Altar מִזְבֵּחַ

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Feb 23, 2026 · 4m

We are rolling into chapter twenty-seven of Exodus with our word for today. מִזְבֵּחַ altar. It is used 401 times in the Old Testament, six times in our chapter. Our word is used in the sense of a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made. Our word is used to describe the worship of false gods or idols. Deuteronomy 12:3 You shall tear down מִזְבּחֹתָ֗ם their altars ... You shall chop down the carved images of their gods and destroy their name out of that place. 2 Kings 21:3, 5 For he rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he erected…