Annotations on the Pentateuch, Psalms, Song of Songs, Biblical commentary 2 · Chapter 37
CHAP. XXXVII.
1, The making of the Arke, 6, and the Coveringmercie-seat with Cherubims. 10, The Table, with the vessells thereof. 17, The Candlesticke, with the lampes and instruments thereof. 25, The Altar of incense. 29, The anointing oile, and sweet incense.
AND Bezaleel made the Arke of Shittim wood, two cubits, and a halfe was the length therof, and a cubit and a halfe, the bredth thereof; and a cubit and a halfe, the height thereof. And he overlaid it with pure gold, within and without: and made for it a crowne of gold round about. And he cast for it, foure rings of gold, in the foure corners thereof; and two rings, were in the one side of it; and two rings, in the second side of it. And hee made bars of Shittim wood: and overlaid them with gold. And hee put the bars into the rings, by the sides of the Arke, to bear the Arke. And he made the Covering-merciemercy-seat of pure gold: two cubits and a halfe was the length thereof; and a cubit and a halfe the bredth thereof. And he made two Cherubims of gold, of beaten-worke, made he them, at the two ends of the Covering-merciemercy-seat. One Cherub on the end on this side; and one Cherub on the end on that side, of the Coveringmercie-seat, made he the two Cherubims, on the two ends thereof. And the Cherubims, stretched-forth the wings on high; covering with their wings, over the Coveringmercie-seat; and their faces were one to another: towards the Covering-merciemercy-seat were the faces of the Cherubims.
And he made the Table of Shittim wood: two cubits was the length thereof, and a Cubit the bredth thereof; and a cubit and a halfe the height thereof. And he overlaid it, with pure gold, and made thereunto a crowne of gold round about. And he made unto it a borber of an hand-bredth round about: and made a crown of gold, to the border thereof round about. And he cast for it foure rings of gold: and put the rings in the foure corners, whith were on the foure feet thereof. Over against the border, were the rings: the places for the barres to beare the Table. And he made the barres of Shittim wood, and overlaid them, with gold; to beare the Table. And he made the vessels, which were for the Table; the dishes thereof, and the cups thereof, and the bowles thereof, and the covers which were to cover withall, of pure gold.
And hee made the Candlesticke of pure gold, of beaten-worke made he the Candlesticke, his shaft, and his branch, his bowles, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same. And six branches comming out of the sides of it: three branches of the Candlesticke out of the one side of it; and three branches of the Candlesticke, out of the second side of it. Three bowles made-like-almonds, in one branch, a knop and a flowre; & three bowles made-like-almonds, in the other branch, a knop and a flowre: so in the sixe branches, that came-out of the candlestick. And in the Candlestick were foure bowles: made-like-almonds, his knops, and his flowers. And a knop under two branches of the same; and a knop, under two branches of the same; and a knop under two branches of the same, to the sixe branches that came-out of it. Their knops, and their branches, were of the same: all of it, was one beaten-worke, of pure gold. And he made the seven lamps therof; and the tongs thereof, and the snuff-dishes therof, of pure gold. Of a talent of pure gold, made hee it: and all the vessels thereof.
And he wade the Altar of incense, of Shittim wood: a Cubit was the length thereof, and a cubit the bredth thereof, foursquare: and two cubits the height therof; the hornes thereof were of the same. And he over-laid it with pure gold; the roofe thereof, and the wals thereof round about, and the hornes thereof: & he made unto it, a crown of gold, round about. And two rings of gold made he to it, under the crowne thereof, by the two ribbes thereof, upon the two sides of it, for places for the barres, to beare it withall. And he made the barres of Shittim wood: and overlaid them, with gold. And hee made the oile of holy anointing; and the pure incense, of sweet-spices: the worke of the Apothecarie.
Annotations.
ARKE] or, Coffer: whereof see Exodus 25. 10. &c.
Vers. 6. Covering-mercy-seat] or, Propitiatorie. See Exod. 25. 17. &c.
Vers. 8. on the end] or, out of the end. So after.
Vers. 9. stretched] Hebrew were stretching, (or spreading,) So Exod. 25. 20.
Vers. 16. dishes] or, chargers: see the notes on Exod. 25. 29.
Vers. 17. beaten worke] out of one whole peece. See Exod. 25. 31. &c.
Vers. 21. that came out of it] namely, of the Candlesticke, as Exod. 25. 35.
Vers. 25. of incense] or, of perfume. See the notes on Exod. 30. 1. &c.
Vers. 26. roofe] or, top, Exod. 30. 3.
Vers. 29. holy anointing] Hebrew unction of holinesse. See Exod. 30. 25. incense] in Greeke, the composition: see Exod. 30. 34. &c. The recording of these particulars by Moses, as in an Inventorie; is to shew both the care which they had to make all things according to the patterne & precepts given on the mount, Ex. 25. 10.—40. and how God esteemed the obedience of his servants, in that hee causeth their workes to be particularly written in his Register. But chiefly to set forth the beauty of Gods Sanctuarie, and furniture thereof, which is worthy all serious consideration, not so much for the outward worke, as for the heavenly mysteries of the same, Psal. 8…. Heb. 9.