And from the bottom upon the ground even to the lower settle shall be two cubits, and the breadth one cubit; and from the lesser settle even to the greater settle shall be four cubits, and the breadth one cubit.
Christ is our altar, and these measurements show how His sacrifice sanctifies all our service. The benches where priests stood and handed offerings upward teach us a profound truth: in God's work we must assist one another, each dependent on the next, all moving toward the One who takes away sin.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 43:13-27
The altar rises in stages: two cubits high from the ground to the lower court where priests stand and walk, then four cubits more to the upper court, each ledge one cubit broad. The lower is called lesser only by height, not by size, for the whole structure stands six cubits from bottom to top.
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The cubit used here is the longer cubit, a cubit and a handbreadth. From the base upward, the altar ascends through measured ledges and stages to the horns at its four corners, each dimension precisely given so that nothing in His house is left to guesswork or chance.
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Commenting on Ezekiel 43:13-17