CHAPTER XXX. _ INCENSE._ Exodus 30:1. The altar of incense was not mentioned when the tent of meeting was being prepared and furnished. But when, in the Divine idea, this is done, when all is ready for the intercourse of God and man, and the priest and the daily victims are provided for, something... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CENSUS. Exodus 30:11. Moses by Divine command was soon to number Israel, and thus to lay the foundation for its organisation upon the march. A census was not, therefore, supposed to be presumptuous or sinful in itself; it was the vain-glory of David's census which was culpable. But the honour... [ Continue Reading ]
THE LAVER. Exodus 30:17. For the cleansing of various sacrifices, but especially for the ceremonial washing of the priests, a laver of brass was to be made, and placed upon a separate base, the more easily to be emptied and replenished. We have seen already that although its actual use preceded t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE ANOINTING OIL AND THE INCENSE. Exodus 30:22. We have already seen the meaning of the anointing oil and of the incense. But we have further to remark that their ingredients were accurately prescribed, that they were to be the best and rarest of their kind, and that special skill was demanded i... [ Continue Reading ]