And he made curtains of goats’ hair for the tent over the tabernacle: eleven curtains he made them.
The verse belongs to the account of constructing the earthly tabernacle, a work that demanded exactitude in every detail. That work called for skill and wisdom as well as perfection, with nothing left to human invention or carelessness. It was to be carried out according to the pattern shown to Moses on the mountain, making conformity to the divine model the rule for the builders. The care exercised in fashioning the curtains stands as an example of the care God requires in every line of service rendered to Him.
The verse belongs to the account of constructing the earthly tabernacle, a work that demanded exactitude in every detail. That work called for skill and wisdom as well as perfection, with nothing left to human invention or carelessness. It was to be carried out according to the pattern shown to Moses on the mountain, making conformity to the divine model the rule for the builders. The care exercised in fashioning the curtains stands as an example of the care God requires in every line of service rendered to Him.