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With this he made the sockets to the door of the tent of meeting, the brazen altar, the brazen grating for it, all the vessels of the altar,

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Faithful Fulfillment

Commentators like Ellicott and Gill point out that this verse is a fulfillment of earlier commands. The bronze from the offering was used to create the sockets for the entrance, the brazen altar, its grate, and all its utensils, precisely as God had instructed in Exodus chapters 26 and 27. This highlights the theme of faithful obedience in carrying out God's detailed plans for His dwelling place.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Exodus 38:30

19th Century

Bishop

The sockets for the door of the tabernacle. See Exodus 26:37.

The brazen altar ... the brazen grate. Compa…

John Gill

John Gill

On Exodus 38:30

17th Century

Pastor

And therewith he made the sockets to the door of the
tabernacle of the congregation
W…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Exodus 38:21–31

17th Century

Minister

The foundation of solid pieces of silver showed the solidity and purity of the truth upon which the church is founded.

Let us regard the Lor…