📖 Exodus — Chapter 30 (KJV)
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Scripture source: Project Gutenberg KJV, ebook 10.
Exodus 30:1 And thou shalt make Ran altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
Exodus 30:2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: Rthe horns thereof shall be of the same.
Exodus 30:3 And thou shalt Roverlay it with pure gold, the Ttop thereof, and the Tsides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 30:4 And two golden Rrings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two Tcorners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
Exodus 30:5 RAnd thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 30:6 And thou shalt put it before the Rvail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
Exodus 30:7 And Aaron shall burn thereon Tsweet incense every morning: when he Rdresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Exodus 30:8 And when Aaron RTlighteth the lamps Tat even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.
Exodus 30:9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
Exodus 30:10 And RAaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD.
Exodus 30:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 30:12 When thou Rtakest the sum of the children of Israel after Ttheir number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them.
Exodus 30:13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (Ra shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD.
Exodus 30:14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, Rfrom twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD.
Exodus 30:15 The Rrich shall not Tgive more, and the poor shall not Tgive less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Exodus 30:16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt Rappoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Exodus 30:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 30:18 Thou shalt also make Ra laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.
Exodus 30:19 RFor Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:
Exodus 30:20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they Rdie not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:
Exodus 30:21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be Ra statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.
Exodus 30:22 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Exodus 30:23 Take thou also unto Rthee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
Exodus 30:24 And of Rcassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
Exodus 30:25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the RTapothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
Exodus 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Exodus 30:27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
Exodus 30:28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
Exodus 30:29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: Rwhatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Exodus 30:30 And thou shalt Ranoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
Exodus 30:31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be Ran holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
Exodus 30:32 Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: Rit is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
Exodus 30:33 Whosoever Rcompoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.
Exodus 30:34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take Runto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
Exodus 30:35 And thou shalt make it a Rperfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, Ttempered together, pure and holy:
Exodus 30:36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before Rthe testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
Exodus 30:37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, Rye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD.
Exodus 30:38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Exodus 30:1–10 — The Altar of Incense
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
The incense altar is shittim wood overlaid with gold, placed before the vail. Aaron burns sweet incense morning and evening as he cares for the lamps. Unappointed offerings are forbidden on it, and atonement is made upon its horns once a year.
Key Truth: Incense service follows the LORD's appointed place and pattern.
Check What You Remember
1. What was burned on this altar? (Exodus 30:1–7)
Find it in Exodus 30:1–7 (KJV).
2. What metal overlaid it? (Exodus 30:3)
Find it in Exodus 30:3 (KJV).
3. How often was atonement made upon its horns? (Exodus 30:10)
Find it in Exodus 30:10 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Exodus 30:11–21 — Ransom Money and the Laver
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Each counted Israelite aged twenty or more gives half a shekel as ransom money, with the same amount for rich and poor. The money serves the tabernacle. A brass laver is placed between the tabernacle and altar, where priests must wash their hands and feet.
Key Truth: The service includes an equal ransom requirement and necessary washing.
Check What You Remember
1. How much was each counted person to give? (Exodus 30:13)
Find it in Exodus 30:13 (KJV).
2. What minimum age is given for those counted? (Exodus 30:14)
Find it in Exodus 30:14 (KJV).
3. Which two parts of the priests were washed at the laver? (Exodus 30:19)
Find it in Exodus 30:19 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Exodus 30:22–38 — Holy Anointing Oil and Incense
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
God specifies ingredients for anointing oil and incense and sets them apart as holy. The tabernacle, its furnishings, and the priests are anointed. The special mixtures must not be reproduced for ordinary personal use.
Key Truth: What God sets apart for holy service is not to be treated as common.
Check What You Remember
1. What kind of oil is named in the anointing mixture? (Exodus 30:24)
Find it in Exodus 30:24 (KJV).
2. Could the holy anointing mixture be made for ordinary use? (Exodus 30:31–33)
Find it in Exodus 30:31–33 (KJV).
3. Could the incense mixture be made for personal enjoyment of its scent? (Exodus 30:37–38)
Find it in Exodus 30:37–38 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How is incense service connected with care of the lamps?
2. How does the ransom offering treat differences in wealth?
3. How is the atonement money’s use linked with its purpose as a memorial?
4. What two occasions require the priests to wash their hands and feet?
5. How do the restrictions on anointing oil and incense distinguish them from ordinary mixtures?
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