Exodus 27:9 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle— The tabernacle, when formed, was to be surrounded by a kind of open court, which was to be circumscribed by hangings of plain fine linen, supported by pillars in sockets of brass; but the hanging for the gate of the court, Exodus 27:16 was to be of the same embroidered stuff with the inmost covering of the tabernacle. This court-yard was a hundred cubits, or about fifty-eight yards long; and from Exodus 27:12 it appears, that it was just half as broad as it was long; and from Exodus 27:18 that it was five cubits or near three yards high, which was but half the height of the tabernacle: see ch. Exodus 26:16. The gate or entrance was to be twenty cubits wide, Exodus 27:16. In this court, towards the upper end, the tabernacle was placed; between which and the lower end, the altar with the laver on one side of it was placed, ch. Exodus 30:18 and Revelation 11:1-2. Note; The court surrounding the tabernacle, is typical of the church of Christ, inclosed from the rest of the world, and brought into a nearer state of communion with his blessed Self.