"They shall teachYour ordinancesto Jacob,And Your lawto Israel.They shall putincensebeforeYou, And wholeburntofferingson Your altar.
They opposedUzziahthe kingand saidto him, "It is not for you, Uzziah,to burnincenseto the LORD,but for the priests,the sonsof Aaronwho are consecratedto burnincense.Getout of the sanctuary,for you have beenunfaithfuland will have nohonorfrom the LORDGod."
Then Hezekiahspokeencouraginglyto allthe Leviteswho showedgoodinsight[in the things] of the LORD.So they atefor the appointedsevendays,sacrificingpeaceofferingsand givingthanksto the LORDGodof their fathers.
For Ezrahad sethis heartto studythe lawof the LORDand to practice[it], and to teach[His] statutesand ordinancesin Israel.
He readfrom the bookof the lawof Goddaily,from the firstdayto the lastday.And they celebratedthe feastsevendays,and on the eighthday[there was] a solemnassemblyaccording to the ordinance.
ThenYou will delightin righteoussacrifices,In burntofferingand wholeburntoffering;Thenyoungbullswill be offeredon Your altar.
When they have completedthe days,it shall be that on the eighthdayand onward,the priestsshall offeryour burntofferingson the altar,and your peaceofferings;and I will acceptyou,' declaresthe LordGOD."
My peopleare destroyedfor lackof knowledge.Becauseyou have rejectedknowledge,I also will rejectyou from being My priest.Since you have forgottenthe lawof your God,I alsowill forgetyour children.
The entrails,however, and the legshe shall washwith water.And the priestshall offerallof it, and offerit up in smokeon the altar;it is a burntoffering,an offeringby fireof a soothingaromato the LORD.
Then he shall tearit by its wings,[but] shall not sever[it]. And the priestshall offerit up in smokeon the altaron the woodwhichis on the fire;it is a burntoffering,an offeringby fireof a soothingaromato the LORD.
Its entrails,however, and its legshe shall washwith water.And the priestshall offerup in smokeallof it on the altarfor a burntoffering,an offeringby fireof a soothingaromato the LORD.
and so as to teachthe sonsof Israelallthe statuteswhichthe LORDhas spokento them throughMoses."
"He shall takea firepanfullof coalsof firefrom upon the altarbeforethe LORDand two handfulsof finelygroundsweetincense,and bring[it] insidethe veil.
"He shall putthe incenseon the firebeforethe LORD,that the cloudof incensemay coverthe mercyseatthat is on [the ark of] the testimony,otherwisehe will die.
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,Asknowthe priests[for] a ruling:
Ifa mancarriesholymeatin the foldof his garment,and touchesbreadwith this fold,or cookedfood,wine,oil,or any[other] food,will it becomeholy?'"And the priestsanswered,"No."
as a reminderto the sonsof Israelthat nolaymanwhois not of the descendantsof Aaronshould comenearto burnincensebeforethe LORD;so that he will not becomelike Korahand his company--justas the LORDhad spokento him throughMoses.
Mosessaidto Aaron,"Takeyour censerand putin it firefrom the altar,and layincense[on it]; then bringit quicklyto the congregationand makeatonementfor them, for wrathhas goneforthfrom the LORD,the plaguehas begun!"
onegoldpanof ten[shekels], fullof incense;
"Be carefulagainst an infectionof leprosy,that you diligentlyobserveand doaccording to allthat the Leviticalprieststeachyou; as I have commandedthem, so you shall be carefulto do.
"The Levitesshall then answerand sayto allthe menof Israelwith a loudvoice,
"O LORD,blesshis substance,And acceptthe workof his hands;Shatterthe loinsof those who riseup against him, And those who hatehim, sothat they will not rise[again]."
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
For Christdid not entera holy placemade with hands,a [mere] copyof the true one,but into heavenitself,nowto appearin the presenceof Godfor us;
Did I [not] choosethem from allthe tribesof Israelto be My priests,to goup to My altar,to burnincense,to carryan ephodbeforeMe; and did I [not] giveto the houseof your fatherallthe fire[offerings] of the sonsof Israel?
