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Text -- Exodus 27:7-21 (NET)
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27:7 The poles are to be put into the rings so that the poles will be on two sides of the altar when carrying it.
27:8 You are to make the altar hollow , out of boards . Just as it was shown you on the mountain , so they must make it.
The Courtyard
27:9 “You are to make the courtyard of the tabernacle . For the south side there are to be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen , one hundred fifty feet long for one side ,
27:10 with twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases , with the hooks of the posts and their bands of silver .
27:11 Likewise for its length on the north side , there are to be hangings for one hundred fifty feet , with twenty posts and their twenty bronze bases , with silver hooks and bands on the posts .
27:12 The width of the court on the west side is to be seventy-five feet with hangings , with their ten posts and their ten bases .
27:13 The width of the court on the east side , toward the sunrise , is to be seventy-five feet .
27:14 The hangings on one side of the gate are to be twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases .
27:15 On the second side there are to be hangings twenty-two and a half feet long, with their three posts and their three bases .
27:16 For the gate of the courtyard there is to be a curtain of thirty feet , of blue , purple , and scarlet yarn and fine twined linen , the work of an embroiderer , with four posts and their four bases .
27:17 All the posts around the courtyard are to have silver bands ; their hooks are to be silver , and their bases bronze .
27:18 The length of the courtyard is to be one hundred fifty feet and the width seventy-five feet , and the height of the fine twisted linen hangings is to be seven and a half feet , with their bronze bases .
27:19 All the utensils of the tabernacle used in all its service , all its tent pegs , and all the tent pegs of the courtyard are to be made of bronze .
Offering the Oil
27:20 “You are to command the Israelites that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light , so that the lamps will burn regularly .
27:21 In the tent of meeting outside the curtain that is before the testimony , Aaron and his sons are to arrange it from evening to morning before the Lord . This is to be a lasting ordinance among the Israelites for generations to come.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Tabernacle |
Sanctuary |
Israel |
Revelation |
ARCHITECTURE |
COURT |
TABERNACLE, A |
Curtains |
Tapestry |
HANGINGS |
Altar |
Priest |
COURT OF THE SANCTUARY; TABERNACLE; TEMPLE |
Oil |
GATE, EAST |
TABERNACLE, B |
Fillets |
FILLET |
CANDLESTICK |
Lamp |
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NET Notes -> Exo 27:7; Exo 27:7; Exo 27:8; Exo 27:8; Exo 27:8; Exo 27:9; Exo 27:9; Exo 27:9; Exo 27:9; Exo 27:10; Exo 27:11; Exo 27:11; Exo 27:11; Exo 27:14; Exo 27:14; Exo 27:15; Exo 27:15; Exo 27:17; Exo 27:17; Exo 27:18; Exo 27:18; Exo 27:18; Exo 27:18; Exo 27:19; Exo 27:19; Exo 27:19; Exo 27:20; Exo 27:20; Exo 27:20; Exo 27:20; Exo 27:21; Exo 27:21; Exo 27:21
NET Notes: Exo 27:7 The construction is the infinitive construct with bet (ב) preposition: “in carrying it.” Here the meaning must be that the poles are...
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NET Notes: Exo 27:8 Nothing is said about the top of the altar. Some commentators suggest, in view of the previous instruction for making an altar out of earth and stone,...
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NET Notes: Exo 27:9 The entire courtyard of 150 feet by 75 feet was to be enclosed by a curtain wall held up with posts in bases. All these hangings were kept in place by...
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NET Notes: Exo 27:11 These bands have been thought by some to refer to connecting rods joining the tops of the posts. But it is more likely that they are bands or bind rin...
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NET Notes: Exo 27:19 The tabernacle is an important aspect of OT theology. The writer’s pattern so far has been: ark, table, lamp, and then their container (the tabe...
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NET Notes: Exo 27:20 The word can mean “continually,” but in this context, as well as in the passages on the sacrifices, “regularly” is better, sin...
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