Matthew Poole's Commentary Then wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whom the LORD put wisdom and understanding to know how to work all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, according to all that the LORD had commanded. Moses comitteth the work to Bezaleel and Aholiab Exo 36 1-4. The liberality of the people is forbid Exodus 36:5,6. The curtains of cherubims, Exodus 36:8-13. The curtains of goats’ hair, &c. all belonging to the tabernacle, Exodus 36:14-38 Of the sanctuary, or, of the holy place, to wit, of the tabernacle, so called by a prolepsis and synecdoche. BC 1491 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man, in whose heart the LORD had put wisdom, even every one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it: God had qualified them before, but that is not sufficient without a call. And they received of Moses all the offering, which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free offerings every morning. Which time they chose as the first and best part of the day, and therefore for fittest for God’s service. And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every man from his work which they made; No text from Poole on this verse. And they spake unto Moses, saying, The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the LORD commanded to make. No text from Poole on this verse. And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing. The women did part of this work as well as the men. See Exodus 35:25 For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it, and too much. No text from Poole on this verse. And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: with cherubims of cunning work made he them. No text from Poole on this verse. The length of one curtain was twenty and eight cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: the curtains were all of one size. No text from Poole on this verse. And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and the other five curtains he coupled one unto another. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the uttermost side of another curtain, in the coupling of the second. No text from Poole on this verse. Fifty loops made he in one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain which was in the coupling of the second: the loops held one curtain to another. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made fifty taches of gold, and coupled the curtains one unto another with the taches: so it became one tabernacle. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made curtains of goats' hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them. i. e. For the outward covering of the tabernacle. See Exodus 35:11 The length of one curtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadth of one curtain: the eleven curtains were of one size. No text from Poole on this verse. And he coupled five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by themselves. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made a covering for the tent of rams' skins dyed red, and a covering of badgers' skins above that. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made boards for the tabernacle of shittim wood, standing up. No text from Poole on this verse. The length of a board was ten cubits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. No text from Poole on this verse. One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made boards for the tabernacle; twenty boards for the south side southward: No text from Poole on this verse. And forty sockets of silver he made under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. No text from Poole on this verse. And for the other side of the tabernacle, which is toward the north corner, he made twenty boards, No text from Poole on this verse. And their forty sockets of silver; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. No text from Poole on this verse. And for the sides of the tabernacle westward he made six boards. No text from Poole on this verse. And two boards made he for the corners of the tabernacle in the two sides. No text from Poole on this verse. And they were coupled beneath, and coupled together at the head thereof, to one ring: thus he did to both of them in both the corners. No text from Poole on this verse. And there were eight boards; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of silver, under every board two sockets. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made bars of shittim wood; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, No text from Poole on this verse. And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the tabernacle for the sides westward. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made the middle bar to shoot through the boards from the one end to the other. No text from Poole on this verse. And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work. To wit, the second veil, which separated between the holy place and the holy of holies, because the first veil is described Exodus 36:37 And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. No text from Poole on this verse. And he made an hanging for the tabernacle door of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, of needlework; This door divided the holy place from the court. And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass. Whereas the pillars are said to be overlaid with gold, Exodus 36:37, that hence appears to be a syncedochial expression, in regard the tops and knobs of the pillars were wholly overlaid with gold, and the rest of the pillars adorned with divers golden girdles or hoops; for that place is in all reason to be explained by this, as coming after it, and containing the execution of that prescript, and that more particularly than is there expressed. |
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