Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
Parallel translations
- WEB He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;
- KJV And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
- NKJV He put the gold altar in the tabernacle of meeting in front of the veil;
- NASB Then he placed the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the veil;
- NLT He also placed the gold incense altar in the Tabernacle, in the Holy Place in front of the inner curtain.
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Quick answer
Moses placed the golden altar of incense in the Holy Place before the veil. It stood at the threshold of God's immediate presence.
Overview
The altar of incense was positioned just outside the veil, directly before the Most Holy Place, where fragrant incense rose toward God. Its placement linked the daily incense offering to the ark and mercy seat beyond the veil. The rising incense is a biblical picture of prayer ascending to God, ultimately effective through Christ's mediation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Exod 40:5Place the gold altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony, and hang the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.
- Heb 7:25Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.
- Matt 23:19You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
- 1 Jn 2:1My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
- Heb 10:1For the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, not the realities themselves. It can never, by the same sacrifices offered year after year, make perfect those who draw near to worship.
- Exod 30:1–10“You are also to make an altar of acacia wood for the burning of incense.
- John 17:1–26When Jesus had spoken these things, He lifted up His eyes to heaven and said, “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You.
- John 11:42I knew that You always hear Me, but I say this for the benefit of the people standing here, so they may believe that You sent Me.”
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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