The poles are to be inserted into the rings so they will be on two sides of the altar when it is carried. The carrying arrangement for the altar — poles in the rings on two sides — creates the same carrying posture as the ark and the table: four Levites, two per pole, two poles per object. The consistency of the carrying system across all the tabernacle's major objects means that the entire community of carriers uses the same technique. The physical discipline of carrying sacred objects correctly is built into the design of every object. No one improvises a carrying method for the altar; the rings and poles specify exactly how the altar travels with Israel.

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