The Altar of Incense

30 “Now you shall make (A)an altar as a place for burning incense; you shall make it of acacia wood. Its length shall be [a]a cubit, and its width a cubit; it shall be square, and its height shall be two cubits; its horns shall be [b]of one piece with it. You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its [c]sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around for it.

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  1. Exodus 30:2 About 1.5 ft. long and wide and 3 ft. high or 45 cm and 90 cm
  2. Exodus 30:2 Lit from itself
  3. Exodus 30:3 Lit walls

The Altar of Incense(A)

30 “Make an altar(B) of acacia wood for burning incense.(C) It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high[a]—its horns(D) of one piece with it. Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it.(E)

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  1. Exodus 30:2 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high

20 [a]The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and twenty cubits in height; and he overlaid it with pure gold. He also paneled the altar with cedar.

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  1. 1 Kings 6:20 Lit Before the

20 The inner sanctuary(A) was twenty cubits long, twenty wide and twenty high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.(B)

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(A)Another angel came and stood at the (B)altar, holding a (C)golden censer; and much (D)incense was given to him, so that he might [a]add it to the (E)prayers of all the [b]saints on the (F)golden altar which was before the throne.

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  1. Revelation 8:3 Lit give
  2. Revelation 8:3 Lit holy ones; i.e., God’s people

Another angel,(A) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people,(B) on the golden altar(C) in front of the throne.

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