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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible — Exodus
Gill, John, 1697-1771 · 275,869 words · 607 reading sections
Exodus 34:8
Exodus 34:8 Ver. 8. And Moses made haste,.... Perceiving the voice ceased, and the Lord was passing on, lest he should be gone, and he lose the favourable opportunity he had: and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped; threw himself prostrate upon it, and in the most humble manner put up his requests to God,…
130 wordsSECTION 542Exodus 34:9
Exodus 34:9 Ver. 9. And he said, if now I have found grace in thy sight,.... Or "seeing now", for he could have no doubt upon his mind but that he had found grace and favour in the sight of God, since he had caused his goodness and glory to pass before him, and made such a proclamation of his grace and mercy to him; b…
391 wordsSECTION 543Exodus 34:10
Exodus 34:10 Ver. 10. And he said, behold, I will make a covenant,.... Or renew the covenant before made the people had broke; which on his part was, that he would, as Moses had entreated, forgive the sin of the people, go along with them, and introduce them into the land of Canaan, and drive out the inhabitants of it…
444 wordsSECTION 544Exodus 34:11
Exodus 34:11 Ver. 11. Observe thou that which I command thee this day,.... Which words are either said to Moses personally, as Aben Ezra thinks, as a direction to him to observe what had been said to him, and declare them to the children of Israel; or rather to the children of Israel, and respect the commands which ar…
162 wordsSECTION 545Exodus 34:12
Exodus 34:12 Ver. 12. Take heed to thyself,.... This is said not to Moses, but to the people of Israel, as a caution to them when they should enter the land of Canaan, and possess it: lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land whither thou goest: enter into a league and alliance, to live friendly and …
128 wordsSECTION 546Exodus 34:13
Exodus 34:13 Ver. 13. But ye shall destroy their altars,.... On which they had sacrificed to their idols; since, if they were allowed to continue, they might be temptations to offer sacrifice thereon, contrary to the command of God: break their images: of gold or silver, wood or stone, which they made for themselves,…
4,648 wordsSECTION 547Exodus 35:1
Exodus 35:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 35 This chapter begins with a renewal of the command of the sabbath, Ex 35:1 and contains an order for a freewill offering to be brought for the service of the sanctuary, and specifies the things to be brought, and for what uses, Ex 35:4 to which there was a ready compliance, and me…
274 wordsSECTION 548Exodus 35:2
Exodus 35:2 Ver. 2. Six days shall work be done,.... Or "may be done" {u}; everyone might do what work he pleased, or the business of his calling, on the six days of the weeks; he had liberty granted him of God, and might make use of it for the advantage of himself and his family; unless this can be thought to have a …
313 wordsSECTION 549Exodus 35:3
Exodus 35:3 Ver. 3. Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day. This law seems to be a temporary one, and not to be continued, nor is it said to be throughout their generations as elsewhere, where the law of the sabbath is given or repeated; it is to be restrained to the building of the t…
571 wordsSECTION 550Exodus 35:4
Exodus 35:4 Ver. 4. And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel,.... Continued his speech to them, being convened by him, after by way of preface he had repeated the law of the sabbath, with an additional circumstance to it, "pro tempore": saying, this is the thing which the Lord commanded; or…
107 wordsSECTION 551Exodus 35:5
Exodus 35:5 Ver. 5-9. Take ye from amongst you an offering unto the Lord,.... That is, they were to take a part of their substance, of what they were possessed of, every man according to his ability, out of what he had in his hand that was suitable, and present it as a freewill offering to the Lord, for the use of the…
218 wordsSECTION 552Exodus 35:10
Exodus 35:10 Ver. 10. And every wise hearted among you shall come,.... Every ingenious man, that is skilful in any mechanic art and business, who has a peculiar turn of mind, and employs his thoughts to improve, in a curious manner, in whatsoever manufactory he is concerned, every such an one is invited by Moses to co…
72 wordsSECTION 553Exodus 35:11
Exodus 35:11 Ver. 11. The tabernacle,.... Which is not a general name for the whole, the court, the holy place, and the holy of holies; but designs the ten fine linen curtains curiously wrought; or the under curtains, as Jarchi expresses it, which were within: his tent; the curtains of goats' hair, which were a cover…
205 wordsSECTION 554Exodus 35:12
Exodus 35:12 Ver. 12. The ark and the staves thereof,.... To carry it with, which were all made of shittim wood: [with] the mercy seat; made of pure gold; these were set in the most holy place: and the vail of the covering; which divided between the holy and the holy of holies; of these see Ex 25:10.…
