Exodus 27:1-9

1 You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits wide; the altar shall be square, and it shall be three cubits high.

2 You shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.

3 You shall make pots for it to receive its ashes, and shovels and basins and forks and firepans; you shall make all its utensils of bronze.

4 You shall also make for it a grating, a network of bronze; and on the net you shall make four bronze rings at its four corners.

5 You shall set it under the ledge of the altar so that the net shall extend halfway down the altar.

6 You shall make poles for the altar, poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with bronze;

7 the poles shall be put through the rings, so that the poles shall be on the two sides of the altar when it is carried.

8 You shall make it hollow, with boards. They shall be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

9 You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twisted linen one hundred cubits long for that side;

Exodus 27:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 27

This chapter treats of the altar of burnt offering, and of all things relative to it, Ex 27:1-8, of the court of the tabernacle, its hangings on each side, with pillars, sockets, and hooks for them, Ex 27:9-19 and it is concluded with an order to the Israelites to bring oil olive for the lamp of the sanctuary, Ex 27:20,21.