Exodus 20:24
Ye shall make to me an altar of earth; and upon it ye shall sacrifice your whole burnt offerings, and your peace offerings, and your sheep and your calves in every place, where I shall record my name; and I will come to thee and bless thee.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
23Ye shall not make to yourselves gods of silver, and gods of gold ye shall not make to yourselves.
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Leviticus 1:1And the Lord called Moses again and spoke to him out of the tabernacle of witness, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, and thou shalt say to them,
Numbers 6:24The Lord bless thee and keep thee; 1
Deuteronomy 12:5But in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose in one of your cities to name his name there, and to be called upon, ye shall even seek him out and go thither.
Deuteronomy 12:21And if the place be far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose for himself, that his name be called upon it, then thou shalt kill of thy herd and of thy flock which God shall have given thee, even as I commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy cities according to the desire of thy soul.
Deuteronomy 16:5Thou shalt not have power to sacrifice the Passover in any of the cities, which the Lord thy God gives thee.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 20:23-26
The Law Concerning Altars. ( b. c. 1491.) 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have talked with you from heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 24 An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And if thou wilt… Read the whole commentary →