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Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.
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Incense as Prayer
All commentators agree that the daily burning of incense was a powerful symbol of prayer ascending to God. Citing passages like Psalm 141:2 and Revelation 5:8, they explain this daily ritual represented the prayers of God's people, made fragrant and acceptable as they rose before Him in the morning and evening.
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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…
19th Century
Anglican
Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense (Hebrew, incense of spices) every morning. On t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning This in later times was done by a common priest, who obtain…
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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…
