1Unya si Jehova misulti kang Moises, nga nagaingon. 2Sa nahauna nga adlaw sa nahauna nga bulan patindugon mo ang tabernaculo sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman. 3Ug igabutang mo niini ang arca sa pagpamatuod, ug pasalipdan mo ang arca sa tabil. 4Ug igapasulod mo ang lamesa, ug pangatagon mo ang mga butang nga nahaluna niini; igapasulod mo usab ang tangkawan, ug dagkutan mo ang mga lamparahan niana. 5Ug igabutang mo ang halaran nga bulawan alang sa incienso sa atubangan sa arca sa pagpamatuod, ug ibutang mo ang pabiyon sa pultahan sa tabernaculo. 6Ug igabutang mo ang halaran sa halad-nga-sinunog sa atubangan sa pultahan sa tabernaculo sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman. 7Ug igabutang mo ang dolang sa taliwala sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman ug sa halaran, ug niini magabutang ka ug tubig, 8Ug ibutang mo ang sawang sa paglibut ug igabitay mo ang pabiyon sa pultahan sa sawang. 9Ug kuhaon mo ang lana nga igdidihog ug dihogan mo ang tabernaculo ug ang tanan nga anaa niini, ug pagapakabalaanon mo kini uban ang tanang mga galamiton niini: ug kini mabalaan. 10Ug pagadihogan mo ang halaran sa halad-nga-sinunog ug ang tanan niini nga mga galamiton, ug balaanon mo ang halaran; ug ang halaran mahimo nga labing balaan gayud. 11Ug dihogan mo ang dolang ug ang tungtunganan, ug balaanon mo kini. 12Ug pagadad-on mo si Aaron, ug ang iyang mga anak nga lalake ngadto sa pultahan sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman, ug pagahunawan mo sila ug tubig. 13Ug pagabistihan mo si Aaron sa mga bisti nga balaan, ug pagadihogan mo siya, ug pagabalaanon mo siya, aron siya mag-alagad kanako sa katungdanan sa pagka-sacerdote. 14Ug pagadad-on mo ang iyang mga anak nga lalake, ug pagabistihan mo sila. 15Ug pagadihogan mo sila, ingon sa pagdihog mo sa ilang amahan, aron sila mag-alagad kanako sa katungdanan sa pagka-sacerdote; ug ang ilang dihog mahimong pagka-sacerdote nga walay katapusan ngadto sa ilang mga kaliwatan. 16Sa ingon niana gibuhat kini ni Moises: ingon sa tanan nga gisugo kaniya ni Jehova, mao nga iyang gibuhat kini . 17Ug nahitabo sa nahaunang bulan, sa ikaduha ka tuig, nga ang tabernaculo gipatindog na. 18Ug gipatindog ni Moises ang tabernaculo, ug gipahamutang niya ang iyang mga patinduganan, ug gibutang niya ang mga tabla niini, ug gibutang niya ang iyang mga balabag, ug gipamangon niya ang mga haligi niini. 19Ug gibuklad niya ang balong-balong sa ibabaw sa tabernaculo, ug gibutang niya ang tabon sa balong-balong sa ibabaw niini; ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 20Ug gikuha niya, ug gibutang niya ang pagpamatuod ngadto sa sulod sa arca; ug gibutang niya ang mga yayongan sa arca: ug gibutang niya ang halaran-sa-pagpasig-uli sa ibabaw gayud sa arca. 21Ug gisulod niya ang arca ngadto sa tabernaculo, ug gibitay niya ang tabil sa pabiyon, ug gitabilan niya ang arca sa pagpamatuod, ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 22Ug gibutang niya ang lamesa sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman, sa luyo nga naamihanan sa tabernaculo, nahagawas sa tabil. 23Ug gipangatag niya ang mga tinapay sa ibabaw niya sa atubangan ni Jehova, ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 24Ug gibutang niya ang tangkawan sa sulod sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman atbang sa lamesa sa kiliran sa tabernaculo padulong sa habagatan. 25Ug gidagkutan niya ang mga suga sa atubangan ni Jehova, ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 26Ug gibutang niya ang halaran nga bulawan sa sulod sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman sa atubangan sa tabil. 