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You shall make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards; two sockets under one board for its two tenons, and two sockets under another board for its two tenons.
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A Foundation of Redemption
Commentators highlight that these forty silver sockets formed the literal foundation of the Tabernacle. Each socket weighed a talent (around 94-115 lbs), making the foundation incredibly solid and valuable. John Gill specifies this silver came from the atonement money given by the people, signifying that God's dwelling was established upon the redemption of His people.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(). The tabernacle was to comprise three main parts: the tabernacle (Exodus 26:1–6), more strictly speaking; its tent ([Reference Exodu…
19th Century
Anglican
4. THE WALLS OF THE TABERNACLE.
The various coverings that have been described had as their purpose to roof over and protec…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
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The sockets of silver each weighed about 115 pounds; they were placed in rows on the ground. In every pair of these sockets, a strong board of shit…
