Homiletical Commentary 2 Chronicles 4:1-10 Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof… I. ITS USE. Suggests purification for God's service. II. ITS SIZE. Suggests abundant provision for purification. A type of the "fountain opened." III. ITS CONSTRUCTION. 1. The material precious and durable. 2. The oxen, sacrifices of priests, emblems of strength and patience — looking all ways. The blessings procured by a holy priesthood would be universally diffused. (Homiletical Commentary.) Parallel Verses KJV: Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof. |