Exodus 27:5 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. ”

Exodus 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

(Compare Exodus 38:1-7 .) The great altar which stood in the court immediately in front of the tabernacle was commonly called the altar of burnt-offering, because on it were burnt the whole burnt-...
Exodus 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 27. P. Altar and Outer Court ( cf. Exodus 38:1-7 , Exodus 38:9-20 ). In strongest contrast to Exodus 20:24 , with its sanction of many altars, rudely made of earth or rough stone blocks,...
Exodus 27:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

compass of the altar. Probably the margin or place where the priests stood. The "place" of 2 Chronicles 30:16 . A raised position from which the sacrificing priest is said to "come down", Levit...
Exodus 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar.
Exodus 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath, that the net may be even to the midst of the altar. Put it - i:e., the grating in which they were carried to a clean place ( Levi...
Exodus 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Altar of Burnt Offering. The Court of the Tabernacle. The Oil for the Lamps 1-8. Altar of Burnt Offering. This is a hollow chest of acacia wood overlaid with bronze, and stands within the cou...
Exodus 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Under the compass of the altar beneath. — The position of the network depends upon this expression. Was “the compass of the altar” its circumference at the top, or was it a belt or step encircling...
Exodus 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHAPTER XXVII. THE OUTER COURT. Exodus 27:1-21 Before describing the tabernacle, its furniture was specified. And so, when giving instructions for the court of the tabernacle, the altar has...
Exodus 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Altar and the Court Exodus 27:1-19 The brazen altar is dealt with long before any particular mention is made of the altar of incense, because the question of our relationship with God, thro...
Exodus 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here we have the account of the court surrounding the Tabernacle and the Tent and here again the description begins from the inside. First, the brazen altar is described. It symbolized devotion on th...
Exodus 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Let not the Reader overlook the exact attention commanded, concerning these things. Hebrews 8:5 .
Exodus 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And thou shalt put it under the compass of the altar beneath ,.... That is, the grate was to be put within the square compass of the altar, in the hollow part of it, for the wood and sacrifice to be...
Exodus 27:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

THE BRAZEN (OR COPPER) ALTAR (vs.1-8) On entering the courtyard, one would stand immediately before the brazen altar. Then the laver stood between the altar and the tabernacle entrance. This alta...
Exodus 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Tabernacle and Its Furniture. B. C. 1491. 1 And thou shalt make an altar of shitti...
Exodus 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Under the compass , i.e. within the square and hollow space of the altar. That the net may be even to the midst of the altar , or, and the net shall be at (the Hebrew ad being here used for el...
Exodus 27:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Altar of Burnt Offering ( Exodus 27:1-8 ). The altar was to be covered with ‘brazen copper', probably copper alloyed with tin to make bronze. It was thus of inferior material compared with the...
Exodus 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Exodus 27:1 . An altar of shittim wood.] It was known also by two other names: 1st, as “the brass altar,” so called since it was overlaid with brass; 2d, the “outer altar,” becau...
Exodus 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 27:1 . Make an altar. The altar, says a living author before mentioned, seems to have been intended only for the present purpose, until further orders were given; and especially for those s...
Exodus 27:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

An altar of shittim wood. The altar of burnt-offering I. The altar of burnt-offering was made partly of wood, and partly of brass. The wood was incorruptible; and was therefore a lively type of...
Exodus 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERING . From the description of the tabernacle, or sacred tent in which worship was to be offered by the priests, it followed in natural sequence, that...
Exodus 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Altar
Exodus 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

compass of the altar Exodus 38:4

Exodus 27:5 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Exodus 27:5 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Exodus 27:5 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Exodus 27:5 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Exodus 27:5 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Exodus 27:5 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Exodus 27:5 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Exodus 27:5 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Exodus 27:5 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Exodus 27:5 - The Biblical Illustrator

Exodus 27:5 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Exodus 27:5 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exodus 27:5 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge