“And of the blue, and purple, and scarlet , they made cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, and made the holy garments for Aaron; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
Cross references: : Exod. 31:10 ; Exod. 35:29 As coverings for the Ark, the Candlestick, the Altars and such like.
“And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.”
That is, of very fine and curious workmanship. Exod. 28:9
“And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.”
Or, a ligure, which stone authors write that it cometh of the urine of the beast called Lynx.
“And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve , according to their names, like the engravings of a signet, every one with his name, according to the twelve tribes.”
That is, every tribe had his name written on a stone.
“And he made the robe of the ephod of woven work, all of blue.”
Which was next under the Ephod.
“And there was an hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an habergeon, with a band round about the hole, that it should not rend.”
Where he should put through his head.
“And the covering of rams' skins dyed red, and the covering of badgers' skins, and the vail of the covering,”
So called, because it hanged before the mercy seat and covered it from sight, Exod. 35:12 .
“The pure candlestick, with the lamps thereof, even with the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,”
Or, which Aaron dressed and refreshed with oil every morning, Exod. 30:7 .
“According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.”
Signifying that in God’s matters man may neither add, nor diminish.
“And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.”
Praised God for the people’s diligence, and prayed for them.