Skip to content

Exodus 30:1

Exodus 30:1
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.

My Notes

Commentary

Trusted original commentary from respected historical Bible scholars and theologians.

Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon,.... The Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan call it incense of spices, properly enough, for it was made of various spices; of which see Exo 30:34 and…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Exodus 30:1-10

Exo 37:25-28; Exo 40:26-27. The altar of incense was to be a casing of boards of shittim wood Exo 25:5, Exo 25:18 inches square and three feet in height (taking the cubit as 18 inches), entirely…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Altar to burn incense - The Samaritan omits the ten first verses of this chapter, because it inserts them after Exo 26:32 (note).

Shittim wood - The same of which the preceding articles were made,…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 30:1-10

I. The orders given concerning the altar of incense are, 1. That it was to be made of wood, and covered with gold, pure gold, about a yard high and half a yard square, with horns at the corners, a…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Exodus 30:1-10

The Altar of incense: its construction and place (vv.1 6), and its use (vv.7 10).

1 6 (cf. Exo 37:25-28; Exo 40:26). The altar of incense was to be of acacia wood, overlaid with gold, a cubit (1½ ft.)…