Exo 30:1-5 | MHM | STEP | Exodus 30:1-10: The Altar of Incense and Its Meaning This passage gives detailed instructions about the altar of incense in the tabernacle. God tells Moses how to build and use this altar, which was meant for burning incense as a symbol of prayer and worship. The altar’s design, its use, and its cleansing show how important it is to come to God in the right way. The altar also points forward to spiritual truths about Jesus Christ and the prayers of believers. v. 1-5 : God commands that the altar of incense be made of wood and covered with pure gold. It should be about a yard high and half a yard wide, with horns on the corners, a golden edge, and golden rings and poles for carrying it ( v. 1-5 ). There is no grate for ashes; instead, incense is burned in a golden censer, and the coals and ashes are removed with it. In Ezekiel’s vision, the altar is twice as big and only made of wood, with no gold, to show that worship in the future would be more spiritual and offered everywhere (Ezek. xli. 22; Mal. i. 11 ).

‏ Exodus 30:1-5

Exodus 30:1-10: The Altar of Incense and Its Meaning

This passage gives detailed instructions about the altar of incense in the tabernacle. God tells Moses how to build and use this altar, which was meant for burning incense as a symbol of prayer and worship. The altar’s design, its use, and its cleansing show how important it is to come to God in the right way. The altar also points forward to spiritual truths about Jesus Christ and the prayers of believers.

v. 1-5: God commands that the altar of incense be made of wood and covered with pure gold. It should be about a yard high and half a yard wide, with horns on the corners, a golden edge, and golden rings and poles for carrying it (v. 1-5 ^a). There is no grate for ashes; instead, incense is burned in a golden censer, and the coals and ashes are removed with it. In Ezekiel’s vision, the altar is twice as big and only made of wood, with no gold, to show that worship in the future would be more spiritual and offered everywhere (Ezek. xli. 22; Mal. i. 11 ^b).

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