And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
God set up this altar so His people could meet Him in the court before the tabernacle, where common subjects bring their gifts and priests offer them to the Lord. Wood alone would burn away under divine fire; brass protects it, just as Christ's divine power upholds His human nature against the full weight of God's wrath for our sins.
AI summary
Commenting on Exodus 27:1-8
These horns hold the sacrifice fast and give refuge to the fleeing; they show Christ as the horn of salvation, preserving His people from ruin. Brass overlaid on wood means Christ bears the fire of divine wrath without being consumed, His strength alone sustains Him under the full punishment due to us.
AI summary
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass. (b) Of the same wood and matter not fastened to it.