Where a verse leads
Exodus 27:1: Where It Appears, and Where It Leads to Christ
“And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits.”Exodus 27:1
Exodus 27:1 is one of the verses The Living Bread keeps returning to. It anchors 4 different readings across the site. Each is listed below, with an honest note on how directly it is read of Christ. Read the verse first, then follow it wherever it leads.
Read it in its place
1 And thou shalt make an altar of shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 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. 3 And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
Exodus 27 · King James Version
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Shadows and types
- The Brazen Altar
- The Brazen Altar
- The Bronze Altar (Historical Christian reading)
Questions people ask
What does Exodus 27:1 mean?
Exodus 27:1 is one of the verses The Living Bread returns to again and again, because it opens onto Christ from several directions at once. Read it in its passage above, then follow the collections below to see how it is read across Scripture, each honestly labeled for how directly it speaks of Jesus.
Where is Exodus 27:1 in the Bible?
Exodus 27:1 is found in the book and chapter named in the reference. You can read the whole chapter, in the King James Version, on The Living Bread.
How does Exodus 27:1 point to Jesus?
Follow the collections gathered on this page. Each one opens Exodus 27:1 from a different angle, and together they show how the verse, read in its place, leads to Christ, who said that all the Scriptures speak of Him.