...sacrifice thereon, thy burnt-offerings, and thy peace-offerings, thy sheep and thine oxen. And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. Neither shalt thou go up by steps...

...confined the Jews to the use of unhewn stones in the building of their stone altars: " And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, " thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, for if thou " lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it:" but I am free to confess myself...

...and I will bless thee, give thee the testimo25 ny of my approbation and acceptance . Andifthou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone ; for if 26 thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. Neither shalt thou go up by...

...all places where 1 record my name, I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by...

...places •where 1 record niy name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt stone : for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it 26 Neither shalt tliqu go up by...

...profaning them by our own self-derived intelligence. Hence it is divinely commanded : — ' If thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone ; for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it.' (Exod. xx. 25.) As solidity is...

...all places where 1 record my name I will come unlo ihee, and I will bless ihee. 25 And if ihou will make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluled it. 26 Neilher shall ihou go up by...

...building. 1 Kings vi. 7. The reason for this is perhaps best explained by Exod. xx. 25. "And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone : for if thou lift up thy tool upon it (the Temple), thou hast polluted it." 1 Antiq. 15, xi....

...stone, placed in circular order, as an emblem of the eternal existance of the Deity. ' And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone, for, if thou lift up thy tool upon it thou hast polluted it.' Exodus 2O, verse 25th. As we incline...

...all places where 1 record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt stone, for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. 26 Neither shalt thou go up by...