Num 4:14 | KingComments | STEP | The bronze altar is also part of the service of the Kohathites, because, as with the golden vessels, it represents a revelation of God. This altar speaks of the work of Christ for the sinner, in which God invites the sinner to come to Him. The bronze altar is not covered by a blue cloth, because it is not meant to express a heavenly character, but the work done on earth. The purple speaks of the royal dignity of the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus will reign as King on the basis of His work. He is now glorified after suffering ( ). This glory will be visible to all in the kingdom of peace. Suffering and glory thereafter belong together ( ). This truth also has no attraction for the world. This is expressed in the outer garment, the cover of porpoise skin. All that has been entrusted to the Kohathites must be carried with their hands, either with poles or on carrying bars ( ). None of it should come into contact with the sand of the wilderness.

‏ Numbers 4:14

Covering over the Bronze Altar

The bronze altar is also part of the service of the Kohathites, because, as with the golden vessels, it represents a revelation of God. This altar speaks of the work of Christ for the sinner, in which God invites the sinner to come to Him.

The bronze altar is not covered by a blue cloth, because it is not meant to express a heavenly character, but the work done on earth. The purple speaks of the royal dignity of the Lord Jesus. The Lord Jesus will reign as King on the basis of His work. He is now glorified after suffering (Heb 2:9). This glory will be visible to all in the kingdom of peace. Suffering and glory thereafter belong together (1Pet 1:11). This truth also has no attraction for the world. This is expressed in the outer garment, the cover of porpoise skin.

All that has been entrusted to the Kohathites must be carried with their hands, either with poles or on carrying bars (Num 4:6 ; 8 ; 10 ; 11 ; 12 ; 14). None of it should come into contact with the sand of the wilderness.