Bible Cross References
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Exodus 30:6-8
6
Put this altar outside the curtain which hangs in front of the Covenant Box. That is the place where I will meet you.
7
Every morning when Aaron comes to take care of the lamps, he is to burn sweet-smelling incense on it.
8
He must do the same when he lights the lamps in the evening. This offering of incense is to continue without interruption for all time to come.
Exodus 40:26
He put the gold altar in the Tent, in front of the curtain,
Exodus 40:27
and burned the sweet-smelling incense, just as the LORD had commanded.
Ezekiel 44:9-14
9
"I, the Sovereign LORD, declare that no uncircumcised foreigner, no one who disobeys me, will enter my Temple, not even a foreigner who lives among the people of Israel."
10
The LORD said to me, "I am punishing those Levites who, together with the rest of the people of Israel, deserted me and worshiped idols.
11
They may serve me in the Temple by taking charge of the gates and by performing the work of the Temple. They may kill the animals which the people offer for burnt offerings and for sacrifices, and they are to be on duty to serve the people.
12
But because they conducted the worship of idols for the people of Israel and in this way led the people into sin, I, the Sovereign LORD, solemnly swear that they must be punished.
13
They are not to serve me as priests or to go near anything that is holy to me or to enter the Most Holy Place. This is the punishment for the disgusting things they have done.
14
I am assigning to them the menial work that is to be done in the Temple."
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Leviticus 21:12
Leviticus 15:31
The LORD told Moses to warn the people of Israel about their uncleanness, so that they would not defile the Tent of his presence, which was in the middle of the camp. If they did, they would be killed.