Then he madethe altarof incenseof acaciawood:a cubitlongand a cubitwide,square,and two cubitshigh;its hornswere [of one piece] with it.
But when he becamestrong,his heartwas so proudthat he actedcorruptly,and he was unfaithfulto the LORDhis God,for he enteredthe templeof the LORDto burnincenseon the altarof incense.
the tablealso and its utensils,and the pure[gold] lampstandwith allits utensils,and the altarof incense,
and the altarof incenseand its poles,and the anointingoiland the fragrantincense,and the screenfor the doorwayat the entranceof the tabernacle;
He madeit and allits utensilsfrom a talentof puregold.
He overlaidit with puregold,its topand its sidesallaround,and its horns;and he madea goldmoldingfor it allaround.
"Moreover, you shall setthe goldaltarof incensebeforethe arkof the testimony,and setup the veilfor the doorwayto the tabernacle.
"You blind men,whichis more important,the offering,orthe altarthat sanctifiesthe offering?
We havean altarfrom whichthosewho servethe tabernaclehavenorightto eat.
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
havinga goldenaltar of incenseand the arkof the covenantcoveredon all sideswith gold,in whichwas a goldenjarholdingthe manna,and Aaron'srodwhich budded,and the tablesof the covenant;
you also,as livingstones,are being builtup as a spiritualhousefor a holypriesthood,to offerup spiritualsacrificesacceptableto GodthroughJesusChrist.
