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A Portable Atonement
The staves and rings were designed to make the altar portable, signifying that God's provision for atonement was not fixed to one location but traveled with His people. Commentator John Gill sees this as a type of the Great Commission, where ministers of the Gospel are called to 'carry' the message of Christ's sacrifice throughout the world.
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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…
John Gill
On Exodus 27:7
17th Century
Pastor
And the staves shall be put into the rings
Not into the rings of the grate, as Jarchi and others: though Dr. Lightfo…
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 …