40 And look that thou make them after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount.
40 See that you make them according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.
40 And see that you make them after the pattern for them, which is being shown you on the mountain.
40 Study the design you were given on the mountain and make everything accordingly.
40 And see to it that you make them according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.
40 "Be sure that you make everything according to the pattern I have shown you here on the mountain.
30 And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which was shewed thee in the mount.
30 "Set up the tabernacle according to the plan shown you on the mountain.
30 Then you shall erect the tabernacle according to the plan for it that you were shown on the mountain.
30 Then put The Dwelling together, following the design you were shown on the mountain.
30 And you shall raise up the tabernacle according to its pattern which you were shown on the mountain.
30 "Set up this Tabernacle according to the pattern you were shown on the mountain.
(Read Exodus 26:15-30)
The sockets of silver each weighed about 115 pounds; they were placed in rows on the ground. In every pair of these sockets, a strong board of shittim-wood, covered with plates of gold, was fitted by mortises and tenons. Thus walls were formed for the two sides, and for the west end. The wall was further held together by bars, which passed through rings of gold. Over this the curtains were spread. Though movable, it was strong and firm. The materials were very costly. In all this it was a type of the church of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief Corner-stone, Ephesians 2:20,21.
19 All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
19 "All this," David said, "I have in writing as a result of the Lord's hand on me, and he enabled me to understand all the details of the plan."
19 "All this he made clear to me in writing from the hand of the Lord, all the work to be done according to the plan."
19 "Here are the blueprints for the whole project as God gave me to understand it," David said.
19 "All this," said David, "the Lord made me understand in writing, by His hand upon me, all the works of these plans."
19 "Every part of this plan," David told Solomon, "was given to me in writing from the hand of the Lord . "
(Read 1 Chronicles 28:11-21)
The temple must be a sacred thing, and a type of Christ; it must be framed by Divine teaching. Christ is the true temple, the church is the gospel temple, and heaven the everlasting temple; all are framed according to the Divine counsels, and the plan laid in the Divine wisdom, ordained before the world, for God's glory and our good. David gave this pattern to Solomon, that he might go by rule. Materials were provided for the most costly utensils of the temple. Directions were given which way to look for help in this great undertaking. Be not dismayed; God will help thee, and thou must look up to him in the first place. We may be sure that God, who owned our fathers, and carried them through the services of their day, will, in like manner, never leave us, while he has any work to do in us, or by us. Good work is likely to go on, when all concerned are hearty in furthering it. Let us hope in God's mercy; if we seek him, he will be found of us.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 25:40
Commentary on Exodus 25:31-40
(Read Exodus 25:31-40)
The candlestick represents the light of God's word and Spirit, in and through Christ Jesus, afforded in this dark world to his believing people, to direct their worship and obedience, and to afford them consolations. The church is still dark, as the tabernacle was, in comparison with what it will be in heaven; but the word of God is a light shining in a dark place, Matthew 28:20, is like this, Observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Let us remember that we are the temples of the Holy Ghost, that we have the law of God in our hearts, that we are to live a life of communion with God, feast on his ordinances, and are the light of the world, if indeed we are followers of Christ. May the Lord help us to try ourselves by this view of religion, and to walk according thereto.