EPISODE 34 :: EXODUS 38 THRU 40 :: CHRIST THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE

EXODUS 38:1-8 CHRIST THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE

1Then he made the altar of burnt offering of acacia wood, five cubits long, and five cubits wide, square, and three cubits high. 2He made its horns on its four corners, its horns being of one piece with it, and he overlaid it with bronze. 3He made all the utensils of the altar, the pails and the shovels and the basins, the flesh hooks and the firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze. 4He made for the altar a grating of bronze network beneath, under its ledge, reaching halfway up. 5He cast four rings on the four ends of the bronze grating as holders for the poles. 6He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze. 7He inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar, with which to carry it. He made it hollow with planks.

8Moreover, he made the laver of bronze with its base of bronze, from the mirrors of the serving women who served at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

            All of the sacrifices were made on the altar.  Not just any kind of sacrifice.  The sacrificial offering had to be made in faith to be accepted by God.  Christ served as the altar to His own sacrifice for our sins.  His sacrificing of Himself was once for all so that we don’t have to keep sacrificing animals to cover our sin.  The blood of Jesus did not cover our sin, it washed away the sins of all who place their faith in Him.