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Isaiah 6:5-7 |
Isaiah 6:2 Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly. Isaiah 6:3 And one cried unto another, and said, Holy, Holy, Holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole earth is full of His Glory. Isaiah 6:4 And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. Isaiah 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD Of Hosts. Isaiah 6:6 Then flew one of the seraphims unto me, having a live coal in his hand, [which] he had taken with the tongs from off the altar: Isaiah 6:7 And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged. Isaiah 6:8 Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Isaiah 6:10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. Isaiah 6:11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, Isaiah 6:12 And the LORD have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land. Isaiah 6:13 But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten: as a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves: so the holy seed shall be the substance thereof. |
Psalms 141:2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense [shall be] offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name [shall be] great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts. The Arrival of John The Baptist Luke 1:9-11 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense.  Rev 8:1 -4 And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour. And I saw the seven angels which stood before God; and to them were given seven trumpets. And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended up before God out of the angel's hand. |
The sacred tent ( Heb. mishkan, "the dwelling-place"); the movable tent-temple which Moses erected for the service of God, according to the "pattern" which God himself showed to him on the mount ( Exd 25:9; Hbr 8:5). It is called "the tabernacle of the congregation," rather "of meeting", i.e., where God promised to meet with Israel ( Exd 29:42); the "tabernacle of the testimony" ( Exd 38:21; Num 1:50), which does not, however, designate the whole structure, but only the enclosure which contained the "ark of the testimony" ( Exd 25:16,22; Num 9:15); the "tabernacle of witness" ( Num 17:8); the "house of the Lord" ( Deu 23:18); the "temple of the Lord" ( Jos 6:24); a "sanctuary" ( Exd 25:8). The old tabernacle erected by Moses in the wilderness was transferred to Nob ( 1Sa 21:1), and after the destruction of that city by Saul ( 22:9; 1Ch 16:39,40), to Gibeon. It is mentioned for the last time in 1Ch 21:29. A new tabernacle was erected by David at Jerusalem ( 2Sa 6:17; 1Ch 16:1), and the ark was brought from Perez-uzzah and deposited in it ( 2Sa 6:8-17; 2Ch 1:4). A particular account of the materials which the people provided for the erection and of the building itself is recorded in Ex. 25-40. The execution of the plan mysteriously given to Moses was intrusted to Bezaleel and Aholiab, who were specially endowed with wisdom and artistic skill, probably gained in Egypt, for this purpose ( Exd 35:30-35). The people provided materials for the tabernacle so abundantly that Moses was under the necessity of restraining them ( 36:6). These stores, from which they so liberally contributed for this purpose, must have consisted in a great part of the gifts which the Egyptians so readily bestowed on them on the eve of the Exodus ( Exd 12:35,36). The tabernacle was a rectangular enclosure, in length about 45 feet ( i.e., reckoning a cubit at 18 inches) and in breadth and height about 15. Its two sides and its western end were made of boards of acacia wood, placed on end, resting in sockets of brass, the eastern end being left open ( Exd 26:22). This framework was covered with four coverings, the first of linen, in which figures of the symbolic cherubim were wrought with needlework in blue and purple and scarlet threads, and probably also with threads of gold ( Exd 26:1-6; 36:8-13). Above this was a second covering of twelve curtains of black goats'-hair cloth, reaching down on the outside almost to the ground ( Exd 26:7-11). The third covering was of rams' skins dyed red, and the fourth was of badgers' skins ( Heb. tahash, i.e., the dugong, a species of seal), Exd 25:5; 26:14; 35:7, 23; 36:19; 39:34. Internally it was divided by a veil into two chambers, the exterior of which was called the holy place, also "the sanctuary" ( Hbr 9:2) and the "first tabernacle" ( 6); and the interior, the holy of holies, "the holy place," "the Holiest," the "second tabernacle" ( Exd 28:29; Hbr 9:3,7). The veil separating these two chambers was a double curtain of the finest workmanship, which was never passed except