE TWINED LINEN, AN HUNDRED CUBITS:_ The court. It occupied a space of 150 feet by 75, and it was enclosed by curtains of fine linen, about 8 feet high, suspended on brasen or copper pillars. Those curtains were secured by rods fastened to the top, and kept extended by being fastened to pins stuck in the ground. Verse 10. HOOKS. The hooks of the pillars in the court were for hanging up the carcasses of the sacrificial beasts-those on the pillars at the entry of the tabernacle were for hanging the sacerdotal robes and other things used in the service. Verse 11. SOCKETS - mortices or holes, in which the end of the pillar stood. Verse 17. CHAPITERS - or capitals of the pillars, were wooden posts, which ran along the top, to which were attached the hooks for the hangings. Verse 18. THE HEIGHT IN THE B...

9-20 The walls of the court being of curtains only, intimated that the state of the Jewish church itself was movable and changeable; and in due time to be taken down and folded up, when the place of the tent should be enlarged, and its cords lengthened, to make room for the Gentile world....

EXPOSITION EXODUS 38:1 THE FURTHER PROGRESS OF THE WORK—THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FURNITURE FOR THE COURT.—Exodus 38:9-2.—AND OF THE COURT ITSELF. On the completion of the tabernacle, Bezaleel and his assistants turned their attention to the court and its furniture; and constructed, first, the altar of burnt offering (Exodus 38:1); secondly, the bronze laver ...

Exodus 38:9....

CHAPTER 38 The Burnt Offering Altar, the Laver, the Court and the Metals Used _ 1. The altar of burnt offering (Exodus 38:1)_ 2. The laver (Exodus 38:8) 3. The court (Exodus 38:9) 4. The amount of metal used (Exodus 38:21) The pattern as previously given is closely followed and everything done according to the divine command. Nothing was left in the work to the choice of the workman. They had the pattern and the spirit of God gave the power to carry it out. Thus God expects us to work and serve after His own pattern in the power of the indwelling Spirit. He will eventually carry out all His revealed plans

EXODUS 38. P S. ALTAR, LAVER, AND COURT. The great altar of burnt-offering is now so distinguished in Exodus 38:1 (in Exodus 27:1 * it is the altar). The laver is briefly mentioned (Exodus 38:8_ a_, _cf. Exodus 30:18_), the reference to the mirrors of the host of women (Exodus 38:8_ b)_ being regarded as a gloss because presupposing the erection of the Tent. In Exodus 38:9 the Outer Court is described (cf....

(Exodus 27:9-19). The Court of the Tent of Meeting. In _vv._16 19 the text (Exodus 27:16-18) is reproduced with greater freedom than usual....

_EXODUS 38:14_. The learned reader will find some critical emendations of this and the following verse, proposed by Houbigant in his Comment....

THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 38 AND HE MADE THE ALTAR OF BURNT-OFFERING OF ACACIA WOOD: FIVE CUBITS WAS THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND FIVE CUBITS THE BREADTH THEREOF, FOURSQUARE; AND THREE CUBITS THE HEIGHT THEREOF. (2) AND HE MADE THE HORNS THEREOF UPON THE FOUR CORNERS OF IT; THE HORNS THEREOF WERE OF ONE PIECE WITH IT: AND HE OVERLAID IT WITH BRASS. (3) AND HE MADE ALL THE VESSELS OF THE ALTAR, THE POTS, AND THE SHOVELS, AND THE BASISN, THE FLESH-HOOKS, AND THE FIREPANS: ALL THE VESSELS THEREOF MADE HE OF BRASS. (4) AND HE MADE FOR THE ALTAR A GRATING OF NETWORK OF BRASS, UNDER THE LEDGE ROUND IT BENEATH, REACHING HALFWAY UP. (5) AND HE CAST FOUR RINGS FOR THE FOUR ENDS OF THE GRATING OF BRASS, TO BE PLACES FOR THE STAVES. (6) AND HE MADE THE STAVES OF ACACIA WOOD, AND OVERLAID THEM WITH BRASS. (7) AND HE PUT THE STAVES INTO THE RINGS ON THE SIDES OF THE ALTAR, WHEREWITH TO BEAR IT; HE M...

THE HOLY FURNITURE 1-7. The Altar of Burnt Offering: see Exodus 27:1....