Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
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Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
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And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
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And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices; every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
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- 1 Samuel 2:28 Didn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?
- Exodus 27:20-21 “You shall command the children of Israel, that they bring to you pure olive oil beaten for the light, to cause a lamp to burn continually. In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil which is before the covenant, Aaron and his sons shall keep it in order from evening to morning before Yahweh: it shall be a statute forever throughout their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.
- 1 Chronicles 23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses; and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons, forever, to burn incense before Yahweh, to minister to him, and to bless in his name, forever.
- Luke 1:9 according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- Exodus 30:34 Yahweh said to Moses, “Take to yourself sweet spices, gum resin, onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense. There shall be an equal weight of each.
- 1 Samuel 3:3 and God’s lamp hadn’t yet gone out, and Samuel had laid down in Yahweh’s temple where God’s ark was,
- Acts 6:4 But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, when he trimmeth them, and refresheth the oil.
Meaning, when he trimmeth them, and refresheth the oil.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Exo 30:7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense…
Exo 30:7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Ver. 7. Shall burn thereon sweet incense.] Faciunt et vespae favos. The heathens had the like custom -
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“Verbenasque adole pingues, et mascula thura.”
- Virgil.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Aaron was to do this for the first time,…
Aaron was to do this for the first time, but afterwards any priest might do it, as appears from Luk 1:9; this not being done in the holy of holies, which was the high priest’s peculiar.
When he dresseth the lamps, i.e. cleansed them, and prepared them for the receiving of the new light.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning,....…
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning,.... This in later times was done by a common priest, who obtained this service by lots as we find in the times of Zacharias, Luk 1:9 the incense was fetched out of the house of Abtines, where it was made, and burning coals were taken off of the altar of burnt offering in a vessel, and the incense was spread upon them and burnt: the Jewish canons about this matter run thus (r); he that was worthy of, or allotted to, the incense, took a vessel that held three kabs, and a bowl in the midst of it, full and heaped up with incense, and took a silver censer, and went up to the top of the altar, and moved the coals to and fro, and took them and went down and poured them into a golden censer: and again (s), he that was worthy of, or allotted to, a censer, gathered the coals upon the top of the altar, and spread them with the edges of the censer, and bowing himself went out; and he that was worthy of, or allotted to, the incense, took the bowl out of the midst of the vessel, and gave it to his friend or neighbour: and he that burns the incense may not burn until the president says to him, burn; and if he was an high priest, the president says, lord high priest, burn; the people depart, and he burns the incense, and bows and goes away: the burning of the sweet incense was typical of the mediation and intercession of Christ; the burning coals typified his sufferings, which were painful to his body, and in which he endured the wrath of God in his soul, and both must be very distressing to him: the incense put upon these shows that Christ's mediation and intercession proceeds upon his sufferings and death, his bloodshed, satisfaction, and sacrifice; which mediation of his, like the sweet incense, is frequent, is pure and holy, though made for transgressors, and there is none like unto it; there is but one Mediator between God and man: likewise this was typical of the prayers of the saints; and at the same time that the incense was burnt the people were at prayer, which was set before the Lord as incense, see Psa 141:3, these go upwards to God, and come up with acceptance to him, from off the golden altar, being offered up to him by Christ, with his much incense, through his blood and righteousness, and are pure, holy, fervent, and fragrant, and called odours, Rev 5:8.
when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it; which he did every morning he went into the holy place, where the candlestick with its lamps was; these he trimmed and dressed, snuffed those that were ready to go out, lighted those that were gone out, supplied them with oil and wicks, and cleared the snuff dishes, and the like: now near to the candlestick stood the altar of incense, so that when the priest looked after the one, he did the service of the other; and hence we learn, that our intercessor and lamplighter is one and the same; he that was seen amidst the golden candlesticks dressing the lamps of them, appears at the golden altar with a golden censer, to offer up the prayers of his saints, Rev 1:13 and we learn also, that the light of the word and prayer should go together, as they do in faithful ministers and conscientious Christians, who give themselves up unto and employ themselves therein; the one to and in the ministry of the word and prayer, and the other to and in the reading and hearing of the word and prayer.
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(r) Misn. Tamid, c. 5. sect. 4, 5. (s) Ibid. c. 6. sect. 2, 3.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Aaron was to burn sweet incense upon this altar…
Aaron was to burn sweet incense upon this altar every morning and every evening, which was intended not only to take away the ill smell of the flesh that was burnt daily on the brazen altar, but for the honour of God, and to shew the, acceptableness of his people's services to him. As by the offerings on the brazen altar satisfaction was made for what had been done displeasing to God, so by the offering on this what they did well was, as it were, recommended to the divine acceptance.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 7. When he dresseth the lamps] Prepares the…
Verse 7. When he dresseth the lamps] Prepares the wicks, and puts in fresh oil for the evening.
