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“Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
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Make it 18 inches square and 36 inches high, 1 with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself.
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Overlay the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and run a gold molding around the entire altar.
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Make two gold rings, and attach them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles.
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Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
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Place the incense altar just outside the inner curtain that shields the Ark of the Covenant, 2 in front of the Ark’s cover - the place of atonement - that covers the tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant. 3 I will meet with you there.
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“Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar.
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And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the Lord ’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation.
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Do not offer any unholy incense on this altar, or any burnt offerings, grain offerings, or liquid offerings.
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“Once a year Aaron must purify 4 the altar by smearing its horns with blood from the offering made to purify the people from their sin. This will be a regular, annual event from generation to generation, for this is the Lord ’s most holy altar.”