Numbers 7:84

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

This was the dedication of the altar, in the day when it was anointed, by the princes of Israel: twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, twelve spoons of gold:

The dedication

Revelation 21:14

The princes

Judges 5:9

Nehemiah 3:9

Bible References

The dedication

The leaders offered the dedication offering for the altar when it was anointed, so the leaders offered their offering before the altar.

Then the rulers of the fathers’ households, and the princes of the tribes of Israel, and the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, with the overseers over the king’s work, offered willingly;

Some of the heads of fathers’ households, when they arrived at the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem, offered willingly for the house of God to restore it on its foundation.

Some from among the heads of fathers’ households gave to the work. The

governor gave to the treasury 1,000 gold drachmas, 50 basins, 530 priests’ garments.

“A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and Ephah;
All those from Sheba will come;
They will bring gold and frankincense,
And will bear good news of the praises of the Lord.

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

And the wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.

The princes

“My heart goes out to the commanders of Israel,
The volunteers among the people;
Bless the Lord!

Next to them Rephaiah the son of Hur, the official of half the district of Jerusalem, made repairs.