Exodus 26:15

15 Make acacia-wood boards to stand upright as a frame for the dwelling.

Exodus 26:15 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 26:15

And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle
Which were the pillars and supports, and properly the walls of it, which gave it its firmness and security, or otherwise the curtains would have been blown about by every wind: they were to be made

of shittim wood standing up;
just as they grew, as a Jewish writer observes ^F16; these planks or boards were not to be laid along the lengthways of them, but to be set upright; and may denote such who are pillars in the house of God, and are to be upright both in heart and conversation, both ministers and private members; and indeed the church itself is the pillar and ground of truth, ( Galatians 2:9 ) ( Revelation 3:12 ) ( 1 Timothy 3:15 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F16 Bartenora in Misn. Succa, c. 3. sect. 14.

Exodus 26:15 In-Context

13 Eighteen inches on one side and eighteen inches on the other side of the leftover length of the tent's curtains will hang over the two sides of the dwelling to cover it.

14 Then for the tent, make a covering of rams' skins dyed red and an outer covering of beaded leather.

15 Make acacia-wood boards to stand upright as a frame for the dwelling.

16 Each board will be fifteen feet long and twenty-seven inches wide.

17 Put two pegs on each board for joining them to each other. Do this for all the dwelling's boards.