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Horns of Atonement and Refuge
Commentators explain that the horns on the altar's four corners were not merely decorative. The blood of sin offerings was applied to them, signifying atonement. Furthermore, they served as a place of sanctuary, where a person could cling for refuge, illustrating the altar as a place where God's justice and mercy meet.
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Exodus
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Albert Barnes
On Exodus 27:1–8
18th Century
Theologian
(Compare to Exodus 38:1-7.) The great altar that stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt o…
Charles Ellicott
On Exodus 27:2
19th Century
Bishop
The horns of it. —It is not true to say, as Kalisch does, that “the altars of almost all ancient nations were frequently …
John Gill
On Exodus 27:2
17th Century
Pastor
Ver. 2 And you shall make the horns of it upon the four corners
thereof
Which were eith…
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Matthew Henry
On Exodus 27:1–8
17th Century
Minister
In the court before the tabernacle, where the people attended, was an altar, to which they must bring their sacrifices, and on which their priests …