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The
Brasen Altar (Exodus 27:1-8; John 1:19; Hebrews 9:22-26;
Hebrews 10:12)
Illustrates
cleansing by the blood – Salvation
The
English word ‘altar’ means ‘lifted up’.
See
John 3:14; 8:28; 12:32 along with 14:6
Christ
was lifted up on Calvary to be the Way, the Truth and
the Life.
The
Hebrew word means ‘Place of Slaughter’.
This
was a place of blood and death.
The
Position of the Altar
At
the door of the tabernacle (Exodus 40:6).
It
was the first item seen on entering through the Gate.
The
Prominence of the Altar
In
size (verse 1).
In
use (exodus 29:38-42; 2 Chronicles 1:5-7).
In
scripture.
The
Plan of the Altar
Designed
by God but made by man. (Acts 2:23)
Substance
(verse 1)
Strengthening (verse 2)
Shape
(verse 1)
Staves (verses 6&7)
Support
(verse 4&5) A grate.
The
Propitiation at the Altar (verse 3)
1)
Shedding of blood and the death of the sacrifice
(Leviticus 1:5; 17:11; Hebrews 9:22,23)
2)
Fire of God fell on the sacrifice (Leviticus 9:24; 6:13;
Hebrews 12:29; 1 Thessalonians 1:8) Christ quenched the
fire for his people.
3)
Ashes (Leviticus 6:10,11; Hebrews 10:11,12; 9:26; John
19:41)
Ashes
are the record that the fire had completed it work. They
were carried to a clean place. Ashes were used for
sprinkling the unclean. (Numbers 19)
The
power of the Altar (verse 2)
Horns
are a symbol of power (Habakkuk 3:4; Daniel 7:8;
Revelation 13:1-11)
There
is sin destroying power in the precious blood of Christ
shed on Calvary.
The
Penitent at the Altar (Leviticus 1:2-51)
The
sinner was to put his hands upon the sacrifice as a
symbol of confession, acceptance and identification with
it.
When
the sacrifice was offered, God said He would meet with
them (Exodus 29:37,42,43).
The
Perversion of the Altar
In
Leviticus 9:24; 10:1,2 Nadab and Abihu offered strange
fire to the Lord and fire from heaven destroyed them.
In
2 Kings 16:0-16 King Ahaz replaced the brazen altar with
a copy of a pagan altar and later in 2 Chronicles
28:23-25 closed up the house of the Lord.
In
2 Chronicles 29:18-36 King Hezekiah restored the altar
to its proper place. That was revival.
The
Presentation at the Altar
There
were thank offerings presented at the altar. Also the
offering of the basket of the firstfruits.
Such
love demands a response from the believer – our bodies
as a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1)
Luke
23:33 ‘Calvary, there they crucified Him’
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