“ And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses. ”
Moses performed these priestly functions ( Exodus 28:1 note), before the holy things with which they were performed were anointed. The things had been made expressly for the service of Yahweh, by...
XL. P s. The Erection of the Tent. After a further summary of instructions mostly given before ( Exodus 40:1-15 ), and involving the very latest developments ( cf. the anointing of the assistant p...
And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.
And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up. No JFB commentary on these verses.
The Tabernacle Erected 1-16. Moses is commanded to uprear the Tabernacle and consecrate it, together with its furniture, and the priests by anointing them.
He burnt sweet incense thereon. — At even, when he lighted the lamps, he also, according to the instructions given him ( Exodus 30:8 ) burnt incense.
the Tabernacle Set up and Dedicated Exodus 40:17-38 At the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice all was finished. Moses had placed the table on the right and the candlestick on the lef...
Very full details are given concerning the preparation of the holy garments of the priests, all of which were made strictly according to the pattern. We then come to the definite statement, "Thus wa...
Observe the expedition Moses used, and that every article was brought into immediate use.
And he burnt sweet incense thereon ,.... Which is another branch of the priestly office exercised by Moses, and which he would never have done had he not had a command from God for it, as follows:...
THE TABERNACLE ERECTED AND ARRANGED (vs.1-33) About one year had elapsed after the Passover in Egypt. Now the Lord instructs Moses to set up the tabernacle on the first day of the first month. Th...
16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the L ORD commanded him, so did he. 17 And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the taber...
This is wisely and seasonably added, because this was a work peculiar to the priest, and not to be done by Moses without God's express command
‘And Moses reared up the Dwellingplace, and laid its sockets, and set up its frames, and put in its bars, and reared up its pillars. And he spread the tent over the Dwellingplace, and put the coverin...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 40:34 . The glory of the Lord.] This was a sensuous manifestation by which the presence of Jehovah in the tabernacle was made known to the people of Israel, but this manif...
REFLECTIONS . On the first day of the first month of Abib, the tabernacle was reared. How time steals away! One year is gone; and what an eventful year to Israel, but now crowned with glory and wi...
Set up the Tabernacle. The primary and universal obligation to the worship of Jehovah; the proper means to its right performance, with their evidences and fruits I. What is implied in the injun...
EXPOSITION Exodus 40:1-2 THE COMMAND TO SET UP THE TABERNACLE , AND ITS PERFORMANCE . All was now ready. Bezaleel and Aholiab had completed their task. The work for the t...
The Various Appointments in Place
Exodus 30:7