13:10 What is the altar referred to here?
13:10 What is the altar referred to here?
In this context the altar is a place of sacrifice. It speaks metaphorically of Jesus Christ as the true altar of every believer (CP He 9:11-22).
"To eat of the altar" means to appropriate to one's self the benefits of Christ's expiatory death. They have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle (KJV), refers to those who trust in the Old Testament rituals.
They are excluded from partaking of the benefits of Christ's expiatory death. No one can partake of the benefits of Christ's expiatory death unless they accept Him as their saviour (CP Jn 3:16 with Ro 9:30-33; 10:1-4).
See also comments on Ro 9:30-33, 10:1-4, 10:6-11, He 8:1-2, 8:6, 9:16-17, 10:5-7, 10:14, 10:19-20.