Exodus 30:1-7

1 "Make an altar out of acacia wood for burning incense.

2 Make it square -- eighteen inches long and eighteen inches wide -- and make it thirty-six inches high. The corners that stick out like horns must be one piece with the altar.

3 Cover its top, its sides, and its corners with pure gold, and put a gold strip all around the altar.

4 Make two gold rings beneath the gold strip on opposite sides of the altar, and slide poles through them to carry the altar.

5 Make the poles from acacia wood and cover them with gold.

6 Put the altar of incense in front of the curtain that is near the Ark of the Agreement, in front of the lid that covers that Ark. There I will meet with you.

7 "Aaron must burn sweet-smelling incense on the altar every morning when he comes to take care of the oil lamps.

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Exodus 30:1-7 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.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Exodus 30:1-7

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Exodus 30:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 30