60 wordsSECTION 555Exodus 35:13
Exodus 35:13 Ver. 13. The table and his staves, and all his vessels,.... The table of shewbread, and all things appertaining to it: and the shewbread; which is mentioned for the sake of the table, and to show what was intended, and the use of it; for otherwise the shewbread was not yet to be made, nor by the artifice…
100 wordsSECTION 556Exodus 35:14
Exodus 35:14 Ver. 14. The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture,.... The tongs and snuff dishes: and his lamps, with the oil for the light; the cups, in which were put the oil and the wicks to burn and give light, as Jarchi interprets them; of these see Ex 25:31.…
54 wordsSECTION 557Exodus 35:15
Exodus 35:15 Ver. 15. And the incense altar, and his staves,.... Which were overlaid with gold; hence this altar was called the golden altar, of which see Ex 30:1 and the anointing oil and sweet incense; each of which were made of various spices, see Ex 30:23 and the hanging for the door at the entering in of the ta…
83 wordsSECTION 558Exodus 35:16
Exodus 35:16 Ver. 16. The altar of burnt offering with his brazen grate, his staves, and all his vessels,.... Of which see Ex 27:1 the laver and his foot; Aben Ezra here observes that it had no staves, and conjectures it was carried in wagons when removed.…
49 wordsSECTION 559Exodus 35:17
Exodus 35:17 Ver. 17. The hangings of the court,.... Of the tabernacle, the outward court, which were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits long on each side, north and south, and fifty cubits broad, east and west; see Ex 27:9 his pillars, and their sockets; the pillars were they on which the hangings were hung; and…
2,613 wordsSECTION 560Exodus 36:1
Exodus 36:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 36 Bezaleel and Aholiab, with the artificers under them, having a call as well as qualifications for the service of the sanctuary, and having received from Moses the materials for it, set about it, Ex 36:1 but the people bringing more than was necessary, they acquaint Moses with it,…
362 wordsSECTION 561Exodus 36:2
Exodus 36:2 Ver. 2. And Moses called Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise hearted man,.... It was not enough that they had qualifications for this work, but they must have a call to it from Moses, to whom the whole affair was committed, to see that it was done according to the pattern shown him in the mount: so all th…
150 wordsSECTION 562Exodus 36:3
Exodus 36:3 Ver. 3. And they received of Moses all the offering,.... That is, Bezaleel and Aholiab received it of him, who delivered it to the several workmen, as the nature of their work required, some one thing, and some another: to some gold, to others silver, to others brass, and to some they delivered out fine li…
251 wordsSECTION 563Exodus 36:4
Exodus 36:4 Ver. 4. And all the wise men that wrought all the work of the sanctuary,.... The ingenious artificers who were employed, some in one thing, and some in another, either on the tabernacle itself, or the vessels of it, and things appertaining to it; came every man from his work which they made; left off thei…
72 wordsSECTION 564Exodus 36:5
Exodus 36:5 Ver. 5. And they spake unto Moses, saying,.... One in the name of the rest: the people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, which the Lord commanded to make; they had taken an estimate of what was to be done, and of what was necessary for the doing of it, and of what the people brought…
198 wordsSECTION 565Exodus 36:6
Exodus 36:6 Ver. 6. And Moses gave commandment,.... Orders to some proper person or persons about him; and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, or "caused a voice to pass"; a crier or herald, as the Targums, who went through the camp and published in every quarter: saying, let neither man nor woman m…
143 wordsSECTION 566Exodus 36:7
Exodus 36:7 Ver. 7. For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the work to make it,.... The gold, silver, brass, and precious stones, the wood and yarn, which had been already brought in, were sufficient for everything they were ordered to make: and too much; a great deal more than would be used; much would remain…
99 wordsSECTION 567Exodus 36:8
Exodus 36:8 Ver. 8-38. And every wise hearted man among them that wrought the work of the tabernacle,.... Did the part assigned him, what he was fittest for, and most skilful in: particularly some made ten curtains, &c. which were properly the tabernacle, and were made first, and then the several things appertaining …
171 wordsSECTION 568Exodus 36:38
Exodus 36:38 Ver. 38. See Gill on "Ex 36:8" John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible.…
18 wordsSECTION 569Exodus 37:1
Exodus 37:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 37 This chapter continues the account of the making of the tabernacle, and the furniture of it, particularly the ark, mercy seat, and cherubim, Ex 37:1 the shewbread table, and what appertained to that, Ex 37:10 the candlestick, and all the vessels of it, Ex 37:17 and the altar of i…
249 wordsSECTION 570Exodus 37:29
