Exo 26:1, Act 19:6, 8, 1Cor 1:5, 7, 12:4, 8, 12, Gal 3:2, 5, 1Ti 3:15, 4:16 | TSK | STEP | The ten curtains of the tabernacle. The eleven curtains of goats' hair, and the covering of rams' and badgers' skins. The boards of the tabernacle, with their sockets and bars. The vail for the ark. 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." fine twined linen. cherubims. cunning work. Heb. the work of a cunning workman, orembroiderer.

Exodus 26:1

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, orembroiderer.