35And he made a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen: with cherubims made he it of cunning work.
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And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;
And he brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up the vail of the covering, and covered the ark of the testimony; as the LORD commanded Moses.
By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;
And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
And thou shalt make a vail of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made: …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 35-38)In the building of a house there is a great deal of work about the doors and partitions. In the tabernacle these were answerable to the rest of the fabric; there were curtains for doors, and veils for partitions. 1. There was a veil made for a partition between the holy place, and the most holy, Exod. 36:35 , 36 . This signified the darkness and distance of that dispensation, compared with the New…
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