Joshua 18

For there are those who derive it from a root meaning "he roared, he wailed," as if it were so called from the roaring that the sons of idolaters sacrificed there had uttered; but as we have said, the place was named after its owner, long before it was defiled by that crime. Fro…

In an extraordinary manner, God appointed it to be carried before all the people, when the waters of Jordan were divided by his power, whereof that was a pledge (Joshua 3:15), which the people on their own heads going afterwards to imitate in their wars with the Philistines, rec…

Leviticus 26:11. "I will set up my tabernacle among you" The tabernacle was set up at Shiloh, Joshua 18:1, and the priests and Levites had their offices appointed them, and the cities of refuge were appointed; and now the people were in a condition to observe their feasts of the…

And thus it ought to be in this day of building the tabernacle of God; with such a willing and cheerful heart, ought every man, woman, and child, to do something to promote this work: those that have not onyx stones, or are not able to bring gold or silver, yet may bring goats'…

1. It was God's place: that is, a peculiar place which he had chosen to himself, his chief place. 2. It was the place where God set his name at the first: that is, it was the first tent, or tabernacle where God set up his ordinances, and called his name upon it, after he had giv…