Quotes About Ritual

Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.

the table with its utensils, the pure gold lampstand with all its utensils, the altar of incense,

the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its stand—

in addition to the anointing oil and fragrant incense for the Holy Place. They are to make them according to all that I have commanded you.”

olive oil for the light; spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense;

the tabernacle with its tent and covering, its clasps and frames, its crossbars, posts, and bases;

the table with its poles, all its utensils, and the Bread of the Presence;

the altar of incense with its poles; the anointing oil and fragrant incense; the curtain for the doorway at the entrance to the tabernacle;

the altar of burnt offering with its bronze grate, its poles, and all its utensils; the basin with its stand;

as well as spices and olive oil for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the fragrant incense.

Each of the eleven curtains was the same size—thirty cubits long and four cubits wide.

The rings were placed close to the rim, to serve as holders for the poles used to carry the table.

He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.

He also made the utensils for the table out of pure gold: its plates and dishes, as well as its bowls and pitchers for pouring drink offerings.

He also made its seven lamps, its wick trimmers, and trays of pure gold.