Deuteronomy 27:6

Contemporary English Version 1995

Look for stones that can be used without being cut. Then offer sacrifices to please the Lord, burning them completely on the altar.

Cross References

Ephesians 5:2

Let love be your guide. Christ loved us and offered his life for us as a sacrifice that pleases God.

Exodus 20:25

If you ever build an altar for me out of stones, do not use any tools to chisel the stones, because that would make the altar unfit for use in worship.

Deuteronomy 27:5

At this same place, build an altar for offering sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don't use stones that have been cut with iron tools.

Deuteronomy 27:7

Next, offer sacrifices to ask the Lord's blessing, and serve the meat at a sacred meal where you will celebrate in honor of the Lord.

1 Kings 6:7

Solomon did not want the noise of hammers and axes to be heard at the place where the temple was being built. So he gave orders for the workers to shape the blocks of stone at the quarry.