Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 27:6
You shall build the altar of the LORD your God with uncut stones and offer upon it burnt offerings to the LORD your God.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses instructs Israel on the designated mountain site before they enter the Promised Land, giving immediate instructions for constructing a worship site.
The words — מִזְבַּח (miz.Bach) denotes the altar, while שְלֵמוֹת (she.le.mOt) specifies stones that are complete or uncut.
The thread — The command to construct a stone altar and present burnt offerings establishes the physical framework later systematized in Leviticus 1:1, while the sacrificial act itself prefigures the New Testament description of Christ's death as a fragrant offering in Ephesians 5:2.
Why it lands — The text commands the construction of an altar from uncut stones and the offering of burnt sacrifices upon it, requiring obedience to specific material and ritual standards without human alteration or improvisation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole stones: and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God:
Cross-references
- Leviticus 1:1 Then the LORD called to Moses and spoke to him from the Tent of Meeting, saying,
- Ephesians 5:2 and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.