출애굽기 Chapter 27

Translation: ESV

1

You shall make the altar of acacia wood, five cubits long and five cubits broad. The altar shall be square, and its height shall be three cubits.

Key Message

The altar of burnt offering is the starting point of all worship approaching God—sinful humanity must pass through atonement in order to draw near to the holy God.

▸The dimensions of the burnt offering altar (mizbeah) are specified.

The dimensions of the burnt offering altar (mizbeah) are specified. This square altar—five by five cubits and three cubits high (approximately 1.4 m)—is the center of sacrificial worship in the court. Positioned in the court where everyone can see it, the altar of burnt offering symbolizes the place of atonement that must be passed through in order to approach God.

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We have an altar from which those who serve the tent have no right to eat.
2

And you shall make horns for it on its four corners; its horns shall be of one piece with it, and you shall overlay it with bronze.

Key Message

The horns of the altar symbolize the powerful atoning work of God, and the application of the blood of atonement to the horns declares the completeness of God's forgiveness.

▸Horns are made on the four corners of the altar, integral to the altar itself.

9

You shall make the court of the tabernacle. On the south side the court shall have hangings of fine twined linen a hundred cubits long for one side.

Key Message

The tabernacle court is the boundary between sacred worship space and daily life, and space for all who approach God must be provided in the life of the community.

▸The dimensions of the court surrounding the tabernacle are given.

16

For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, of blue and purple and scarlet yarns and fine twined linen, embroidered with needlework. It shall have four pillars and with them four bases.

Key Message

The gate into the court is the beginning of entry toward God's presence, and Christ is the only gate through which we may approach the Father.

▸An ornate screen is made for the eastern entrance (gate) of the court.

20

You shall command the people of Israel that they bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, that a lamp may regularly be set up to burn.

Key Message

Maintaining the light before God's presence continually is the responsibility of the entire community, and worship is an expression of faith that the community sustains together, not an individual matter.

▸Pure olive oil is to be brought continually for the menorah in the tabernacle.

21

In the tent of meeting, outside the veil that is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening to morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to be observed throughout their generations by the people of Israel.

Key Message

Maintaining the light before God's presence is the most fundamental priestly calling, and Christians bear the priestly responsibility of keeping the light burning continuously in the darkness.

▸Aaron and his sons are responsible for tending the menorah from evening to morning.