And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congregation before the vail:
Parallel translations
- WEB He put the golden altar in the Tent of Meeting before the veil;
- BSB Moses placed the gold altar in the Tent of Meeting, in front of the veil,
- 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 40:5And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.
- Heb 7:25Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them.
- Matt 23:19Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
- 1 Jn 2:1My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:
- Heb 10:1For the law having a shadow of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
- Exod 30:1–10And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
- John 17:1–26These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:
- John 11:42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast 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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