Exodus 26:16Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

The supports for the drapes measured a cubit and a half in width and ten cubits in length, adorned with gold both at the top and along the entire length, and placed in double bases of silver. Yet, He is the one who provides and sustains everything. By a cubit and a half, we can understand Him as complete in the essence of divinity, while the reduction to the half cubit indicates His humility in the human experience. It is reasonable to assert that Christ embodies perfection in the totality of the cubit, for He is inherently God, but in the half cubit, He experiences limitation through His human nature; indeed, nothing achieves perfection in what is created. "Though He was rich," the Only Begotten willingly chose to become poor for our sake, exhausting Himself (2 Cor. 8:9; cf. Phil. 2:7).

As mentioned in the introduction, the entire tabernacle was essentially a wooden structure, covered by a tent supported by tall poles. This elevated design allowed for both airflow and a degree of illumination within the tabernacle. From the details provided about the wooden framework, we observe that three sides were equipped with bars or more likely polished panels set into silver bases, creating the enclosure of the tabernacle. The wooden walls measured only 30 cubits, approximately 45 feet, while the curtains extended to 60 feet, indicating that the wooden edifice was situated within the tent and was smaller in scale, with the tent serving as a cover over the walls.