The horns of the altar represented the place where people could seek refuge and protection (Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 1:50–51; 1 Kings 2:28–29). Cutting off the horns desecrated the altar, transforming it from a sacred site into an ordinary object.
The horns of the altar represented the place where people could seek refuge and protection (Exodus 21:14; 1 Kings 1:50–51; 1 Kings 2:28–29). Cutting off the horns desecrated the altar, transforming it from a sacred site into an ordinary object.
14 “that on the day I punish Israel for his transgressions, I will punish the altars of Bethel, and the horns of the altar shall be cut off and fall to the ground.