The site for the altar itself is significant. It is on Mount Moriah, where Abraham offered Isaac (Gen. 22) and the location of Solomon’s temple (2 Chr. 3:1). David offered, possibly via priests, two kinds of sacrifices. Burnt offerings were entirely consumed, a picture of the offerer’s complete dedication to God’s will. It is hard to imagine this being true without prayer that gives it the accompaniment of heart and lips. Peace offerings expressed the offerer’s thanksgiving, hence one presented these
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