Deuteronomy 27:6

6 Use uncut stones to build the altar of the Lord your God and offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God on it.^[a]

Deuteronomy 27:6 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 27:6

Thou shall build the altar of the Lord thy God of whole
stones
And of such Joshua did build it, ( Joshua 8:31 ) ;

and thou shalt offer burnt offerings thereon unto the Lord thy God;
and very likely sin offerings too; for these frequently went together, the one to make atonement for sin, and the other as a gift, and by way of thankfulness for the acceptance of the former; and both typical of Christ, the true sacrifice, and the antitype of all the legal sacrifices.

Deuteronomy 27:6 In-Context

4 When you have crossed the Jordan, you are to set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am commanding you today, and you are to cover them with plaster.

5 Build an altar of stones there to the Lord your God-you must not use any iron tool on them.

6 Use uncut stones to build the altar of the Lord your God and offer burnt offerings to the Lord your God on it.

7 There you are to sacrifice fellowship offerings, eat, and rejoice in the presence of the Lord your God.

8 Write clearly all the words of this law on the [plastered] stones."

Footnotes

• [a]. Ex 20:25