Thematic Bible: On the golden altar


Thematic Bible



And he burnt aromatic incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

Behold, I must build a house unto the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him and to burn aromatic incense before him and for the continual showbread and for the burnt offerings morning and evening on the sabbaths and on the new moons and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God, which is to be perpetual in Israel.

In the same manner thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon; of cedar wood shalt thou make it. Its length shall be a cubit and its width a cubit; it shall be square and its height two cubits; its horns shall be of the same. And thou shalt cover it with pure gold, its top and its sides round about, and its horns; and thou shalt make unto it a moulding of gold round about. read more.
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under its moulding by its two corners on both sides for places for the staves to bear it with. And thou shalt make the staves of cedar wood and cover them with gold. And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the seat of reconciliation that is over the testimony, where I will testify unto thee of myself. And Aaron shall burn sweet incense thereon every morning; when he dresses the lamps, he shall burn it.

Has not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall worship before one altar and burn incense upon it?