Exo 27:1-2 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 27:1-19: 27:1-19 These plans for the altar of burnt offering and the courtyard continue the movement outward from the center. As with the sanctuary, the plans for the furniture of the courtyard are given (27:1-8 ) before the plans for the courtyard itself (27:9-19 ). Summary for Exod 27:1-8: 27:1-8 Like the frames of the Tabernacle, the square altar of burnt offerings was made of acacia wood overlaid with metal. However, in keeping with the other features outside the sanctuary, it was overlaid with bronze (27:2-3 ; see 27:10 , 17 , 19 ).

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‏ Exodus 27:1-2

Summary for Exod 27:1-19: 27:1-19 ^a These plans for the altar of burnt offering and the courtyard continue the movement outward from the center. As with the sanctuary, the plans for the furniture of the courtyard are given (27:1-8 ^b) before the plans for the courtyard itself (27:9-19 ^c).
Summary for Exod 27:1-8: 27:1-8 ^d Like the frames of the Tabernacle, the square altar of burnt offerings was made of acacia wood overlaid with metal. However, in keeping with the other features outside the sanctuary, it was overlaid with bronze (27:2-3 ^e; see 27:10 ^f, 17 ^g, 19 ^h).
27:2 ⁱ Archaeology has shown that the horns of the altar were protrusions sticking up from the corners of the structure. Perhaps they kept wood and offerings from falling off (see Ps 118:27 ^j). They also seem to have had a theological significance, representing God’s gracious care. A person who held onto the horns of the altar was requesting leniency in judgment (see 1 Kgs 1:50-51 ^k; 2:28 ^l). The horns were anointed with blood in atonement and purification ceremonies (Exod 29:12 ^m; Lev 4:7 ⁿ).