Strange Fire-Place

Exodus 27: 1-8

Now we're on to building the altar. It's to be about 4 1/2 feet high and about 7 1/2 feet long and wide. It's to be made of acacia wood and covered with bronze. Horns are to be carved into the ends. Utensils are to be bronze- there's to be a bronze grating and bronze rings which will hold bronze covered poles for carrying. The altar is to be hollow.

Seems to be more of the same here. We're on to bronze instead of gold- although I'm not sure why. Once again- careful, specific detail.

It would be nerve-racking to be responsible for paying attention to such detail. If nothing else, perhaps these sections should emphasize our "freedom in Christ"- our ability to connect the dots with a pen of grace- instead of measuring minituae to earn God's pleasure. I don't know that that's what they're doing here- but it seems a lot more nit-picky than what the new law's about.