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A tabernacle the first (skēnē hē prōtē). See Heb 8:2 for skēnē. Large tents usually had two divisions (the outer and the inner or the first and the second). Note prōtē for the first of two as with the first covenant (Heb 8:7, Heb 8:13; Heb 9:1). The large outer tent was entered first and was called Hagia (Holy), the first division of the tabernacle. The two divisions are here termed two tabernacles.
Was prepared (kateskeuasthē). First aorist passive of kataskeuazō. See Heb 3:3. For the furniture see Exod 25; 26. Three items are named here: the candlestick (hē luchnia, late word for luchnion) or lampstand, necessary since there were no windows (Exo 25:31-39); the table (hē trapeza, old word, Mat 15:27) for the bread (Exo 25:23-30; Lev 24:6 of pure gold); the shewbread (hē prothesis tōn artōn) as in Exo 25:30; Exo 40:23; Lev 24:5-9. Probably a hendiadys for the table with the loaves of God’s Presence.