Chapter 25:
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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Genesis Leviticus
Exodus 25
Concise Complete
What the Israelites were to offer for making the
tabernacle. (1-9) The ark. (10-22) The table, with its furniture. (23-30) The
candlestick. (31-40)
Verses 1-9 God
chose the people of Israel to be a peculiar people to himself, above all people,
and he himself would be their King. He ordered a royal palace to be set up among
them for himself, called a sanctuary, or holy place, or habitation. There he
showed his presence among them. And because in the wilderness they dwelt in
tents, this royal palace was ordered to be a tabernacle, that it might move with
them. The people were to furnish Moses with the materials, by their own free
will. The best use we can make of our worldly wealth, is to honour God with it
in works of piety and charity. We should ask, not only, What must we do? but,
What may we do for God? Whatever they gave, they must give it cheerfully, not
grudgingly, for God
2
corinthiansservice of God, we must reckon well bestowed; and whatsoever is
done in God's service, must be done by his direction.
Verses 10-22 The
ark was a chest, overlaid with gold, in which the two tables of the law were to
be kept. These tables are called the testimony; God in them testified his will.
This law was a testimony to the Israelites, to direct them in their duty, and
would be a testimony against them, if they transgressed. This ark was placed in
the holy of holies; the blood of the sacrifices was sprinkled, and the incense
burned, before it, by the high priest; and above it appeared the visible glory,
which was the symbol of the Divine presence. This was a type of Christ in his
sinless nature, which saw no corruption, in personal union with his Divine
nature, atoning for our sins against it, by his death. The cherubim of gold
looked one towards another, and both looked downward toward the ark. It denotes
the angels' attendance on the Redeemer, their readiness to do his will, their
presence in the assemblies of saints, and their desire to look into the
mysteries of the gospel. It was covered with a covering of gold, called the
mercy-seat. God is said to dwell, or sit between the cherubim, on the
mercy-seat. There he would give his law, and hear supplicants, as a prince on
his throne.
Verses 23-30 A
table was to be made of wood, overlaid with gold, to stand in the outer
tabernacle, to be always furnished with the shew-bread. This table, with the
articles on it, and its use, seems to typify the communion which the Lord holds
with his redeemed people in his ordinances, the provisions of his house, the
feasts they are favoured with. Also the food for their souls, which they always
find when they hunger after it; and the delight he takes in their persons and
services, as presented before him in Christ.
Verses 31-40 The
candlestick represents the light of God's word and Spirit, in and through Christ
Jesus, afforded in this dark world to his believing people, to direct their
worship and obedience, and to afford them consolations. The church is still
dark, as the tabernacle was, in comparison with what it will be in heaven; but
the word of God is a light shining in a dark place,
2 peterit. In ver.
40 is an express caution
to Moses. Nothing was left to his own fancy, or to that of the workmen, or the
people; but the will of God must be observed in every particular. Christ's
instruction to his disciples,
matthew 28:20, is like
this, Observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Let us remember that
we are the temples of the Holy Ghost, that we have the law of God in our hearts,
that we are to live a life of communion with God, feast on his ordinances, and
are the light of the world, if indeed we are followers of Christ. May the Lord
help us to try ourselves by this view of religion, and to walk according
thereto.
Chapter 25:
| Darby
| Geneva
| Gill
| Jamieson Faussett Brown
| Matthew Henry
| Matthew Henry Concise
| Wesley
| Index
| Bible Gateway |
Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 Genesis Leviticus
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
Joshua
Judges
Ruth
1 Samuel
2 Samuel
1 Kings
2 Kings
1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles
Ezra
Nehemiah
Esther
Job
Psalm
Proverbs
Ecclesiastes
Song of Solomon
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Lamentations
Ezekiel
Daniel
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah
Jonah
Micah
Nahum
Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Acts
Romans
1 Corinthians
2 Corinthians
Galatians
Ephesians
Philippians
Colossians
1 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians
1 Timothy
2 Timothy
Titus
Philemon
Hebrews
James
1 Peter
2 Peter
1 John
2 John
3 John
Jude
Revelation
