- horns of it upon the four corners thereof:
- The horns might have been designed not only for ornament, but to prevent the sacrifices from falling off, and to tie the victim to, previous to its being sacrificed. "And thou shalt takeª° of the bloodª¹ of the bullock,ª and putª° [it] upon¹ the hornsª of the altarª with thy finger,ª and pourª° all¹ the bloodª besideª the bottomª of the altar.ª" {Exd 29:12} + "And the priestª shall putª° [some] of¹ the bloodª upon¹ the hornsª of the altarª of sweetª incenseª beforeª the LORD,ª which¹ [is] in the tabernacleª of the congregation;ª and shall pourª° all¹ the bloodª of the bullockª at¹ the bottomª of the altarª of the burnt offering,ª which¹ [is at] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Lev 4:7} + "And he shall putª° [some] of¹ the bloodª upon¹ the hornsª of the altarª which¹ [is] beforeª the LORD,ª that¹ [is] in the tabernacleª of the congregation,ª and shall pour outª° all¹ the bloodª at¹ the bottomª of the altarª of the burnt offering,ª which¹ [is at] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregation.ª" {Lev 4:18} + "And the priestª shall takeª° of¹ the bloodª of the sin offeringª with his finger,ª and putª° [it] upon¹ the hornsª of the altarª of burnt offering,ª and shall pour outª° his bloodª at¹ the bottomª of the altarª of burnt offering.ª" {Lev 4:25} + "And he slewª° [it]; and Mosesª tookª°¹ the blood,ª and putª° [it] upon¹ the hornsª of the altarª round aboutª with his finger,ª and purifiedª°¹ the altar,ª and pouredª° the bloodª at¹ the bottomª of the altar,ª and sanctifiedª° it, to make reconciliationª° upon¹ it." {Lev 8:15} + "And he shall go outª° unto¹ the altarª that¹ [is] beforeª the LORD,ª and make an atonementª° for¹ it; and shall takeª° of the bloodª¹ of the bullock,ª and of the bloodª¹ of the goat,ª and putª° [it] upon¹ the hornsª of the altarª round about.ª" {Lev 16:18} + "And Adonijahª fearedª° becauseª¹ of Solomon,ª and arose,ª° and went,²°¹ and caught holdª° on the hornsª of the altar.ª" {1Kg 1:50} + "Then tidingsª cameª° to¹ Joab:ª for¹ Joabª had turnedª° afterª Adonijah,ª though he turnedª° not¹ afterª Absalom.ª And Joabª fledª° unto¹ the tabernacleª of the LORD,ª and caught holdª° on the hornsª of the altar.ª" {1Kg 2:28} + "Godª [is] the LORD,ª which hath shewed us light:ª° bindª° the sacrificeª with cords,ª [even] unto¹ the hornsª of the altar.ª" {Psa 118:27} + "Thatª byª twoª immutableª things,ª inª whichª [it was] impossibleª for Godª to lie,ª° we might haveª° a strongª consolation,ª who² have fled for refugeª° to lay hold²° upon¹ the hopeª set before¹ us:²°" {Hbr 6:18}
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