Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually.
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Gill's Exposition
Command the children of Israel,.... Moses was the chief magistrate under God, and being clothed with authority from him, had power to command the children of Israel to do what the Lord required of…
The oil for the lamps of the tabernacle and the meal for the showbread were to be offerings from the Congregation, like the meal for the Pentecostal loaves, Lev 23:17. It appears that the…
Adam Clarke
Pure oil olive - See every thing relative to this ordinance explained on Exo 27:20, Exo 27:21 (note).
Care is here taken, and orders are given, for the decent furnishing of the candlestick and table in God's house.
I. The lamps must always be kept burning. The law for this we had before, Exo 27:20,…
Cambridge Bible
beaten i.e. skimmed off the liquid obtained by pounding the olives in a mortar and then straining the pulp.
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