The bronze altar was hollow. There was nothing in it. Some have said that this box stood around a stone altar and others said that the inside was filled with earth and stone when it was in place so that the sacrifice could be made without damaging it. Others who want to date the story of the exodus as being after the exile to Babylon say that it is a story to mimic how Solomon built his altar. I will say that the final theory makes the entire Jewish faith a myth so I can say I disagree with it.
The one thing I do appreciate is that many commentators, see this hollowness of the altar as another picture of Jesus who emptied himself so that he could become our sacrifice for sin (Philippians 2:6-8). This is consistent with everything we have seen in the Tabernacle's design, which is a picture of Jesus and who he was and is.
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