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With Rabbi,
Dr. Reuven Ben Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
Introduction:
Exodus 38 transitions from the inner sanctuary to the outer, bronze-clad courtyard, highlighting the practical, communal aspects of the Tabernacle and its role in purification and sacrifice.
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Let us read Exodus
Chapter 37, verses 1 to 31: (JPS-1917
version of the Torah). Below this chapter you will find my commentary on same.
1 “And he made
the altar of burnt-offering of acacia-wood: five cubits was the length thereof,
and five cubits the breadth thereof, four-square, and three cubits the height
thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof upon
the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of one piece with it; and he
overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the
vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basins, the
flesh-hooks, and the fire-pans; all the vessels thereof made he
of brass. 4 And he made for the altar a grating
of network of brass, under the ledge round it beneath, reaching halfway
up. 5 And he cast four rings for the four ends
of the grating of brass, to be holders for the staves. 6 And
he made the staves of acacia-wood, and overlaid them with brass. 7 And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of
the altar, wherewith to bear it; he made it hollow with planks. 8 And
he made the laver of brass, and the base thereof of brass, of the mirrors of
the serving women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting. 9 And he made the court; for the south side southward
the hangings of the court were of fine twined linen, a hundred cubits. 10 Their pillars were twenty, and their sockets twenty,
of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets were of silver. 11 And for the north side a hundred cubits, their
pillars twenty, and their sockets twenty, of brass; the hooks of the pillars
and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the
west side were hangings of fifty cubits, their pillars ten, and their sockets
ten; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver. 13 And
for the east side eastward fifty cubits. 14 The
hangings for the one side (of the gate) were fifteen cubits; their pillars
three, and their sockets three. 15 And so for
the other side; on this hand and that hand by the gate of the court were
hangings of fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their sockets three. 16 All the hangings of the court round about were of
fine twined linen. 17 And the sockets for the
pillars were of brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets of silver;
and the overlaying of their capitals of silver; and all the pillars of the court
were filleted with silver. 18 And the screen
for the gate of the court was the work of the weaver in colours, of blue, and
purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen; and twenty cubits was the length,
and the height in the breadth was five cubits, answerable to the hangings of
the court. 19 And their pillars were four, and
their sockets four, of brass; their hooks of silver, and the overlaying of
their capitals and their fillets of silver. 20 And
all the pins of the Tabernacle, and of the court round
about, were of brass. 21 These are the accounts
of the Tabernacle, even the Tabernacle of the testimony, as they were rendered
according to the commandment of Moses, through the service of the Levites, by
the hand of Ithamar, the son of Aaron the priest. 22 And Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made all that the LORD
commanded Moses. 23 And with him was Oholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of
the tribe of Dan, a craftsman, and a skilful workman, and a weaver in colours,
in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet and fine linen. 24 All
the gold that was used for the work in all the work of the sanctuary, even the
gold of the offering, was twenty and nine talents, and seven hundred and thirty
shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary. 25 And
the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred
talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three-score and fifteen shekels,
after the shekel of the sanctuary: 26 a beka a head, that is, half a shekel, after the shekel of
the sanctuary, for every one that passed over to them that are numbered, from
twenty years old and upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and
five hundred and fifty men. 27 And the hundred
talents of silver were for casting the sockets of the sanctuary, and the
sockets of the veil: a hundred sockets for the hundred talents, a talent for a
socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred
seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their
capitals, and made fillets for them. 29 And the
brass of the offering was seventy talents and two thousand and four hundred
shekels. 30 And therewith he made the sockets
to the door of the tent of meeting, and the brazen altar, and the brazen
grating for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 and
the sockets of the court round about, and the sockets of the gate of the court,
and all the pins of the Tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about”.
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Below is my Commentary on Exodus Chapter 38:
Verses
1-7: (The Altar of Burnt-Offering). Crafted from acacia wood and bronze, this central, durable altar
symbolizes the strength needed to manage earthly impulses, with its corners
representing accessible, powerful atonement.
Verse 8: (The Brazen Laver and the Mirrors). The Laver, created from the self-reflection mirrors of devoted women, symbolizes turning self-centeredness into a focus on purification and spiritual preparation for service.
Verses
9-20: (The Enclosure of the Court). The white linen and bronze pillars define a sacred space, showing
that while our inner lives are private, our public actions and moral boundaries
should be clear and upright.
Verses
21-31: (The Accounting of the Metals). The detailed inventory conducted by Ithamar
emphasizes transparency and communal equality, with the silver, derived from a
uniform census tax, forming the foundation of the sanctuary.
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My Closing Message:
Exodus 38 highlights the importance of craftsmanship and integrity in our public, communal lives, echoing the meticulous care given to the sanctuary’s exterior. The chapter encourages transforming personal focus into spiritual preparation and building our community on equal participation and accountability.
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