Exo. 26:1

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Exo 26:1 The ten curtains of the tabernacle.

Exo 26:7 The eleven curtains of goats' hair, and the covering of rams' and badgers' skins.

Exo 26:15 The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars.

Exo 26:31 The vail for the ark.

Exo 26:36 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."

Exod 25:8; Exod 36:8-19; Exod 40:2; Exod 40:17-19; 1Chr 17:1; 1Chr 21:29; John 1:14; John 2:21; Heb 8:2

Heb 9:9; Heb 9:23; Heb 9:24; Rev 21:3

fine twined linen.

Exod 26:36; Exod 25:4; Exod 35:6; Exod 35:35; Rev 19:8

cherubims.

Exo 25:18

cunning work. Heb. the work of a cunning workman, orembroiderer.