All the tent pegs for the tabernacle and for the surrounding courtyard were bronze.
Parallel translations
- WEB All the pins of the tabernacle, and around the court, were of brass.
- KJV And all the pins of the tabernacle, and of the court round about, were of brass.
- NKJV All the pegs of the tabernacle, and of the court all around, were bronze.
- NASB All the pegs of the tabernacle and of the courtyard all around were of bronze.
- NLT All the tent pegs used in the Tabernacle and courtyard were made of bronze.
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Quick answer
Even the lowly tent pegs of the tabernacle and its courtyard were made of bronze. Every detail, however humble, was crafted according to God's design.
Overview
This closes the description of the tabernacle's framework by noting that all the pins (pegs) anchoring the structure were of bronze. The mention of such a minor item underscores that nothing in God's dwelling was left to chance or human preference; everything followed the pattern God gave. Faithfulness shows itself in small, unseen details as well as in great ones.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Col 2:19He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
- 2 Chr 3:9The weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. He also overlaid the upper area with gold.
- Eccl 12:11The words of the wise are like goads, and the anthologies of the masters are like firmly embedded nails driven by a single Shepherd.
- Exod 27:19All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.
- Isa 22:23I will drive him like a peg into a firm place, and he will be a throne of glory for the house of his father.
- Eph 2:21–22In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
- Isa 33:20Look upon Zion, the city of our appointed feasts. Your eyes will see Jerusalem, a peaceful pasture, a tent that does not wander; its tent pegs will not be pulled up, nor will any of its cords be broken.
- Ezra 9:8But now, for a brief moment, grace has come from the LORD our God to preserve for us a remnant and to give us a stake in His holy place. Even in our bondage, our God has given us new life and light to our eyes.
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Christ at the center
The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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