And thou shalt put the mercy seat upon the ark of the testimony in the most holy place.
Two veils here, not one: the inner veil hid the holiest place entirely from sight, signifying that divine grace was veiled under law; but Christ rent it, and now we approach the throne with boldness through His blood. The outer veil guarded the tabernacle like a curtain with no lock or bar, yet God's care of His weak church proved stronger than gates of brass.
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Commenting on Exodus 26:31-37
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood,.... One at each corner of the entrance into the tabernacle, and the other three at a proper distance from each other, so as to make four ways for the priests to enter in at; as there might very well be, since there was a breadth of ten cubits, or five yards or more...
The ark of testimony was placed within the inner veil to make that compartment the most holy place; the veil itself accomplished the division between holy and holiest by its position beneath the loops.
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Commenting on Exodus 26:33-34