SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:39
De un talento de oro fino lo harás, con todos estos vasos.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Exodus 25:39
Verse 39. Of a talent of pure gold shall he make it, with all these vessels.] That is, a talent of gold in weight was used in making the candlestick, and the different vessels and instruments which belonged to it. According to Bishop Cumberland, a talent was three thousand shekels. As the Israelites brought each half a shekel, Exodus xxxviii. 26, so that one hundred talents, one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, were contributed by six hundred and three thousand five hundred and fifty persons; by halving the number of the Israelites, he finds they contributed three hundred and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels in all. Now, as we find that this number of shekels made one hundred talents, and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels over, if we subtract one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, the odd shekels, from three hundred and one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five, we shall have for a remainder three hundred thousand, the number of shekels in one hundred talents: and if this remainder be divided by one hundred, the number of talents, it quotes three thousand, the number of shekels in each talent. A silver shekel of the sanctuary, being equal, according to Dr. Prideaux, to three shillings English, three thousand such shekels will amount to four hundred and fifty pounds sterling; and, reckoning gold to silver as fifteen to one, a talent of gold will amount to six thousand seven hundred and fifty pounds sterling: to which add two hundred and sixty-three pounds for the one thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels, at three shillings each, and it makes a total of seven thousand and thirteen pounds, which immense sum was expended on the candlestick and its furniture. It is no wonder, then, (if the candlestick in the second temple was equal in value to that in the ancient tabernacle,) that Titus should think it of sufficient consequence to be one of the articles, with the golden table, and silver trumpets, that should be employed to grace his triumph.
Their intrinsic worth was a matter of no consequence to Him whose are the silver and gold, the earth and its fullness; they had accomplished their design, and were of no farther use, either in the kingdom of providence, or the kingdom of grace. See's note on "ver. 31", and see the note on "chap. xxxviii. 24".
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 31-40 - The candlestick represents the light of God's word and Spirit, in an through Christ Jesus, afforded in this dark world to his believin people, to direct their worship and obedience, and to afford the consolations. The church is still dark, as the tabernacle was, i comparison with what it will be in heaven; but the word of God is light shining in a dark place, 2Pe 1:19, and a dark place indeed the world would be without it. In ver. #(40) is an express caution to Moses. Nothing was left to his own fancy, or to that of the workmen, or the people; but the will of God must be observed in every particular Christ's instruction to his disciples, Mt 28:20, is like this, Observ all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Let us remember that we ar the temples of the Holy Ghost, that we have the law of God in ou hearts, that we are to live a life of communion with God, feast on his ordinances, and are the light of the world, if indeed we are follower of Christ. May the Lord help us to try ourselves by this view of religion, and to walk according thereto __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ככר 3603 זהב 2091 טהור 2889 יעשׂה 6213 אתה 853 את 854 כל 3605 הכלים 3627 האלה׃ 428
