Exodus 36:8-13

Making the Inner Curtains

Exodus 36:8-13

Making the Inner Curtains

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And all the wise-hearted men among them that wrought the work made the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim, the work of the skilful workman, Bezalel made them. ​
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The length of each curtain was eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of each curtain four cubits: all the curtains had one measure.
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And he coupled five curtains one to another: and the other five curtains he coupled one to another.
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And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling: likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second coupling.
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Fifty loops made he in the one curtain, and fifty loops made he in the edge of the curtain that was in the second coupling: the loops were opposite one to another.
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And he made fifty clasps of gold, and coupled the curtains one to another with the clasps: so the tabernacle was one. ​
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See also

Where else Scripture says this.

  • Exodus 26:5

    Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one curtain, and fifty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the second coupling; the loops shall be opposite one to another.
    from verse 12

  • 1 Chronicles 15:1

    AndDavidmade him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent.
    from verse 8

  • 1 Kings 6:23

    And in the oracle he made two cherubim of olive-wood, each ten cubits high.
    from verse 8

  • 2 Chronicles 3:10

    And in the most holy house he made two cherubim of image work; and they overlaid them with gold.
    from verse 8

  • Exodus 25:18

    And thou shalt make two cherubim of gold; of beaten work shalt thou make them, at the two ends of the mercy-seat.
    from verse 8

  • Exodus 25:22

    And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from above the mercy-seat, from between the two cherubim which are upon the ark of the testimony, of all things which I will give thee in commandment unto the children of Israel.
    from verse 8

  • Exodus 26:1

    Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains; of fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, with cherubim the work of the skilful workman shalt thou make them.
    from verse 8

  • Exodus 26:37

    And thou shalt make for the screen five pillars of acacia, and overlay them with gold: their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
    from verse 8

  • Exodus 31:6

    And I, behold, I have appointed with him Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan; and in the heart of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee:
    from verse 8

  • Exodus 35:10

    And let every wise-hearted man among you come, and make all that Jehovah hath commanded:
    from verse 8

  • Ezekiel 1:5

    And out of the midst thereof came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance: they had the likeness of a man;
    from verse 8

  • Ezekiel 1:28

    As the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud in the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness round about. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of Jehovah. And when I saw it, I fell upon my face, and I heard a voice of one that spake.
    from verse 8

Where this happens

The Kingdom of Egypt in the Time of Moses
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Building Plan: The Tabernacle
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Matthew Henry

From his Commentary on the Whole Bible. Henry comments on passages, not single verses — this entry covers Exodus 36:8–13.

1662–1714

The first work they set about was the framing of the house, which must be done before the furniture of it was prepared. This house was not made of timber or stone, but of curtains curiously embroidered and coupled together. This served to typify the state of the church in this world, the palace of God's kingdom among men. 1. Though it is upon the earth, yet its foundation is not in the earth, as that of a house is; no, Christ's kingdom is not of this world, nor founded in it. 2. It is mean and mutable, and in a militant state; shepherds dwelt in tents, and God is the Shepherd of Israel; soldiers dwelt in tents, and the Lord is a man of war, and his church marches through an enemy's country, and must fight its way. The kings of the earth enclose themselves in cedar (Jer 22:15), but the ark of God was lodged in curtains only. 3. Yet there is a beauty in holiness; the curtains were embroidered, so is the church adorned with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, that raiment of needle-work, Psa 45:14. 4. The several societies of believers are united in one, and, as here, all become one tabernacle; for there is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism.

Historical interpretation

Historical Reception

One surviving comment on this passage from the historical church.

1 quote · AD 735
AD 735BedeEarly MedievalSourceOn the Tabernacle 2.2, AT EXODUS 26:6
Since the number fifty designates true rest in the Holy Spirit, and a ring seems to have neither beginning nor end, and gold is the most precious of metals, excelling all others in its brightness, what is expressed in the fifty golden rings except the perpetual brightness and bright perpetuity of the highest repose? And the rings grip the loops of the curtains in such a way that one tabernacle might be made out of them all when the glory of the heavenly kingdom graciously pours itself into the pure minds of the faithful, so that with the glue of such healing inspiration the church is made perfect out of the two peoples, or perhaps we should say out of all Christ’s elect.
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