The Dimensions

A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof. (Ver. 2.) In size it is smaller than the other vessels, but it stands half a cubit higher than the mercy seat, the table, and the brazen grate of the altar of burnt offering.
The table is on a level with the mercy seat and the brazen grate, for the table sets forth communion, on the ground of atonement made, and in the remembrance of the death of Jesus.
The golden altar is half a cubit higher, for it shows worship in the apprehension of a risen and ascended Savior, and in the apprehension of the preciousness of his character and ways.
The Horns of the Altar.
The horns thereof shall be of the same. (Ver. 2.) The horn is the emblem of strength; and there is power in Jesus, on which faith can lay hold in drawing nigh to God; while the human tenderness and sympathy of Jesus give sweet encouragement to faith in this its exercise.