The cross was the place on which this sacrifice was offered; for as the blood of the slain lamb was poured out at the foot of the altar, sprinkled upon its horns, and burned in its ever-enduring fire, so our blessed Lord shed His blood upon the cross. He there endured the wrath of God to the uttermost; He there put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself; He there offered His holy soul and body, the whole of His pure and sacred humanity, in union with his eternal Deity, as an expiation for the sins of His people.
J.C. Philpot

ALTARS

ALTARS

ALTARS

  1. Designed for sacrifice # Ex 20:24
  2. To be made of earth, or unhewn stone # Ex 20:24,25 De 27:5,6
  3. Of brick, hateful to God # Isa 65:3
  4. Natural rocks sometimes used as # Jud 6:19-21 13:19,20
  5. Were not to have steps up to them # Ex 20:26
  6. For idolatrous worship, often erected on roofs of houses # 2Ki 23:12 Jer 19:13 32:29
  7. Idolaters planted groves near # Jud 6:30 1Ki 16:32,33 2Ki 21:3
  8. The Jews not to plant groves near # De 16:21
  9. For idolatrous worship, to be destroyed # Ex 34:13 De 7:5
  10. Probable origin of inscriptions on # De 27:8
  11. MENTIONED IN SCRIPTURE 11a) Of Noah

    # Ge 8:20

11b) Of Abraham # Ge 12:7,8 13:18 22:9 11c) Of Isaac # Ge 26:25 11d) Of Jacob # Ge 33:20 35:1,3,7 11e) Of Moses # Ex 17:15 24:4 11f) Of Balaam # Nu 23:1,14,29 11g) Of Joshua # Jos 8:30,31 11h) Of the temple of Solomon # 2Ch 4:1,19 11i) Of the second temple # Ezr 3:2,3 11j) Of Reubenites, &c east of Jordan # Jos 22:10 11k) Of Gideon # Jud 6:26,27 11l) Of the people of Israel # Jud 21:4 11m) Of Samuel # 1Sa 7:17 11n) Of David # 2Sa 24:21,25 11o) Of Jeroboam at Bethel # 1Ki 12:33 11p) Of Ahaz # 2Ki 16:10-12 11q) Of the Athenians # Ac 17:23 11r) For burnt-offering # Ex 27:1-8 11s) For incense # Ex 30:1-6 12) Protection afforded by # 1Ki 1:50,51 13) Afforded no protection to murderers # Ex 21:14 1Ki 2:18-34

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