Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs, Biblical commentary 2 · Chapter 35
CHAP. XXXV.
1, Moses commandeth the people, from the Lord, to keepe the Sabbath; 4, to bring willing offrings, of gold, silver, brasse, and other stuffe for the Tabernacle and furniture thereof. 20, The people goe, and bring voluntary gifts. 22, Men and women bring their Iewels and ornaments, and other stuffe, such as they had. 25. The wise women spin the stuffe. 27, The Rulers bring precious stones, and spices. 30, Bezaleel and Aholiab, are shewed to be the men whom God had filled with his Spirit and Wisedome, to doe the worke of the Sanctuary.
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ANd Moses gathered together, all the Congregation of the sonnes of Israel, and said unto them: These are the words, which Iehovah hath commanded, to doe them. Sixe dayes, shall worke be done; but on the seventh day, there shall be to you holinesse; a Sabbath of sabbatisme to Iehovah: whosoever doth any worke therein, shall be put-to-death. Ye shall kindle no fire, in any of your habitations upon the Sabbath day.
And Moses said, unto all the Congregation of the sonnes of Israel, saying: this is the thing, which Iehovah hath commanded, saying: Take yee from amongst you an offring, unto Iehovah; whosoever is willing in his heart, let him bring it, the offring of Iehovah: Gold, and silver, & brasse. And blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-linnen, and Goats hayre. And Rams skins dyed-red, and Tachash skins, and Shittim wood. And oile, for the Light: and spices, for the anointing oile, and for the incense of sweet-spices. And Beryll stones, & filling stones, for the Ephod, and for the Brest plate. And every wise harted among you, shall come and make all that Iehovah hath commanded. The Tabernacle, the tent thereof, and the covering thereof: the taches thereof, and the boards thereof; the bars thereof, the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof. The arke, and the bars there of, the Covering-mercy-seat; and the veile of the covering. The Table, and the barres thereof, and all the vessels thereof: and the shew-bread. And the Candlesticke for the Light, and the vessels thereof, and the lamps thereof: and the oile for the Light. And the Altar of incense, and the bars thereof, and the anointing oyle, and the incense of sweet spices: and the hanging veile of the doore, for the doore of the Tabernacle. The Altar of Burnt offring, and the grate of brasse which is for it; the bars thereof, and all the vessels thereof: the Laver, and the foot thereof. The tapestry-hangings of the Court, the pillars thereof, and the sockets thereof: and the hanging-veile, of the gate of the Court. The pinnes of the Tabernacle, and the pins of the Court, and their coards. The garments of ministery, to minister in the holy-place: the garments of holinesse, for Aaron the Priest, and the garments of his sonnes, to minister-in-the-priests-office. And all the congregation of the Sonnes of Israel departed, from the presence of Moses. And they came every man whose heart stirred him up, and every one whose spirit made him willing; they brought the offring of Iehovah, for the worke of the Tent of the Congregation, and for all the service thereof, and for the garments of holinesse. And they came; the men with the women, every-one that was willing hearted, they brought bracelets, and eare-rings, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold; and every man that offered, offred an offring of gold unto Iehovah. And every man with whom was found blew, and purple, and scarlet, and fine-linnen, and Goats hayre: and Rammes skinnes dyed red, and Tachash skinnes, brought them. Every one that offred, an offring of silver, and of brasse; they brought the offring of Iehovah: and every one with whom was found Shittim wood, for any work of the service brought it. And every woman that was wise hearted, did spinne with her hands: and they brought the spun-worke, the blew, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine-linnen. And all the women whose heart stirred them up, in wisedome, spunne Goats hayre. And the Rulers brought Beryll stones, and filling stones, for the Ephod, and for the Brest-plate. And spice, and oyle, for the Light, and for the anointing oyle, and for the incense of sweet-spices. Every man, and woman whose heart made them willing; to bring for all the work, which Iehovah had commanded, to make, by the hand of Moses: the sonnes of Israel …brought, a willing-offring, unto Iehovah.
And Moses said, unto the sonnes of Israel; See, Iehovah hath called by name, Bezaleel, the sonne of Vri, the sonne of Hur, of the tribe of Iudah. And he hath filled him, with the Spirit of God; in wisedome, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all workmanship. And to devise cunning-worke: to worke in gold, and in silver, and in brasse. And in ingraving of stone, to fill; and in carving of wood: to work in all cunning works. And hee hath given into his heart, for to teach: he and Aholiab the sonne of Ahisamach, of the Tribe of Dan. He hath filled them with wisedome of heart; to make all worke of the ingraver, and of the cunning-workman, and of the embroiderer; in blew, and in purple; in scarlet, and in fine-linnen, and of the weaver: even of them that doe any worke; and that devise cunning workes.
Annotations.
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HEre beginneth the 22 Section of the Law. See Gen. 6. 9. and 28. 10.
Vers. 2. holinesse] that is, a day of holinesse: or, an holy day: and signe of holinesse from the Lord: See Exod. 31. 13. 14 &c. of sabbathisme] that is, of rest: see Exod. 16. 23. and 31. 15. any worke] to wit, of his owne workes, wayes, or words, Ex. 20. 9. Esay 58. 13. to except the workes commanded of God, as circumcision, offring of sacrifice, and the like, Ioh. 7 22. 23. Matth. 12. 5. and works of necessity, and of mercy towards man or beast, Matth 12. 7. 11. 12. See the annotations on Exodus 20. 8. &c.
