Exodus 27:4
“You shall make a grating for it of network of brass: and on the net you shall make four bronze rings in its four corners.”
What does Exodus 27:4 mean?
This instruction is part of God's detailed design for the bronze altar in the wilderness tabernacle. The grating (a kind of mesh or lattice made of bronze) would sit inside the altar's hollow structure, allowing ashes to fall through while supporting the wood and sacrifices above it. The four bronze rings mentioned here served a practical purpose: they held poles used to carry the altar from place to place as the Israelites moved through the desert. Every detail of the tabernacle's construction mattered because it was meant to reflect God's order and holiness, and these rings ensured that the altar could be transported with respect and care, never being touched directly by human hands.