Summary

Outlines various instructions given by God to Moses regarding the construction and use of the altar of incense, the atonement money, the bronze basin, the anointing oil, and the incense. These elements are essential for maintaining the sanctity and proper worship practices within the tabernacle.

Key Points

• God instructs Moses to build an altar of incense from acacia wood, to be placed in front of the veil of the Holy of Holies (Exodus 30:1-6).

• Aaron is to burn incense on the altar every morning and evening when he tends the lamps (Exodus 30:7-8).

• No unauthorized incense, burnt offering, grain offering, or drink offering is to be made on the altar (Exodus 30:9).

• Once a year, Aaron is to make atonement on the horns of the altar with the blood of the sin offering (Exodus 30:10).

• God commands a census of the Israelites, requiring each person to pay a ransom for their life to avoid a plague (Exodus 30:12).

• The atonement money collected is to be used for the service of the tabernacle (Exodus 30:16).

• God instructs Moses to make a bronze basin for washing, to be placed between the tent of meeting and the altar (Exodus 30:18).

• Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from the basin before entering the tent of meeting or approaching the altar (Exodus 30:19-21).

• God provides a recipe for the holy anointing oil, to be used for anointing the tabernacle, the ark, and all the furnishings (Exodus 30:23-28).

• The anointing oil is to be considered holy, and no one is to make any other oil like it for personal use (Exodus 30:31-33).

• God also provides a recipe for the holy incense, to be burned on the altar of incense, and it is not to be made for personal use (Exodus 30:34-38).