Exodus 37:13-23

13 He cast four rings of gold for it and attached the rings to the four legs

14 parallel to the table top. They will serve as holders for the poles used to carry the Table.

15 He made the poles of acacia wood and covered them with a veneer of gold. They will be used to carry the Table.

16 Out of pure gold he made the utensils for the Table: its plates, bowls, jars, and jugs used for pouring.

17 He made a Lampstand of pure hammered gold, making its stem and branches, cups, calyxes, and petals all of one piece.

18 It had six branches, three from one side and three from the other;

19 three cups shaped like almond blossoms with calyxes and petals on one branch, three on the next, and so on - the same for all six branches.

20 On the main stem of the Lampstand, there were four cups shaped like almonds, with calyxes and petals,

21 a calyx extending from under each pair of the six branches.

22 The entire Lampstand with its calyxes and stems was fashioned from one piece of hammered pure gold.

23 He made seven of these lamps with their candle snuffers, all out of pure gold.

Exodus 37:13-23 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