Dictionary entry

Altar Of Burnt-Offering, The

R. A. Torrey's New Topical Textbook

Dimensions, &c of Ex 27:1; 38:1

Horns on the corners of Ex 27:2; 38:2

Covered with brass Ex 27:2

All its vessels of brass Ex 27:3; 38:3

A net-working grate of brass placed in Ex 27:4,5; 38:4

Furnished with rings and staves Ex 27:6,7; 38:5-7

Made after a divine pattern Ex 27:8

CALLED

The brazen altar Ex 39:39; 1Ki 8:64

The altar of God Ps 43:4

The altar of the Lord Mal 2:13

Placed in the court before the door of the tabernacle Ex 40:6,29

Sanctified by God Ex 29:44

Anointed and sanctified with holy oil Ex 40:10; Le 8:10,11

Cleansed and purified with blood Ex 29:36,37

Was most holy Ex 40:10

Sanctified whatever touched it Ex 29:37

All sacrifices to be offered on Ex 29:38-42; Isa 56:7

All gifts to be presented at Mt 5:23,24

Nothing polluted or defective to be offered on Le 22:22; Mal 1:7,8

Offering at the dedication of Nu 7:1-89

THE FIRE UPON

Came from before the Lord Le 9:24

Was continually burning Le 6:13

Consumed the sacrifices Le 1:8,9

Sacrifices bound to the horns of Ps 118:27

The blood of sacrifices put on the horns and poured at the foot of Ex 29:12; Le 4:7,18,25; 8:15

THE PRIESTS

Alone to serve Nu 18:3,7

Derived support from 1Co 9:13

Ahaz removed and profaned 2Ki 16:10-16

The Jews condemned for swearing lightly by Mt 23:18,19

A type of Christ Heb 13:10