Exodus 30
30
1And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 5And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. 6And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. 7And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 9Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 10And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.
11And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 12When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. 13This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. 14Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. 15The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. 16And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
17And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 18Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: 20when they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: 21so they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
22Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, 24and of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: 25and thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, 27and the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 28and the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 29And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
34And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: 35and thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: 36and thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. 38Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
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The Altar of Incense
Ex 37:25–28
1Also, you must make an altar for burning incense. # Rev 8:3 You must make it of acacia wood. # Ex 37:25–28 2It must be one cubit in length, and its width one cubit. It will be square. Its height will be two cubits; # 30:2 About 11/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high, or 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high. the horns shall be of one piece with it. # Ex 27:2 3You must overlay it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around, and its horns; and you must make a molding of gold all around it. 4You must make two golden rings for it under its molding. You must make them on its two sides, on opposite sides of it, and they will be holders for the poles with which to carry it. # Ex 25:27 5Then you must make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. 6You must put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, in front of the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you. # Ex 25:21–22
7Aaron must burn sweet incense on it. # 1Sa 2:28 Every morning, when he trims the lamps, # Ex 27:20–21 he must burn incense. 8When Aaron lights the lamps at sundown, he must burn incense on it. It is to be a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. 9You must offer no strange incense on it, # Lev 10:1 nor burnt sacrifice, nor grain offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it. 10Aaron must make atonement # Lev 16:18 on its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement. Once a year he must make atonement on it throughout your generations. # Lev 23:27 It is most holy to the Lord.
The Atonement Money
11The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 12When you take the census of the Israelites according to their number, then each man is to pay a ransom for his life to the Lord # Ex 38:25–26; Nu 31:50 when you count them, so that there be no plague among them when you number them. 13This is what everyone who is counted must give: half a shekel according to the shekel of the sanctuary # 30:13 About 1/5 ounce, or 5.8 grams; and in v. 15. (one shekel is twenty gerahs). # Lev 27:25; Nu 3:47 The half shekel will be the offering to the Lord. 14Everyone who is counted, from twenty years old and above, must give an offering to the Lord. 15The rich must not give more and the poor must not give less than half a shekel, when you give an offering to the Lord, # Pr 22:2; Eph 6:9 to make atonement for your lives. 16You must take the atonement money of the Israelites and give it for the service of the tent of meeting, # Ex 38:25–31 so that it may be a memorial to the Israelites before the Lord, # Nu 16:40 to make atonement for your lives.
The Bronze Basin
17The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 18You must also make a basin of bronze, with its base also of bronze, # Ex 38:8 for washing, and you must put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you must put water in it. # Ex 40:7 19For Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and their feet from it. # Ex 40:31–32; Isa 52:11 20When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the Lord, they must wash with water so that they will not die. 21So they must wash their hands and their feet, so that they will not die. And it will be a perpetual statute for them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. # Ex 28:43
The Anointing Oil
22Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 23Take for yourself choice spices: five hundred shekels # 30:23 About 121/2 pounds, or 5.8 kilograms; and in v. 24. of pure myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels # 30:23 About 61/4 pounds, or 2.9 kilograms. ), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling cane, # SS 4:14; Eze 27:19 24five hundred shekels of cassia, # Ps 45:8 according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and one hin # 30:24 Likely about 1 gallon, or 3.8 liters. of olive oil. # Ex 29:40 25And you must make with it a holy anointing oil, a perfumed compound, the work of a perfumer. # Ex 37:29 It will be a holy anointing oil. # Nu 35:25; Ps 89:20 26And you must anoint the tent of meeting with it, along with the ark of the testimony, # Nu 7:1 27and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, 28and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin and its stand. 29You must consecrate them, so that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them must be holy. # Ex 29:37
30You must anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them, # Lev 8:12, 30 so that they may minister as priests to Me. 31You must speak to the Israelites, saying, “This will be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. 32It must not be poured out on anyone’s body, nor shall you make any other like it in composition. It is holy, and it will be holy to you. # Ex 30:25 33Whoever makes anything like it or whoever puts any of it on a layman will be cut off from his people.” # Ge 17:14; Ex 30:38
The Incense
34Then the Lord said to Moses: Take for yourself sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense of equal amounts. # Ex 25:6; 37:29 35You shall make of these an incense, a compound expertly blended, # Ex 30:25 mingled with salt, # Lev 2:13 pure and holy. 36You must beat some of it very fine and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting where I will meet with you. # Ex 25:22 It will be most holy to you. 37As for the perfume which you will make, you may not make it for yourselves using the same recipe. It must be holy for the Lord to you. 38Whoever makes anything like it in order to use it as perfume must be cut off from his people.
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