Exodus 37:1-11

1 And bezaleel made the arcke of sethim wodd two cubettes and an halfe longe and a cubette and a halfe brode, and a cubett and a halfe hye:

2 and ouerlayde it with fyne golde both within and without, and made a crowne of golde to it rounde aboute,

3 and cast for it iiij. rynges of golde for the .iiij. corners of it: twoo rynges for the one syde and two for the other,

4 and made staues of Sethim wodd, and couered them wyth golde,

5 and put the staues in the rynges alonge by the syde of the arcke to bere it with all.

6 And he made the mercyseate of pure golde two cubettes and a halfe longe and one cubette and a halfe brode,

7 and made two cherubyns of thicke golde apon the two endes off the mercyseate:

8 One cherub on the one ende, and another cherub on the other ende of the mercyseate.

9 And the cherubyns spredde out their wynges aboue an hye, and couered the mercyseate therewith, And their faces were one to another: euen to the mercyseate warde, were the faces of the cherubins.

10 And he made the table of sethim wodd two cubettes longe and a cubette brode, and a cubette and an halfe hyghe,

11 and ouerlayde it with fine golde, and made thereto a crowne of golde rounde aboute,

Exodus 37:1-11 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 37

This chapter continues the account of the making of the tabernacle, and the furniture of it, particularly the ark, mercy seat, and cherubim, Ex 37:1-9 the shewbread table, and what appertained to that, Ex 37:10-16 the candlestick, and all the vessels of it, Ex 37:17-24 and the altar of incense, together with the anointing oil, and pure incense, Ex 37:25-29.

because he gave his mind to this work more than the rest of the wise men, it is called by his name. It is a notion of some Jewish writers that the ark was made by Bezaleel, without the help of others; but there is no sufficient reason to be given for it; for other things are equally ascribed to him in this and the following chapter, as the mercy seat with the cherubim, the shewbread table, the candlestick of pure gold, the two altars, the laver of brass, with other things, which are only said to be made by him, because they were made by his direction, and he having the oversight of them while making; wherefore Aben Ezra observes, that this is particularly said for the glory of the ark. Of the ark, and all other things mentioned in this chapter, \\see Gill on "Ex 25:1"\\ &c. to end of chapter, \\see Gill on "Ex 30:1"\\ &c. to end of chapter. 10564-941108-1324-Ex37.2