22 Bible Verses about Carrying Holy Things
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The Kohathites then set out, transporting the holy objects; the tabernacle was to be set up before their arrival.
Appoint the Levites over the tabernacle of the testimony, all its furnishings, and everything in it. They are to transport the tabernacle and all its articles, take care of it, and camp around it.
“At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today.
Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant, and to all the elders of Israel.
he commanded the Levites who carried the ark of the Lord’s covenant,
For the Lord our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of Him about the proper procedures.”
“Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.
But he did not give any to the Kohathites, since their responsibility was service related to the holy objects carried on their shoulders.
The tabernacle was then taken down, and the Gershonites and the Merarites set out, transporting the tabernacle.
Then David said, “No one but the Levites may carry the ark of God, because the Lord has chosen them to carry the ark of the Lord and to minister before Him forever.”
Then the Levites carried the ark of God the way Moses had commanded according to the word of the Lord: on their shoulders with the poles.
Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service”—
Leave, leave, go out from there!
Do not touch anything unclean;
go out from her, purify yourselves,
you who carry the vessels of the Lord.
Insert the poles into the rings on the sides of the ark in order to carry the ark with them.
The rings should be next to the frame as holders for the poles to carry the table.
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, and the table can be carried by them.
He made the poles for carrying the table from acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.
Then he inserted the poles into the rings on the sides of the altar in order to carry it with them. He constructed the altar with boards so that it was hollow.
Make two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.
He made two gold rings for it under the molding on two of its sides; he put these on opposite sides of it to be holders for the poles to carry it with.