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Exodus 38:6 Cross-References
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“And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.”
Exodus 38:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Exodus 38:6
Staves of shittim wood overlaid with bronze (not gold) distinguish this furniture from interior pieces. Bronze-overlay for judgment-tools versus gold-overlay for presence-tools teaches that different ministries require appropriate preparation. Those ministering at the bronze altar (bearing others' judgment) need bronze-character (endurance, strength), while those ministering within (priestly worship) need gold-character (glory, purity). Yet both require the same base: shittim wood (humanity)—all ministry, whether dealing with sin or celebrating holiness, requires genuine humanity clothed in ap...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Exodus 38:6
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“and hewed two tables of stone like the first”
“spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense”