And for the second side of the tabernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards:
Boards without grace in the heart are like curtains without boards: shaken by every wind and soon falling. God's tabernacle was strong as well as fine, and so must our profession be. The new Jerusalem needs no gilded boards; its glory far exceeds the old, for wisdom outweighs all the gold and silver that ever adorned a tent.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 26:15-30
Each board rests on two silver sockets, one tenon in each, just as God prescribed for the south side; the north side mirrors it exactly. The whole frame stands firm on this foundation of silver, a costly and enduring base that speaks to the stability God requires in His dwelling place.
AI summary
The sockets, or bases, hold the tenons of the boards so they stand upright. The word 'southward' here shows the text was written in the desert, not Palestine; a man in Canaan would have no need to clarify what negeb means.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 26:18-21