Exodus 27:21

“In the tabernacle of the congregation, etc.] The reasons usually given for this name of the tabernacle are, either because the children of Israel gathered and met together here at certain times, or because here the Lord met with Moses, and his successors, as he had promised, (<022522>Exodus 25:22), but neither of them will hold good; not the first, because the place where the candlestick was, and which Aaron and his sons are here said to order, was in the holy place, into which only the priests entered, and therefore could not be called the tabernacle of the congregation, from the people of Israel being gathered and assembling there; not the latter, because it was in the most holy place,…”

“shall order it from evening to morning--The tabernacle having no windows, the lamps required to be lighted during the day. JOSEPHUS says that in his time only three were lighted; but his were degenerate times, and there is no Scripture authority for this limitation. But although the priests were obliged from necessity to light them by day, they might have let them go out at night had it not been for this express ordinance. Next: Exodus Chapter 28”

“The tabernacle of the congregation - More literally, the tent of meeting. This is the first occurrence of this designation of the tabernacle, and the idea connected with it is that of Yahweh meeting with either Moses, or the priests, or (in a few cases) with the people gathered into a congregation at the entrance of the tent. Without the rail, which is before the testimony - i. e. the holy place (see Exodus 25:16). return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Exodus 27". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/exodus-27.html. 1870. StudyLight.org…”

“27:21 the Tabernacle (literally the Tent of Meeting): The expression Tent of Meeting sometimes refers to the Tabernacle tent; in these cases the expression is essentially synonymous with Tabernacle, and the NLT consistently renders it Tabernacle. In addition, a temporary tent also called the “Tent of Meeting” is mentioned in 33:7-11. See study note on 40:2.”

“the tabernacle of the congregation: Exo 29:10, Exo 29:44; Lev 3:8; Num 8:9 without the veil: Exo 26:31-33, Exo 40:3 testimony: Exo 16:34, Exo 25:16, Exo 25:21 Aaron: Exo 30:8; Sa1 3:3; Ch2 13:11; Mal 2:7; Mat 4:16; Luk 12:35; Joh 5:35; Co2 4:6; Pe2 1:19; Rev 2:1 evening: Gen 1:5, Gen 1:8; Lev 24:3; Psa 134:1 a statute for ever: Exo 28:43, Exo 29:9, Exo 29:28; Lev 3:17, Lev 16:34, Lev 24:9; Num 18:23, Num 19:21; Sa1 30:25 Next: Exodus Chapter 28”