by the high priest once a year, on the great Day of Atonement. The holy place was separated from the outer court which enclosed the tabernacle by a curtain, which hung over the six pillars which stood at the east end of the tabernacle, and by which it was entered. The order as well as the typical character of the services of the tabernacle are recorded in Heb. 9; 10:19-22. The holy of holies, a cube of 10 cubits, contained the "ark of the testimony", i.e., the oblong chest containing the two tables of stone, the pot of manna, and Aaron's rod that budded. The holy place was the western and larger chamber of the tabernacle. Here were placed the table for the shewbread, the golden candlestick, and the golden altar of incense. Round about the tabernacle was a court, enclosed by curtains hung upon sixty pillars ( Exd 27:9-18). This court was 150 feet long and 75 feet broad. Within it were placed the altar of burnt offering, which measured 7 1/2 feet in length and breadth and 4 1/2 feet high, with horns at the four corners, and the laver of brass ( Exd 30:18), which stood between the altar and the tabernacle. The whole tabernacle was completed in seven months. On the first day of the first month of the second year after the Exodus, it was formally set up, and the cloud of the divine presence descended on it ( Exd 39:22-43; 40:1-38). It cost 29 talents 730 shekels of gold, 100 talents 1,775 shekels of silver, 70 talents 2,400 shekels of brass ( Exd 38:24-31). Description of § The frame Exd 26:15-37; 36:20-38 The outer covering Exd 25:5; 26:7-14; 36:14-19 The second covering Exd 25:5; 26:14; 35:7,23; 36:19; 39:34 The curtains of Exd 26:1-14,31-37; 27:9-16; 35:15,17; 36:8-19,35,37 The courtyard of Exd 27:9-17; 38:9-16,18; 40:8,33 The Holy Place of Exd 26:31-37; 40:22-26; Hbr 9:2-6,8 The Most Holy Place Exd 26:33-35; 40:20,21; Hbr 9:3-5,7,8 The furniture of Exd 25:10-40; 27:1-8,19; 37; 38:1-8 Testimony, Tabernacle of: the tabernacle, the great glory of which was that it contained "the testimony", i.e., the "two tables" ( Exd 38:21). The ark in which these tables were deposited was called the "ark of the testimony" ( 40:3), and also simply the "testimony" ( 27:21; 30:6). Anointed with holy oil Exd 30:25,26; Lev 8:10; Num 7:1 Symbol of spiritual things Psa 15:1; Hbr 8:2,5; 9:1-12,24 The Lord reveals himself at Lev 1:1; Num 1:1; 7:89; 12:4-10; Deu 31:14,15 Pitched tent tabernacle § At Gilgal Jos 4:18,19 § At Shiloh Jos 18:1; 19:51; Jdg 18:31; 20:18,26,27; 21:19; 1Sa 2:14; 4:3,4; Jer 7:12,14 § At Nob 1Sa 21:1-6 § At Gibeon 1Ch 21:29 Renewed by David, and pitched upon Mount Zion 1Ch 15:1; 16:1,2; 2Ch 1:4 Sprinkled with blood Lev 16:15-20; Hbr 9:21,23 Filled with the cloud of glory Exd 40:34-38 How prepared for removal during the travels of the Israelites Num 1:51; 4:5-15 How and by whom carried Num 4:5-33; 7:6-9 Strangers (foreigners) forbidden to enter Num 1:51 Duties of the Kohathites Levities Had charge of the temple 1Ch 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezr 8:24-34 Carried the ark of the covenant Deu 10:8; 1Ch 15:2,26,27 Ministered in the presence of the ark of the covenant 1Ch 16:4 Custodians and administrators of the tithes and other offerings 1Ch 9:26-29; 26:28; 29:8; 2Ch 24:5,11; 31:11-19; 34:9; Ezr 8:29,30,33; Neh 12:44 Prepared the shewbread 1Ch 23:28,29 (The descendants of Levi) Set apart as ministers of religion Num 1:47-54; 3:6-16; 16:9; 26:57-62; Deu 10:8; 1Ch 15:2 Substituted in the place of the firstborn children Num 3:12,41-45; 8:14,16-18; 18:6 Religious zeal of Exd 32:26-28; Deu 33:9,10; Mal 2:4,5 Consecration of Num 8:6-21 The Kohathites, consisting of the families of the Amramites, the Izeharites, the Hebronites, and the Uzzielites Num 3:27; 4:18-20 Of the Amramites, Aaron and his family were set apart as priests Exd 28:1; 29:9; Num 3:38; 17:1-4,8; 18:1 The remaining families appointed to take charge of the ark of the covenant, table, lampstand, altars, and vessels of the sanctuary, the hangings, and all the service Num 3:27-32; 4:2-15 The chief over the Kohathites was the oldest son of the ruling high priest Num 3:32; 1Ch 9:20 Place of, in encampments and the march Num 1:50-53; 2:17; 3:23-35 Cities assigned to, in the land of Canaan Jos 21 Lodged in the chambers of the temple 1Ch 9:27,33; Eze 40:44 Resided also in villages outside of Jerusalem Neh 12:29 Age of § When inducted into office Num 4:3,30,47; 8:23-26; 1Ch 23:3,24,27; Ezr 3:8 § When retired from office Num 4:3,47 Functions of § Had charge of the tabernacle in the encampments and on the march Num 1:50-53; 3:6-9,21-37; 4:1-15,17-49; 8:19; 18:3-6 § Had charge of the temple 1Ch 9:27-29; 23:2-32; Ezr 8:24-34 |
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