REVIEW QUESTIONS 1. What stood at the center of Old Testament worship? What is the New Testament altar? (See Hebrews 13:10.) 2. What were the horns of the altar? 3. To what two uses was the Old Testament altar put? 4. What was the significance of the burnt-offering? the peace-offering? the m... [ Continue Reading ]
D. The Apportionment of the Land 48:1-35 Now that the boundaries of the promised land have been spelled out, the prophet deals with the division of that land among the tribes. The whole territory west of Jordan is to be divided into twelve parallel portions running from east to west. No mention is... [ Continue Reading ]
_2. The sanctified portion (48:8-22_) TRANSLATION (8) And by the border of Judah, from the east side unto the west side, shall be the oblation which you shall offer, twenty-five thousand reeds in breadth, and in length as one of the portions, from the east side unto the west side: and the sanctuary... [ Continue Reading ]
_3. The five southern tribes (48:23-29_) TRANSLATION (23) And as for the rest of the tribes: from the east side unto the west side, Benjamin, one portion. (24) And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon, one portion. (25) And by the border of Simeon, from the east... [ Continue Reading ]
_4. The gates of the city (48:30-35_) TRANSLATION (30) And these are the egresses of the city: On the north side four thousand and five hundred reeds by measure; (31) and the gates of the city shall be after the names of the tribes of Israel, three gates northward: the gate of Reuben, one; the gat... [ Continue Reading ]