Shall burn incense upon it.] Where so many sacrifices were offered it was essentially necessary to have some pleasing perfume to counteract the disagreeable smells that must have arisen from the slaughter of so many animals, the sprinkling of so much blood, and the burning of so much flesh, &c. The perfume that was to be burnt on this altar is described Ex 30:34. No blood was ever sprinkled on this altar, except on the day of general expiation, which happened only once in the year, Ex 30:10. But the perfume was necessary in every part of the tabernacle and its environs.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Exo 30:7-8. Aaron was to burn sweet incense upon…
Exo 30:7-8. Aaron was to burn sweet incense upon this altar every morning and every evening, which was intended not only to take away the ill smell of the flesh that was burned daily on the brazen altar, but for the honour of God, and to show the acceptableness of his people’s services to him. As by the offerings on the brazen altar satisfaction was made for what had been done displeasing to God, so by the offering on this, what they did well was, as it were, recommended to the divine acceptance.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Aaron, or some other priest. They did it by…
Aaron, or some other priest. They did it by turns, and were bound to observe continence during the time of their ministry. (Leviticus xv. 16; Luke i. 9.) (Calmet)
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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense--literally, "incense of spices"--Strong…
Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense--literally, "incense of spices"--Strong aromatic substances were burnt upon this altar to counteract by their odoriferous fragrance the offensive fumes of the sacrifices; or the incense was employed in an offering of tributary homage which the Orientals used to make as a mark of honor to kings; and as God was Theocratic Ruler of Israel, His palace was not to be wanting in a usage of such significancy. Both these ends were served by this altar--that of fumigating the apartments of the sacred edifice, while the pure lambent flame, according to Oriental notions, was an honorary tribute to the majesty of Israel's King. But there was a far higher meaning in it still; for as the tabernacle was not only a palace for Israel's King, but a place of worship for Israel's God, this altar was immediately connected with a religious purpose. In the style of the sacred writers, incense was a symbol or emblem of prayer (Psa 141:2; Rev 5:8; Rev 8:3). From the uniform combination of the two services, it is evident that the incense was an emblem of the prayers of sincere worshippers ascending to heaven in the cloud of perfume; and, accordingly, the priest who officiated at this altar typified the intercessory office of Christ (Luk 1:10; Heb 7:25).
every morning . . . at even--In every period of the national history this daily worship was scrupulously observed.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 7, 8. Perpetual incense — Like the continual burnt…
7, 8. Perpetual incense — Like the continual burnt offering, this burning of incense of spices was to be repeated every morning, and also at even, or between the two evenings. See on Exo_29:39. It was to correspond with the dressing and lighting of the lamps. The composition of the incense is described in Exo_30:34-38.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 7. burn] properly, make to exhale (or make into)…
7. burn] properly, make to exhale (or make into) sweet smoke, as Exo_29:13 (see the note).
sweet spices] see on v. 34.
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when he dresseth the lamps] cf. on Exo_27:21.
7–10. Incense is to be burnt upon the altar twice a day by the high priest, in the morning when the lamps are removed from the candlestick for trimming, and in the evening when they are replaced and lighted. Atonement is to be made for it once a year by the blood of the sin-offering (Lev_16:15-19) being applied to its horns.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (7) Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense (Heb., incense…
(7) Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense (Heb., incense of spices) every morning.—On the composition of the incense, see Exo_30:34-35. That the offering of incense regularly accompanied both the morning and evening sacrifice appears from Psa_141:2; Luk_1:10. That it was symbolical of prayer may be gathered both from those passages and also from Rev_5:8; Rev_8:3-4.
When he dresseth the lamps.—Comp. Exo_27:21.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Sweet incense. Literally, "incense of perfumes." For the composition…
Sweet incense. Literally, "incense of perfumes." For the composition of the incense, see vers. 34-38. When he dresseth the lamps. The lamps of the golden candlestick were to be trimmed and cleaned, their wicks looked to, and fresh oil added, if necessary, every morning, immediately after daybreak. See the comment on Exo_27:21. The duty devolved on the priests.
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Yahweh continues telling Moses what the people must do.
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throughout your generations
"through all the generations of your descendants." See how you translated this in Exodus 12:14.
But you must offer
Though the word "you" is addressed to Moses, the instruction is given specifically to Aaron and his descendants as to when and what they are to offer on the altar of incense.
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Aaron
incense
lampstand
altar of incense
Yahweh
people group
generation
burnt offering
grain offering
sacrifice
drink offering
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