Exodus 27:2 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 27:1-8

As God intended in the tabernacle to manifest his presence among his people, so there they were to pay their devotions to him, not in the tabernacle itself (into that only the priests entered as God's domestic servants), but in the court before the tabernacle, where, as common subjects, they attended. There an altar was ordered to be set up, to which they must bring their sacrifices, and on which their priests must offer them to God: and this altar was to sanctify their gifts. Here they were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:2

Which were either for ornament, or for keeping what was laid upon the altar from falling off, or for the fastening of the sacrifice to them, and were what criminals fled to for refuge, and laid hold on; and may denote the power of Christ, who is the horn of salvation to preserve his people from a final falling away, and from ruin and destruction, and his protection of those that fly to him for refuge; and these horns being at the corners of the altar may respect the four parts of the world,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 27:2

Thou shalt make the horns of it - The horns might have three uses: For ornament. To prevent carcasses, etc., from falling off. To tie the victim to, previously to its being sacrificed. So David: Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar; Psalm 118:27 . Horns were much used in all ancient altars among the heathen, and some of them were entirely constructed of the horns of the beasts that had been offered in sacrifice; but such altars appear to be erected rather as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-8

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-8

The symbolism of the brazen altar. The noticeable points of this altar are its position, material, ornaments, and purpose or use. I. ITS POSITION . II. ITS MATERIAL . The material was the earth alone constituting the true altar ( Exodus 20:24 ), and the wood and metal a casing, by means of which the earth was kept together. III. ITS ORNAMENTS . These were, IV. ITS PURPOSE . We have assumed throughout that the purpose of the altar—its main purpose—was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-20

The brazen altar and court of the tabernacle. From the sanctuary, we pass in this chapter to the outer court, the principal object in which was the brazen altar, or altar of burnt offering. I. THE BRAZEN ALTAR ( Exodus 27:1-9 ). 1 . Form of the altar . The altar was a foursquare case of shittim wood, five cubits long and five broad, made with four horns, and overlaid with plates of bronze. Round it, at some distance from the ground, was apparently a ledge, on which the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-21

The tabernacle and its teachings. I. THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE . 1 . The situation of the altar. 2 . The altar, on which the sacrifice for sin is laid, is the place of power. The horns, the symbol of Divine power. The gospel of Christ is the power of God unto salvation. 3 . In Christ God gives us a place for accepted offerings. The altar was Israel's as well as God's: upon it were laid their offerings as well as those prescribed for the daily service and the great day of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:2

The horns of it . Literally, "its horns." Horns were not usual adjuncts of altars; indeed they seem to have been peculiar to those of the Israelites. They were projections at the four top comers, probably not unlike the horns of bulls, whence their name. Criminals clung to them when they took sanctuary ( 1 Kings 1:50 ; 1 Kings 2:28 ); and the blood of sin-offerings was smeared upon them ( Exodus 29:12 ; Le Exodus 8:15 ; Exodus 9:9 ; Exodus 16:18 , etc.). Victims also were... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:1-8

(Compare Exodus 38:1-7.) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-offering, because on it were burnt the whole burnt-offerings, and all those parts of the other animal sacrifices which were offered to the Lord. It was also called the brazen altar, because it was covered with bronze, in distinction from the golden altar or altar of incense Exodus 39:38-39; Exodus 40:5-6.Exodus 27:2His horns shall be of the same - These... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 27:2

Exodus 27:2. Thou shalt make the horns of it Pinnacles or spires, rising up at the corners, wrought out of the same wood; which was partly for ornament, and partly for use. To them the animals were bound, and part of the blood was applied, and to them malefactors fled for refuge. read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 27:1-8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 27:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 27:2

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-8

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:1-21

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 27:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 27:1-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 27:2

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