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Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers, which those who were burnt had offered; and they beat them out for a covering of the altar,
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God Repurposes Instruments of Sin
Commentators explain that because the rebels' censers had been 'brought near to the Lord,' they became devoted items. They could not be returned to common use. Instead of being destroyed, God commanded them to be repurposed for His glory, transforming instruments of rebellion into a powerful, visible lesson for His people.
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19th Century
Anglican
With which those who were burned had offered. —Or, which those who were burned had brought near (that is, to the…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Eleazar the priest took the brazen censers The metal of which these censers were made is particularly observed, to sh…
Presbyterian
A fire went out from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense, while Aaron, who stood with them, was preserved ali…
