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A Record of Obedience
Multiple commentators, including Ellicott and Gill, point out that this passage is the direct fulfillment of the instructions God gave in Exodus 27. The text meticulously records the construction of the tabernacle court, demonstrating the Israelites' faithful and precise obedience to the divine blueprint they had received.
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Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 38:9–20
19th Century
Bishop
The construction of the court follows that of the furniture it contained. The passage runs parallel with Exodus 27:9-19.
John Gill
On Exodus 38:9
17th Century
Pastor
Ver. 9-20. And he made the court
The open court of the tabernacle, where the people met, of which, its pillars, sockets, …
Matthew Henry
On Exodus 38:9–20
17th Century
Minister
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…