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Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length of it, and twenty cubits the breadth of it, and ten cubits the height of it.
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The Altar and Christ's Sacrifice
Matthew Henry explains that the bronze altar was a powerful symbol pointing to Jesus. Just as sacrifices were offered on this altar for sin, it foreshadowed the "great Sacrifice" of Christ, who would ultimately take away sin. In all worship, believers are encouraged to keep their faith focused on Jesus, the substance of what this altar represented.
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2 Chronicles
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The supplementary character of Chronicles is here once more apparent. The author of Kings had omitted to record the dimensions of the brass altar. …
19th Century
Anglican
THE PRINCIPAL VESSELS OF THE TEMPLE (2 Chronicles 4:1–10).
THE BRAZEN ALTAR ([Reference 2 Chro…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 3:1).
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