And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
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
The curtain material is not embroidered figures but work in mixed colours, stripes or checks, woven throughout. The pillars themselves were not gilded entirely, only their capitals and the architrave above them, so that inside the holy place no bare wood appeared, only the work of gold.
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Commenting on Exodus 26:36-37