Commentaries:
Scofield
altar
Brazen altar, type of the Cross upon which Christ, our whole burnt-offering offered Himself without spot to God Hebrews 9:14.
height (Cf) Exodus 25:10. The altar of burnt offering is double the height of the mercy-seat. The atonement more than saves us-- it glorifies God John 17:14.
shittim i.e. acacia.
wood The wood (Christ's humanity), completely inclosed in brass, must have become completely charred by sacrificial fires. Cf. Hebrews 10:5-7.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Numbers 21:9
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