And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners.
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
The bars of acacia wood, fitted into gold rings, held the boards fast and firm together. Five bars ran along each long side of the tabernacle, two at top and bottom and one in the middle; since timber of thirty cubits could not be had whole, they were likely made in jointed sections, each five cubits long, the head of one entering the hollow of the next to form a continuous brace.
AI summary
And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled together above the head of it unto one ring: thus shall it be for them both; they shall be for the two corners. (i) The Hebrew word signifies twins declaring that they should be as perfect and well joined as possible.