Exodus 38: The Altar, The Basin, and the Cost of Redemption — Jesus at the Center
Exodus 38 Explained: The Bronze Altar, The Basin, and How They Reveal Jesus Christ and the Cross This chapter describes the bronze altar , the bronze basin , and the courtyard of the tabernacle . If Exodus 37 revealed the glory inside the sanctuary, Exodus 38 reveals the price paid outside it. And that price is Jesus. The Bronze Altar — The Cross Before the Cross The chapter opens with the making of the altar of burnt offering. This was the place of sacrifice. Blood was shed here daily. Before anyone entered God's presence, something had to die. That altar points directly to the cross of Jesus Christ. Just as the altar stood at the entrance, the cross stands at the entrance of salvation. No one enters the presence of the Father except through sacrifice — and Jesus became that sacrifice once and for all. Bronze in Scripture often symbolizes judgment. The altar was bronze because sin must be judged. At the cross, God’s judgment fell not on us — but on Christ. Exodus 38 whis...