2 the length of the one curtain 'is' eight and twenty by the cubit, and the breadth of the one curtain four by the cubit, one measure 'is' to all the curtains;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 26:2

Commentary on Exodus 26:1-6

(Read Exodus 26:1-6)

God manifested his presence among the Israelites in a tabernacle or tent, because of their condition in the wilderness. God suits the tokens of his favour, and the gifts of his grace, to his people's state and wants. The curtains of the tabernacle were to be very rich. They were to be embroidered with cherubim, signifying that the angels of God pitch their tents round about the church, Psalm 34:7.