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All the hangings around the court were of fine twined linen.
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A Temporary Dwelling
Commentator Matthew Henry suggests the court's walls, being made of curtains rather than solid materials, symbolized the temporary nature of the Old Covenant. This design indicated that the Jewish ceremonial system was movable and would one day be 'folded up' to make way for the inclusion of the Gentile world into God's people.
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Exodus
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19th Century
Anglican
The construction of the court follows that of the furniture it contained. The passage runs parallel with Exodus 27:9-19.
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Exodus 38:9).
Presbyterian
The court's walls, being made only of curtains, indicated that the state of the Jewish church itself was movable and changeable; and that in due ti…