23 With a hole at the top in the middle, like the hole in the coat of a fighting-man, edged with a band to make it strong. 24 The skirts of the robe were worked all round with fruits in blue and purple and red made of twisted linen. 25 And between the fruits all round the skirt they put gold bells, as the Lord gave orders to Moses. 26 All round the skirt of the robe were bells and fruits in turn. 27 The coats for Aaron and his sons they made of the best linen; 28 And the twisted head-dress for Aaron, and beautiful head-dresses of linen, and linen trousers, 29 And a linen band worked with a design of blue and purple and red, as the Lord had said to Moses. 30 The plate for the holy crown was made of the best gold, and on it were cut these words, HOLY TO THE Lord. 31 It was fixed to the head-dress by a blue cord, as the Lord had given orders to Moses.
32 So all the work on the House of the Tent of meeting was done; as the Lord had given orders to Moses, so the children of Israel did it. 33 Then they took the House to Moses, the tent with all the things for it; its hooks, its boards, its rods, its pillars, and its bases; 34 The outer cover of sheepskins coloured red, and the cover of leather, and the veil for the doorway; 35 The ark of the law, with its rods and its cover; 36 The table, with all its vessels and the holy bread; 37 The support for the lights, with the vessels for the lights to be put in their places on it, and all its vessels, and the oil for the lights; 38 And the gold altar, and the holy oil, and the sweet perfume for burning, and the curtain for the doorway of the tent; 39 And the brass altar, with its network of brass, and its rods and all its vessels, and the washing-vessel and its base;
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 39:23-39
Commentary on Exodus 39:1-31
(Read Exodus 39:1-31)
The priests' garments were rich and splendid. The church in its infancy was thus taught by shadows of good things to come; but the substance is Christ, and the grace of the gospel. Christ is our great High Priest. When he undertook the work of our redemption, he put on the clothes of service, he arrayed himself with the gifts and graces of the Spirit, girded himself with resolution to go through the undertaking, took charge of all God's spiritual Israel, laid them near his heart, engraved them on the palms of his hands, and presented them to his Father. And he crowned himself with holiness to the Lord, consecrating his whole undertaking to the honour of his Father's holiness. True believers are spiritual priests. The clean linen with which all their clothes of service must be made, is the righteousness of saints, Revelation 19:8.
Commentary on Exodus 39:32-43
(Read Exodus 39:32-43)
The tabernacle was a type or emblem of Jesus Christ. As the Most High dwelt visibly within the sanctuary, even on the ark, so did he reside in the human nature and tabernacle of his dear Son; in Christ dwelt all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, Revelation 21:3. What, then, will be the splendour of His appearance, when the cloud shall be withdrawn, and his faithful worshippers shall see him as he is!