27Ug sa ibabaw niini nagsunog siya ug incienso nga mahumot, ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 28Ug gibutang niya ang cortina sa pultahan didto sa tabernaculo. 29Ug gipahamutang niya ang halaran sa halad-nga-sinunog sa pultahan sa tabernaculo sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman, ug naghalad sa ibabaw niini sa halad-nga-sinunog, ug sa halad-nga-kalan-on, ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 30Ug gibutang niya ang dolang sa taliwala sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman ug sa halaran, ug iyang gibutangan kini ug tubig nga hulunawan. 31Ug si Moises ug si Aaron ug ang iyang mga anak nga lalake nanagpanghunaw niini sa ilang mga kamot ug nanghimasa sa ilang mga tiil; 32Sa pagsulod nila sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman, ug sa nanagpanuol sila sa halaran, nanghunaw sila ingon sa gisugo ni Jehova kang Moises. 33Ug gipatindog niya ang sawang sa paglibut sa tabernaculo ug sa halaran, ug gibutang niya ang cortina sa pultahan sa sawang. Ug niini natibawas ni Moises ang bulohaton. 34Unya ang panganod mitabon sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman, ug ang himaya ni Jehova mipuno sa tabernaculo. 35Ug si Moises wala makahimo sa pagsulod sa balong-balong nga pagatiguman, kay ang panganod nagapabilin sa ibabaw niini ug ang himaya ni Jehova nakapuno niini. 36Ug sa gibayaw na ang panganod sa tabernaculo, ang mga anak sa Israel nagapadayon sa tanan nila nga panaw. 37Apan kong ang panganod wala pagbayawa, nan wala magpadayon sa panaw, hangtud sa adlaw nga kini gibayaw. 38Kay ang panganod ni Jehova diha sa adlaw sa ibabaw sa tabernaculo, ug ang kalayo diha niini sa kagabhion, nga makita sa tibook nga balay sa Israel, sulod sa tanan nila nga pagpanaw.
Jamieson Fausset Brown Bible Commentary 2 THE TABERNACLE REARED AND ANOINTED. (Exo. 40:1-38)
On the first day of the first month--From a careful consideration of the incidents recorded to have happened after the exodus (
Exod 12:2;
Exod 13:4;
Exod 19:1;
Exod 20:18;
Exod 34:28, &c.), it has been computed that the work of the tabernacle was commenced within six months after that emigration; and consequently, that other six months had been occupied in building it. So long a period spent in preparing the materials of a movable pavilion, it would be difficult to understand, were it not for what we are told of the vast dimensions of the tabernacle, as well as the immense variety of curious and elaborate workmanship which its different articles of furniture required.
the tabernacle--the entire edifice.
the tent--the covering that surmounted it (
Exod 40:19).
15 anoint them, as thou didst anoint their fathers--The sacred oil was used, but it does not appear that the ceremony was performed exactly in the same manner; for although the anointing oil was sprinkled over the garments both of Aaron and his sons (
Exod 29:21;
Lev 8:30), it was not poured over the heads of the latter. This distinction was reserved for the high priest (
Exod 29:7;
Lev 8:12;
Ps 133:2).
16 Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him--On his part, the same scrupulous fidelity was shown in conforming to the "pattern" in the disposition of the furniture, as had been displayed by the workmen in the erection of the edifice.
33 So Moses finished the work--Though it is not expressly recorded in this passage, yet, from what took place on all similar occasions, there is reason to believe that on the inauguration day the people were summoned from their tents--were all drawn up as a vast assemblage, yet in calm and orderly arrangement, around the newly erected tabernacle.
