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Exodus 38:1 Cross-References
Explore 14 cross-references for Exodus 38:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 38 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Making the Bronze Altar
“And he made the altar of burnt offering of shittim wood: five cubits was the length thereof, and five cubits the breadth thereof; it was foursquare; and three cubits the height thereof.”
Exodus 38:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 38:1
The bronze altar (מִזְבַּח הָעֹלָה, mizbach ha-olah, 'altar of the burnt offering') of shittim wood overlaid with bronze represents judgment—bronze symbolizes divine judgment throughout Scripture (Numbers 21:9, Revelation 1:15). At five cubits square and three cubits high (approximately 7.5' × 7.5' × 4.5'), this altar dwarfs interior furnishings, teaching that dealing with sin must be massive and public. The foursquare design (רָבוּעַ, ravu'a) symbolizes universality—Christ's sacrifice sufficient for all humanity, all directions, all peoples. This altar is where blood met fire, prefiguring Chr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 38:1
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“and the breadth a cubit”
“twenty cubits the length of it”
“and offered on it the burnt offering and the meal offering”
“We have an altar”
“and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed”
“And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation.”
“today”
“holy brothers”
“All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.”