Exodus 37:29 Ver. 29. See Gill on "Ex 37:1". John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible.…
18 wordsSECTION 571Exodus 38:1
Exodus 38:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 38 This chapter is a continuation of the account of the making of the things belonging to the tabernacle, particularly the altar of burnt offering, Ex 38:1 the laver of brass, and the things it was made of, Ex 38:8 the court and its hangings, pillars, sockets, hooks and pins, Ex 38:…
198 wordsSECTION 572Exodus 38:8
Exodus 38:8 Ver. 8. And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass,.... Not of the brass of the offering, for of that were made the brazen altar, its grate and vessels, the sockets of the court and court gate, and the pins of the tabernacle, Ex 38:29 but no mention is made there of the laver; for that was…
824 wordsSECTION 573Exodus 38:9
Exodus 38:9 Ver. 9-20. And he made the court,.... The open court of the tabernacle, where the people met, of which, its pillars, sockets, hangings, hooks, and pins, an account is given, to Ex 38:10 of which See Gill on "Ex 27:9" see Gill on "Ex 27:10" see Gill on "Ex 27:11" see Gill on "Ex 27:12" see Gill on "Ex 27:13…
106 wordsSECTION 574Exodus 38:21
Exodus 38:21 Ver. 21. This is the sum of the tabernacle,.... Not of the several parts of the tabernacle, and the several things belonging to it, before enumerated, as made and delivered to the care and custody of the Levites, but of the materials of which they were made, particularly the gold and silver, and the brass…
168 wordsSECTION 575Exodus 38:22
Exodus 38:22 Ver. 22. And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah,.... Of whom and his descent see Ex 31:2 made all that the Lord commanded Moses; gave directions about them, and took care that the tabernacle and all things belonging to it were made, which the Lord commanded Moses, and in the e…
72 wordsSECTION 576Exodus 38:23
Exodus 38:23 Ver. 23. And with him was Aholiab, son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan,.... Of him see Ex 31:6 an engraver; of precious stones, as those in the ephod and breastplate: and a cunning workman; in devising and working curious figured works, either in weaving or with the needle: and an embroiderer in blue…
84 wordsSECTION 577Exodus 38:24
Exodus 38:24 Ver. 24. All the gold that was occupied for the work, in all the work of the [place],.... That was expended in making the mercy seat and cherubim, and the candlestick, which were all of pure gold; besides other things belonging to the ark and shewbread table; and the plates, with which the ark and many ot…
456 wordsSECTION 578Exodus 38:25
Exodus 38:25 Ver. 25. And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation,.... This was not the offering of silver, Ex 35:24 but what was collected in numbering the people, where everyone of twenty years old and upwards paid half a shekel, Ex 30:12 the sum [was] an hundred talents, one thousand seven hundre…
149 wordsSECTION 579Exodus 38:26
Exodus 38:26 Ver. 26. A bekah for every man, [that is], half a shekel, after the shekel of the sanctuary,.... A half shekel was called a "bekah", from eqb, "bakah", to divide; because it was a shekel divided into two parts: for everyone that went to be numbered, from twenty years and upwards; in order to give a ranso…
118 wordsSECTION 580Exodus 38:27
Exodus 38:27 Ver. 27. And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail,.... The sockets for the boards of the tabernacle, into which they were put; and the sockets for the vail, which divided between the holy and the most holy place, in which the pillars were set…
137 wordsSECTION 581Exodus 38:28
Exodus 38:28 Ver. 28. And of the thousand seven hundred seventy five [shekels],.... Which remained of the sum collected, Ex 38:25 after the silver sockets were cast: he made hooks for the pillars: on each side of the court of the tabernacle on which the hangings were hung; these hooks, as Kimchi says {t}, were in the…
379 wordsSECTION 582Exodus 39:1
Exodus 39:1 INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 39 In this chapter is continued the account of making the several things belonging to the sanctuary, particularly the clothes for the service of the tabernacle, and the garments of the priests, as the ephod and its curious girdle, Ex 39:1 the breastplate and the putting of the stone…
289 wordsSECTION 583Exodus 39:2
Exodus 39:2 Ver. 2-31. And he made the ephod of gold,.... From hence to the end of verse thirty one we have a very particular account of the making of the priest's garments exactly according to the directions given to Moses, See Gill on "Ex 28:1" &c. to end of chapter twenty eight; only it may be observed, that here i…
427 wordsSECTION 584Exodus 39:32
Exodus 39:32 Ver. 32. Thus was all the work of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation finished,.... Both the tabernacle, consisting of the court, the holy place, and the most holy place, and the tent or covering that was over it, with all things appertaining to the service of it, as before described: and the …
