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"You shall also make a basin of brass, and the base of it of brass, in which to wash. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it.
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A Symbol of Required Purity
Commentators explain that the bronze laver was more than a washbasin; it was a constant reminder of the holiness God requires. Its placement between the altar and the tabernacle entrance signified that purity was essential before any act of worship or service. As John Calvin notes, it taught even the priests their own unworthiness and need for cleansing before approaching God.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(Exodus 38:8) The bronze for the “Laver of brass” and its foot was supplied from the bronze mirrors of the women who voluntarily gave u…
19th Century
Anglican
THE BRAZEN LAVER.
You shall also make a laver of brass. —Rather, of bronze. (See Note on Exodus 25:3.) Wa…
16th Century
Protestant
Thou shalt also make a laver of brass. Although this oblation was a sign of the purity God required in His priests, yet, since this hollow…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall also make a laver of brass, and its foot alsoof brass, to wash [withal]For …
A large brass basin, holding water, was to be placed near the door of the tabernacle. Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet at this lav…
