Then he madethe altarof burntofferingof acaciawood,fivecubitslong,and fivecubitswide,square,and threecubitshigh.
Now the bronzealtar,whichBezalelthe sonof Uri,the sonof Hur,had made,was therebeforethe tabernacleof the LORD,and Solomonand the assemblysoughtit out.
Then he madea bronzealtar,twentycubitsin lengthand twentycubitsin widthand tencubitsin height.
rams'skinsdyedred,porpoiseskins,acaciawood,
The LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
the altarof burntofferingalso with allits utensils,and the laverand its stand,
He madeits hornson its fourcorners,its hornsbeing[of one piece] with it, and he overlaidit with bronze.
He setthe altarof burntoffering[before] the doorwayof the tabernacleof the tentof meeting,and offeredon it the burntofferingand the mealoffering,justas the LORDhad commandedMoses.
"You shall setthe altarof burntofferingin frontof the doorwayof the tabernacleof the tentof meeting.
"Allthat the FathergivesMe will cometo Me, and the one who comesto Me I will certainlynot castout.
ThereforeI urgeyou, brethren,by the merciesof God,to presentyour bodiesa livingand holysacrifice,acceptableto God,[which is] your spiritualservice of worship.
We havean altarfrom whichthosewho servethe tabernaclehavenorightto eat.
JesusChrist[is] the sameyesterdayand todayand forever.
Therefore,holybrethren,partakersof a heavenlycalling,considerJesus,the Apostleand High Priestof our confession;
how muchmorewill the bloodof Christ,whothroughthe eternalSpiritofferedHimselfwithout blemishto God,cleanseyour consciencefrom deadworksto servethe livingGod?
you also,as livingstones,are being builtup as a spiritualhousefor a holypriesthood,to offerup spiritualsacrificesacceptableto GodthroughJesusChrist.
The cityis laidout as a square,and its lengthis as greatas the width;and he measuredthe citywith the rod,fifteen hundred miles;its lengthand widthand heightare equal.
