Its length shall be a cubit, and its breadth a cubit. It shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits. Its horns shall be of one piece with it.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

(Exodus 37:25–28; Exodus 40:26–27). The altar of incense was to be a casing of boards of shittim wood ([Reference Exodus 25…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Foursquare shall it be.Of the same shape as “the brazen altar” (Exodus 27:1), but much sm…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

A cubit shall be the length of it, and a cubit the breadth
of it, it shall be four square<…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The altar of incense represented the Son of God in his human nature, and the incense burned on it typified his pleading for his people. The continu…

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