And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate.
Moses waited for express command before setting up the tabernacle, though everything was ready and the people eager. The timing, the first day of the first month, teaches us to begin each year with intentional service to God, and not to delay necessary work under pretence of waiting for some special season. Let the things of His kingdom be sought first.
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Commenting on Exodus 40:1-15
And thou shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle,.... In this, and the two following verses Exo 40:10, orders are given for the anointing of the tabernacle and its vessels, the altar of burnt offering and its vessels, the laver and its foot, whereby they were consecrated for divine use and service, according to , orders are given for the anointing of the...
The altar of burnt-offering is called most holy not because it surpasses the dwelling in holiness, but because it stood in the court exposed to the people's touch, while the tabernacle's vessels admitted no layman. The distinction rests on exposure and access, not on degree of consecration itself.
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Commenting on Exodus 40:1-16