0722. ALTARS OF BRICK

ALTARS OF BRICK

"A people that provoked Me to My face, burning incense upon altars of brick" (Isa_65:3).

As the altar sanctifieth the gift, it must therefore be holy. God had expressly said that in making an altar of stone: "If thou lift thy tool upon it thou hast polluted it" (Exo_20:25). On the altar, the gifts of the worshippers are to be laid, therefore the altar itself must not in any way represent the workmanship of the offerer. Is it not to be feared that many still provoke the Lord to His face by offering incense on altars of brick. The altar of the Cross is ignored, and the mud-burned altar of human wisdom and self-righteousness is substituted, offering God anything, on the ground of our own worthiness is simply provoking Him to His face (Rom_10:1-4).

Autor: James Smith