Passage Research
Exodus 36 — Sermon Preparation
Skilled craftsmen begin constructing the tabernacle curtains and frames; the offerings are so abundant that Moses has to stop the people from bringing more. Below is a research summary for Exodus 36, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 38
- verses
- 514 / 136
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Exodus 36 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קֶרֶשׁ | qeresh | H7175 | 22 | slab, deck |
| יְרִיעָה | yᵉrîyʻâh | H3407 | 20 | hanging, tremulous |
| אֶחָד | ʼechâd | H259 | 29 | united, one |
| אֶדֶן | ʼeden | H134 | 12 | basis |
| מִשְׁכָּן | mishkân | H4908 | 12 | residence, hut |
| מְלָאכָה | mᵉlâʼkâh | H4399 | 10 | deputyship, ministry |
| שְׁנַיִם | shᵉnayim | H8147 | 12 | two, twofold |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on Exodus 36, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter, I. The work of the tabernacle is begun, ver. 1-4. II. A stop is put to the people's contributions, ver. 5-7. III. A particular account is given of the making of the tabernacle itself; the fine curtains of it, ver. 8-13. The coarse ones, ver. 14-19. The boards, ver. 20-30. The bars, ver. 31-34. The partition veil, ver. 35, 36. And the hanging for the door, ver. 37, &c. Appointment of Bezaleel and Aholiab. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 1 (Genesis to Deuteronomy), on Exodus 36:1–38 (Public Domain)
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