Deuteronomy 27:6

6 you shall build an altar to the LORD your God of uncut^[a] stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God,

Deuteronomy 27:6 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:6

Thou shall build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole
stones
And of such Joshua did build it, ( Joshua 8:31 ) ;

and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God;
and very likely sin offerings too; for these frequently went together, the one to make atonement for sin, and the other as a gift, and by way of thankfulness for the acceptance of the former; and both typical of Christ, the true sacrifice, and the antitype of all the legal sacrifices.

Deuteronomy 27:6 In-Context

4 And when you have crossed over the Jordan, you shall set up these stones, concerning which I command you today, on Mount Ebal, and you shall plaster them with plaster.

5 And there you shall build an altar to the LORD your God, an altar of stones. You shall wield no iron tool on them;

6 you shall build an altar to the LORD your God of uncut stones. And you shall offer burnt offerings on it to the LORD your God,

7 and you shall sacrifice peace offerings and shall eat there, and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God.

8 And you shall write on the stones all the words of this law very plainly."

Footnotes

• [a]. Hebrew whole