Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"and they received of Moses all the offering which the children of Israel had brought for the work of the service of the sanctuary, wherewith to make it. And they brought yet unto him freewill-offerings every morning." — Exodus 36:3 (ASV)
They brought yet unto him free offerings.—The liberality of the people continued. After the work was begun and was making progress, they continued bringing in fresh offerings morning after morning, until the workmen found that they had more than enough. Compare the liberality shown when David was collecting materials for the Temple (1 Chronicles 29:6–9); and, again, when Zerubbabel was about to build the second Temple on the return from the Captivity (Ezra 2:68–70; Nehemiah 7:70–72).