1; The ten curtains of the tabernacle.
7; The eleven curtains of goats' hair, and the covering of
rams' and badgers' skins.
15; The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars.
31; The vail for the ark.
36; The hanging for the door.
* the tabernacle with ten curtains.
The word {mishcan,} from {shachan,} to dwell, means simply a
dwelling-place, or habitation. "When God had brought the
children of Israel out of Egypt," says the very learned Dr.
Cudworth, "resolving to manifest himself in a peculiar manner
present among them, he thought good to dwell amongst them in
a visible and external manner; and therefore, while they were
in the wilderness, and sojourned in tents, he would have a
tent or tabernacle built, to sojourn with them also.--Now,
the tabernacle being thus a house for God to dwell in
visibly, to make up the notion of dwelling or habitation
complete, there must be all things suitable to a house
belonging to it. Hence, in the holy place, there must be a
table and a candlestick, because these were the ordinary
furniture of a room. The table must have its dishes, and
spoons, and bowls, and covers, belonging to it, though they
were never used; and always be furnished with bread upon it.
The candlestick must have its lamps continually burning,
etc."
# 25:8; 36:8-19; 40:2,17-19; 1Ch 17:1; 21:29; Joh 1:14; 2:21; Heb 8:2|
# Heb 9:9,23,24; Re 21:3|
* fine twined linen.
# 36; 25:4; 35:6,35; Re 19:8|
* cherubims.
# 25:18|
* cunning work. Heb. the work of a cunning workman, or
embroiderer.
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