The directions to set up the tabernacle.
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Exodus 40:1-8
The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-8
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Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:1-15Exodus 40:1-15 · Matthew Henry Concise CommentaryWhen a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of numbers are earnest in a good cause, much may be done in a short time; and…The Rearing of the Tabernacle. (b. c. 1491.)Exodus 40:1-15 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleTHE REARING OF THE TABERNACLE. (B. C. 1491.) The materials and furniture of the tabernacle had been viewed severally and approved, and now they must be put together. 1. God here directs Moses to set up the tabernacle an…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33Exodus 40:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33Exodus 40:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryTHE COMMAND TO SET UP THE TABERNACLE, AND ITS PERFORMANCE. All was now ready. Bezaleel and Aholiab had completed their task. The work for the tabernacle had been given in, and had been approved Moses did not however at…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33Exodus 40:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe erection of the tabernacle. At last the work of preparation was over. The work for which God had begun to give instructions more than nine months previously (Exodus 25:1) was completed. All the parts of the structur…The Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33Exodus 40:1-33 · The Pulpit CommentaryThe erection of the tabernacle. I. THE TIME. 1. It reminded them of their deliverance from Egyptian bondage; "this month shall be unto you the beginning of months" (Exodus 12:2). God's dwelling-place is ever erected ami…
commentaryMatthew Henry on Exodus 40:1-15When a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of numbers are earnest in a good cause, much may be done in a short time; and…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Rearing of the Tabernacle. (b. c. 1491.)THE REARING OF THE TABERNACLE. (B. C. 1491.) The materials and furniture of the tabernacle had been viewed severally and approved, and now they must be put together. 1. God here directs Moses to set up the tabernacle an…Matthew HenrycommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33The erection of the tabernacle. I. THE TIME. 1. It reminded them of their deliverance from Egyptian bondage; "this month shall be unto you the beginning of months" (Exodus 12:2). God's dwelling-place is ever erected ami…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33The erection of the tabernacle. At last the work of preparation was over. The work for which God had begun to give instructions more than nine months previously (Exodus 25:1) was completed. All the parts of the structur…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33EXPOSITIONJoseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33The tabernacle set up. The sanctuary did not take long in making. When hearts are wilting, gifts liberal, and hands active, work is soon accomplished. Everything was ready by the first day of the new year after leaving…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:1-33THE COMMAND TO SET UP THE TABERNACLE, AND ITS PERFORMANCE. All was now ready. Bezaleel and Aholiab had completed their task. The work for the tabernacle had been given in, and had been approved Moses did not however at…Joseph S. Exell and contributorscommentaryThe Pulpit Commentary on Exodus 40:2On the first day of the first month. The first of Abib, or Nisan, the "New Year's Day" of Israel, coinciding nearly with the opening of the vernal equinox, a very suitable day for the inauguration of a place of worship.…Joseph S. Exell and contributors