The tabernacle and its priests and services : described and considered in relation to Christ and the Church .. . rass. The textmerely says, referring to the outside, Thou shalt over-lay it with brass (Exod. xxvii. 2), wdiereas when bothoutside and inside of any article was to be covered withmetal, the text distinctly says, Within and withoutshall thou overlay it (Exod. xxv. 11). Earth, therefore,of which the hollow of the altar must have been filled,would form the surface on which the fire burnt. Meyer is substantially of our opinion, although w^ewere not aware of this fact till shortly
The tabernacle and its priests and services : described and considered in relation to Christ and the Church .. . rass. The textmerely says, referring to the outside, Thou shalt over-lay it with brass (Exod. xxvii. 2), wdiereas when bothoutside and inside of any article was to be covered withmetal, the text distinctly says, Within and withoutshall thou overlay it (Exod. xxv. 11). Earth, therefore,of which the hollow of the altar must have been filled,would form the surface on which the fire burnt. Meyer is substantially of our opinion, although w^ewere not aware of this fact till shortly before publishingthe third edition of our work. He, however, considersthat the compass was the shelf or platform, and that thegrate of network was its support, being placed under itand parallel with its outer edge, and of course reachingto the ground. According to this plan, the under half 118 THE TABERNACLE. of the altar (including the compass and the grate) wasbroader than the upper half. The following woodcutshows our own model altar, with the compass and grateplaced according to Fr. von Meyers ?^fe mmmmmM The platform, whether it w^as the compass or thegrating, being at the distance of only 2J feet from theground, a very gentle slope of earth could easily haveled up to it at one of the sides. Before leaving one place of encampment for another,the ashes and the fire were removed—the former castaway, and the latter probably placed in a fire-pan, forthe purpose of being transported. A cloth of purplewas then spread over the top of the altar, and notunlikely fixed to the horns. On this the various vesselsconnected with the altar were placed, and then a cover-ing of badgers skin spread over them. When aU wasready for starting, the massive brazen framework wasraised, and borne away by its bearers, the earth onlybeing left behind. The utensils of the altar were all made of varied uses are obvious. The pans for receiving THE BRAZEN ALTAR. 119 and removing t
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