Exodus 30:1-6

Instructions for the incense altar

1 Make an acacia-wood altar for burning incense.

2 The altar should be square, eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide. It should be three feet high. Its horns should be permanently attached.

3 Cover the altar with pure gold, including its top, all its sides, and its horns. You should also make a gold molding all around it.

4 Make two gold rings and attach them under the molding on two opposite sides of the altar. They will house the poles used to carry the altar.

5 Make acacia-wood poles and cover them with gold.

6 Place the incense altar in front of the veil that hangs before the chest containing the covenant, in front of the cover that is on top of the covenant document where I will meet with you.

Exodus 30:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 30

This chapter treats of the altar of incense, its form and use, Ex 30:1-10 of the ransom of the Israelites, with the half shekel when numbered, Ex 30:11-16 of the laver for the priests to wash their hands and feet at before service, Ex 30:17-21 of the anointing oil, the ingredients of it, and what was to be done with it, Ex 30:22-33, and of the perfume, the composition and use of it, Ex 30:34-38.