And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.
He made the incense altar out of acacia wood. It was square, measuring one and a half feet long and one and a half feet wide, and it was three feet tall. The horn-shaped corners were carved from the same piece of wood.
This verse describes how the craftsman built a square wooden altar specifically for burning incense in God's tabernacle, following the exact measurements God had given.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the construction of the golden altar of incense, also called the altar of sweet incense, which was placed in the Holy Place of the tabernacle. The skilled craftsman Bezalel was carrying out the detailed instructions God had given to Moses on Mount Sinai for building the portable worship center that would travel with the Israelites through the wilderness. The incense burned on this altar represented the prayers of God's people rising up to heaven.
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