Vers. 3. kindle no fire] either for to doe worke with; or, to dresse meat (for that was unlawfull on the Sabbath, though lawfull on other feast dayes, Exod. 12. 16.) or, for to punish malefactors: as the Hebrew Doctors say, Punishments may not be inflicted on the Sabbath: though it bee commanded to punish malefactors, yet may it not bee done on the Sabbath. As when one is condemned by the Iudges to stripes, or unto death, he may not bee beaten or put to death on the Sabbath: for it is written, Yee shall kindle no fire, &c. this is a warning to the Iudges, that they burne not on the Sabbath, him that is condemned to bee burnt; and the like is for other punishments. Maimony treat. of the Sabbath, Chap. 24. Sect. 7. The like order they take against Iudging of causes of the Sabbath, Ibidem, Chap. 23. Sect. 14.
Vers. 5. an offring] or, an heave offring: in Greek and Chaldee, a separation; a gift separated unto God, from their other goods. See the notes on Exod. 25. 2
Vers. 6. blew] in Greeke, hyacinth: see Ex. 25. 4.
Vers. 7. Shittim] in Greeke, incorruptible wood: see Exod. 25. 5.
Vers. 8. oile] of the olive: see Exod. 27. 20. anointing] or, oile of unction: whereof see Eoxd. 30. 23. &c. incense of sweet spices] in Greeke, composition of incense: see Exod. 30. 54. &c.
Vers. 9. filling] to be set in golden ouches; Hebr. stones of fillings: see Exod. 25. 7. and 28. 17. 20.
Vers. 11. Tabernacle] or, Habitacle: whereof see Exod. 26. barres] or, barre; meaning all and euerie one. See the notes on Exod. 32. 19. So in Exodus 39. 33.
Vers. 12. Arke] or Coffer, wherein the Tables of the Law were put: see Exod. 25. 10. In Greeke, the Arke of the testimony. of the covering] the veil that hid the most holy place; whereof see Exod. 26. 31. &c. So after in Exod. 39. 34. The Greeke translateth it onelyonly, the veil.
Vers. 13. Table] described in Exod. 25. 23. &c. Shew bread] in Greeke, bread of proposition. See Exod. 25. 30.
Vers. 14. for the Light] or, Candlesticke of light; that is, the shining Candlestick, whose lamps gave light alwayes. So, starres of light, Psal. 148. 3. that is, shining starres.
Vers. 15. Altar] the golden altar: whereof see Exod. 30. 1. &c. hanging-veil] see Exod. 26. 36.
Vers. 16. Altar] the brazen altar; whereof see Exod. 27. 1. &c. the foot] or, the Base: see Exodus 30. 18.
Vers. 17. tapestry-hangings] see Ex. 27. 9. &c.…
Vers. 19. of ministery] or, of service: see Exodus 31. 10. for Aaron] described in Exod. 28. This was the summe of Moses Sermon to the people at this assembly: wherein he taught them both what gifts to bring, and what holy things were to be made for the service of God; as hee had beene before commanded, Exod. 25. &c.
Vers. 21. stirred] or, lifted him up, to doe it chearfully; and so made him willing, as the Chalde… translateth it.
Vers. 22. bracelets] or, chaines, or hookes; the Greeke translateth, seals. Compare this with their fact before, in Exod. 32. where they gave their Iewels to make an Idoll. offred] Hebrew, waved because they were heaved up and waved, when they were given to the Lord; and is therefore called a wave offring, Exod. 38. 24.
Vers. 24. was found] If there bee first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not, 2 Cor. 8. 12.
Vers. 25. did spin] of the vertuous woman it is said, She lareth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaffe, Prov. 31. 19. So for the building of Gods spirituall Tabernacle, there were women that laboured in the Gospell, Phil. 4. 3. that laboured much in the Lord, Rom. 16. 3. 6. 12. Contrary were they that wove hangings for the grove, 2 King. 2…. 7
Vers. 29. willing offring] or, voluntary gift. So ought all things that we give unto God, or for his sake, be freely given, as every man purposeth in his heart; not of griefe, or of necessity; for God leveth a chearfull giver, 2 Cor. 9. 7. Compare herewith, the offrings of David, and the Princes and people of Israel, towards the building of Gods Temple, which caused great joy in men, and thankes unto God, 1 Chron. 29. 3. 6. 9. 10. &c.
Vers. 30. Bezaleel] of whom see Exod. 31. 2. &c. He was for Moses Tabernacle, as Hiram for Solomons Temple, 1 King. 7. 13. 14. as Paul and the other Apostles for the Temple of Christs Church, 1. Cor. 3. 10. But the Tabernacle of Christs naturall body, was greater and more perfect; not made with hands, that is, not of this building. Heb. 9. 11. and 10. 20. the Workmaster thereof, was the holy Ghost himselfe, Luke 1. 34. 35.
Vers. 31. Spirit of God] in Greeke, a divine Spirit of wisedome. See Exod. 31. 3.
Vers. 34. Aholiab] in Greeke, Eliab. See Exodus 31. 6.
Vers. 35. cunning-workman] who wrought both sides alike: whereas the embroiderer wrought curiously but the one side: see the notes on Exod. 26. 1. of the weaver] which the Chaldee expoundeth weaving: understanding by the weaver, the weavers worke: as elsewhere the Scripture useth Spirits for the gifts of the Spirit, 1 Cor. 14. 12. 32. that devise] in Chaldee, that teach cunning (or artificiall) workes. By these were figured the varieties of graces, which were abundantly to be seene in the first building of Christ, Church, after that men had received the Spirit of God, by the preaching of the Gospell from the mouthes of the master workmen, the Apostles, 1 Cor. 1. 5. 7. and 12. 4. 8. 9. 10. 11. Gal. 3. 2. 5. Acts 19. 4. 6.