Exodus 39 - Introduction - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Bible Comments

A.M. 2513. B.C. 1491.

This chapter gives us an account of the finishing of the work of the tabernacle.

(1,) The last thing prepared was the holy garments. The ephod, and its curious girdle, Exodus 39:1-5. The onyx-stones for the shoulders, Exodus 39:6; Exodus 39:7. The breast-plate with the precious stones in it, Exodus 39:8-21. The robe of the ephod, Exodus 39:22-26. The coats, bonnets, and breeches for the inferior priests, Exodus 39:27-29. And the plate of the holy crown, Exodus 39:30; Exodus 39:31.

(2,) A summary account of the whole work, Exodus 39:32-43.