34 a cloud--literally, "The cloud," the mystic cloud which was the well-known symbol of the Divine Presence. After remaining at a great distance from them on the summit of the mount, it appeared to be in motion; and if many among them had a secret misgiving about the issue, how the fainting heart would revive, the interest of the moment intensely increase, and the tide of joy swell in every bosom, when that symbolic cloud was seen slowly and majestically descending towards the plain below and covering the tabernacle. The entire and universal concealment of the tabernacle within the folds of an impervious cloud was not without a deep and instructive meaning; it was a protection to the sacred edifice from the burning heats of the Arabian climate; it was a token of the Divine Presence; and it was also an emblem of the Mosaic dispensation, which, though it was a revelation from heaven, yet left many things hid in obscurity; for it was a dark cloud compared with the bright cloud, which betokened the clearer and fuller discoveries of the divine character and glory in the gospel (
Matt 17:5).
the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle--that is, light and fire, a created splendor, which was the peculiar symbol of God (
1John 1:5). Whether this light was inherent in the cloud or not, it emanated from it on this occasion, and making its entry, not with the speed of a lightning flash as if it were merely an electric spark, but in majestic splendor, it passed through the outer porch into the interior of the most holy place (
1Kgs 8:10;
John 1:14). Its miraculous character is shown by the fact, that, though "it filled the tabernacle," not a curtain or any article of furniture was so much as singed.
35 Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation--How does this circumstance show the incapacity of man, in his present state, to look upon the unveiled perfections of the Godhead! Moses could not endure the unclouded effulgence, nor the sublimest of the prophets (
Isa 6:5). But what neither Moses nor the most eminent of God's messengers to the ancient church through the weakness of nature could endure, we can all now do by an exercise of faith; looking unto Jesus, who reflected with chastened radiance the brightness of the Father's glory; and who, having as the Forerunner for us, entered within the veil, has invited us to come boldly to the mercy seat. While Moses was compelled, through the influence of overwhelming awe, to stand aloof and could not enter the tabernacle, Christ entered into the holy place not made with hands; nay, He is Himself the true tabernacle, filled with the glory of God, ever with the grace and truth which the Shekinah typified. What great reason we have to thank God for Jesus Christ, who, while He Himself was the brightness of the Father's glory, yet exhibited that glory in so mild and attractive a manner, as to allure us to draw near with confidence and love into the Divine Presence!
36 when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle--In journeying through the sandy, trackless deserts of the East, the use of torches, exhibiting a cloud of smoke by day and of fire by night, has been resorted to from time immemorial. The armies of Darius and Alexander were conducted on their marches in this manner [FABER]. The Arab caravans in the present day observe the same custom; and materials for these torches are stored up among other necessary preparations for a journey. Live fuel, hoisted in chafing dishes at the end of long poles, and being seen at a great distance, serves, by the smoke in the daytime and the light at night, as a better signal for march than the sound of a trumpet, which is not heard at the extremities of a large camp [LABORDE]. This usage, and the miracle related by Moses, mutually illustrate each other. The usage leads us to think that the miracle was necessary, and worthy of God to perform; and, on the other hand, the miracle of the cloudy pillar, affording double benefit of shade by day and light at night, implies not only that the usage was not unknown to the Hebrews, but supplied all the wants which they felt in common with other travellers through those dreary regions [FABER, HESS, GRANDPIERRE]. But its peculiar appearance, unvarying character, and regular movements, distinguished it from all the common atmospheric phenomena. It was an invaluable boon to the Israelites, and being recognized by all classes among that people as the symbol of the Divine Presence, it guided their journeys and regulated their encampments (compare
Ps 29:1-
Ps 29:11; Psa. 105:1-45).
38 the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle, &c.--While it had hitherto appeared sometimes in one place, sometimes in another, it was now found on the tabernacle only; so that from the moment that sanctuary was erected, and the glory of the Lord had filled the sacred edifice, the Israelites had to look to the place which God had chosen to put His name there, in order that they might enjoy the benefit of a heavenly Guide (
Num 9:15-
Num 9:23). In like manner, the church had divine revelation for its guide from the first--long before the WORD of God existed in a written form; but ever since the setting up of that sacred canon, it rests on that as its tabernacle and there only is it to be found. It accompanies us wherever we are or go, just as the cloud led the way of the Israelites. It is always accessible and can be carried in our pockets when we walk abroad; it may be engraved on the inner tablets of our memories and our hearts; and so true, faithful, and complete a guide is it, that there is not a scene of duty or of trial through which we may be called to pass in the world, but it furnishes a clear, a safe, and unerring direction (
Col 3:16).
