Exodus 30:18-28

18 "Make a bronze Washbasin; make it with a bronze base. Place it between the Tent of Meeting and the Altar. Put water in it.
19 Aaron and his sons will wash their hands and feet in it.
20 When they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the Altar to serve there or offer gift offerings to God, they are to wash so they will not die.
21 They are to wash their hands and their feet so they will not die. This is the rule forever, for Aaron and his sons down through the generations." Holy Anointing Oil
22 God spoke to Moses:
23 "Take the best spices: twelve and a half pounds of liquid myrrh; half that much, six and a quarter pounds, of fragrant cinnamon; six and a quarter pounds of fragrant cane;
24 twelve and a half pounds of cassia - using the standard Sanctuary weight for all of them - and a gallon of olive oil.
25 Make these into a holy anointing oil, a perfumer's skillful blend.
26 "Use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the Chest of The Testimony,
27 the Table and all its utensils, the Lampstand and its utensils, the Altar of Incense,
28 the Altar of Whole-Burnt-Offerings and all its utensils, and the Washbasin and its base.

Exodus 30:18-28 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.

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