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You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and sanctify the altar: and the altar will be most holy.
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A Practical Holiness
One commentator explains that the term "most holy" applied to the altar was not to suggest a higher degree of holiness than the tabernacle itself. Instead, it served as a practical caution. Because the altar was in the outer court and accessible to the people, the strong language was a necessary warning against touching the consecrated object.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Most holy - In (Exodus 40:9) the tabernacle and its utensils are said to be rendered holy by the anointing; the altar and its ut…
19th Century
Anglican
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CONSECRATION OF THE TABERNACLE AND THE PRIESTS.
Instructions for the consecration of the Tabernacl…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
(See Gill on Exodus 40:9).
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