All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver; their hooks shall be of silver, and their sockets of brass.
The court was a fence of finest linen, set upon pillars of brass and silver, the church enclosed and distinguished from the world, held steady by the support of pillars, and clothed in the righteousness of saints. Yet David longed for those courts, for they held but a handful of worshippers. But now the gospel has torn down the wall; God wills that men pray everywhere, and Christ's name opens the door to all.
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Commenting on Exodus 27:9-19
All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver,.... This is observed, because only mention is made before of the pillars that were on the south and north sides of the court, as filleted with silver; but inasmuch as those at both ends, east and west, were to be so likewise, this is added: their hooks shall be of silver, and their...
Exo 27:17-18 “All the pillars of the court round about (shall be) bound with connecting rods of silver.” As the rods connecting the pillars of the court were of silver, and those connecting the pillars at the entrance to the dwelling were of wood overlaid with gold, the former must have been intended for a different purpose from the latter, simply serving as rods to...
Commenting on Exodus 27:17-18