And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets of silver, sixteen sockets; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board.
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.
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Commenting on Exodus 26:15-30
And five bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle,.... Suppose the north, these bars were disposed of in the same manner as those on the south side: and five bars for the boards of that side of the tabernacle; or the end of it, the west end, as follows: for the two sides westward; that is, the two corners at the...
Five bars ran along each of the three sides, passed through golden rings fastened to the boards to hold them firm and prevent them from separating. Two silver sockets supported each of the eight boards, giving the whole structure its stability.
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Commenting on Exodus 26:25-27