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You shall make the poles of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold.
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Precious and Portable
The staves were made of acacia wood overlaid with gold, matching the altar they carried. This construction highlights the immense value of what they transported. The primary function of the staves was to make the altar of incense—a powerful symbol of Christ's intercession—portable for God's people on their journey.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(Exodus 37:25–28; Exodus 40:26–27). The altar of incense was to be a casing of boards of shittim wood ([Reference Exodus 25…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood Of the same wood the altar itself was made:
and ov…
The altar of incense represented the Son of God in his human nature, and the incense burned on it typified his pleading for his people. The continu…
