Numbers 16:46

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Summary

And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

From off

And put

Psalm 141:2

Malachi 1:11

An atonement

Exodus 30:7

Leviticus 16:11

1 John 2:1

There is wrath

Psalm 106:29

General references

Hebrews 5:4

Bible References

From off

There came forth fire from before Yahweh, and consumed the burnt offering and the fat upon the altar: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces.

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer, and put fire in it, and laid incense on it, and offered strange fire before Yahweh, which he had not commanded them.

He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from off the altar before Yahweh, and two handfuls of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the veil:

Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar.

Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we will be saved from God's wrath through him.

Therefore he is also able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, seeing that he lives forever to make intercession for them.

nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest enters into the holy place year by year with blood not his own,

Another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer. Much incense was given to him, that he should add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.

And put

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same, my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the nations," says Yahweh of Armies.

An atonement

Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.

"Aaron shall present the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and shall kill the bull of the sin offering which is for himself.

My little children, I write these things to you so that you may not sin. If anyone sins, we have a Counselor with the Father, Jesus Christ, the righteous.

There is wrath

But the Levites shall encamp around the Tabernacle of the Testimony, that there may be no wrath on the congregation of the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be responsible for the Tabernacle of the Testimony."

I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service of the children of Israel in the Tent of Meeting, and to make atonement for the children of Israel; that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come near to the sanctuary."

While the flesh was yet between their teeth, before it was chewed, the anger of Yahweh was kindled against the people, and Yahweh struck the people with a very great plague.

"You shall perform the duty of the sanctuary, and the duty of the altar; that there be wrath no more on the children of Israel.

Moses said to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons, "Don't let the hair of your heads go loose, neither tear your clothes; that you don't die, and that he not be angry with all the congregation: but let your brothers, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which Yahweh has kindled.

Joab the son of Zeruiah began to number, but didn't finish; and there came wrath for this on Israel; neither was the number put into the account in the chronicles of king David.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

General references

Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, "Heal her, God, I beg you!"

Do this: take censers, Korah, and all his company;

Yahweh will make the pestilence cling to you, until he has consumed you from off the land, where you go in to possess it.

A fire was kindled in their company. The flame burned up the wicked.

Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.