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Exodus 38:7 Cross-References

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And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal; he made the altar hollow with boards.

Exodus 38:7 (KJV)

Commentary on Exodus 38:7

The altar's hollow construction with boards (נְבוּב לֻחֹת, nevuv luchot) demonstrates that God's design combines strength with lightness—massive appearance, practical portability. This hollow center may picture that sacrificial system, though solid in appearance, contained emptiness requiring fulfillment. The altar's impressive exterior concealed internal void, just as animal sacrifices, though genuinely commanded, couldn't ultimately take away sins (Hebrews 10:4)—they pointed to Christ, the solid sacrifice filling every void. The phrase 'as it was shewed thee in the mount' emphasizes exact co...

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