Exodus 27:8 meaning and explanation

Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

Exodus 27:8, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, giving instructions for the tabernacle courtyard. The altar of burnt offering was a large square structure of acacia wood overlaid with bronze, and verse 8 specifies that it be built with boards so its interior is hollow, which kept it portable for the journey.

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