113 wordsSECTION 585Exodus 39:33
Exodus 39:33 Ver. 33-42. And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses,.... That is, the several parts of it before it was put together, with all its furniture, and everything appertaining to it; which are examined in the order in which they were directed to be made, from hence to the end of Ex 39:42 and this was done, t…
88 wordsSECTION 586Exodus 39:43
Exodus 39:43 Ver. 43. And Moses did look upon all the work,.... Made a survey of it, and with great care and accuracy examined every particular thing, and the manner in which it was finished: and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it; both as to matter and manner in every point…
239 wordsSECTION 587Exodus 40:1
Exodus 40:1 INTRODUCTION OF EXODUS 40 This chapter contains the order for setting up the tabernacle, and placing the furniture of it where it was the will of God it should be put, Ex 40:1 and for the anointing it, and all its vessels, and also Aaron and his sons, Ex 40:9 all which were accordingly done, the tabernacl…
157 wordsSECTION 588Exodus 40:2
Exodus 40:2 Ver. 2. On the first day of the first month,.... Which was the month Nisan, as the Targum of Jonathan expresses it; which was the month the children of Israel came out of Egypt, out of which they had now been a whole year, excepting fourteen days: shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congre…
83 wordsSECTION 589Exodus 40:3
Exodus 40:3 Ver. 3. And thou shall put therein the ark of the testimony,.... The ark or chest where the law was, a testimony of the divine will, and which was to be put into the most holy place of the tabernacle: and cover the ark with the vail; not with the propitiatory or mercy seat, as the Targum of Jonathan; for …
111 wordsSECTION 590Exodus 40:4
Exodus 40:4 Ver. 4. And thou shall bring in the table,.... The table of shewbread, which was to be set in the holy place: and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; besides the dishes, spoons, covers, and bowls, there were the twelve loaves of shewbread to be set in two rows: and thou shall bri…
114 wordsSECTION 591Exodus 40:5
Exodus 40:5 Ver. 5. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony,.... Not in the most holy place where the ark was, but over against it in the holy place: and put the hanging of the door of the tabernacle; the door of entrance into the holy place, where there were to be no othe…
109 wordsSECTION 592Exodus 40:6
Exodus 40:6 Ver. 6. And thou shall set the altar of the burnt offering,.... Where the sacrifices of the people were to be brought, and offered up by the priests; and this was to be set up in the open court, as it was proper it should, both because of the smell and smoke of the sacrifices: before the door of the taber…
80 wordsSECTION 593Exodus 40:7
Exodus 40:7 Ver. 7. And thou shall set the laver,.... As is directed in Ex 30:18.…
18 wordsSECTION 594Exodus 40:8
Exodus 40:8 Ver. 8. And thou shall set up the court round about,.... Which consisted of various hangings, east, west, north, and south; see Ex 27:9.…
28 wordsSECTION 595Exodus 40:9
Exodus 40:9 Ver. 9-11. And thou shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle,.... In this, and the two following verses Ex 40:10, orders are given for the anointing of the tabernacle and its vessels, the altar of burnt offering and its vessels, the laver and its foot, whereby they were consecrated for divin…
66 wordsSECTION 596Exodus 40:12
Exodus 40:12 Ver. 12-14. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,.... To wash, anoint, and clothe them, as in the two following verses Ex 40:13, that they might minister in the priest's office, according to Ex 28:41…
51 wordsSECTION 597Exodus 40:15
Exodus 40:15 Ver. 15. And thou shall anoint them as thou didst anoint their father,.... For Aaron was first anointed, and then his sons: that they may minister unto me in the priest's office; which they might not do before their anointing, though separated for it, and called unto it: for their anointing shall surely…
136 wordsSECTION 598Exodus 40:16
Exodus 40:16 Ver. 16. Thus did Moses,.... He set up the tabernacle, and every thing in its place, and anointed them, and Aaron and his sons: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he; by which he approved himself to be a faithful servant in the house of God.…
53 wordsSECTION 599Exodus 40:17
Exodus 40:17 Ver. 17. And it came to pass in the first month, in the second year,.... Of the departure of the children of Israel out of Egypt; on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up; so that this was in the spring of the year, about the vernal equinox, on a new year's day, that this was done…
293 wordsSECTION 600Exodus 40:18
Exodus 40:18 Ver. 18. And Moses reared up the tabernacle,.... Not of himself, but with the help of others: and fastened the sockets, and set up the boards thereof; fixed the silver sockets all around, which were the foundation of the building, and placed and established the shittim boards in them: and put in the bar…
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