Bible Strands
Exodus 30:7
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God instructs Moses on Mount Sinai regarding the altar of incense, assigning Aaron the responsibility to perform a daily ritual before the veil. The words — The passage employs הִקְטִיר (hik.Tir, “he will make smoke”) and קְטֹרֶת סַמִּים (ke.Toret sa.Mim, “fragrant incense”) alongside בְּהֵיטִיבוֹ (be.hei.ti.V/o, “when he tends/makes good”) to define the precise timing and action. The thread — This morning duty stands alongside the evening offering in Exodus 30:8 and reflects the broader priestly incense mandate found in 1 Samuel 2:28 and 1 Chronicles 23:13. Why it lands — The text commands a non-negotiable daily performance by Aaron, establishing a fixed liturgical routine that precedes any theological interpretation of the act.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 2:28 And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.
- Exodus 27:20 And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- 1 Chronicles 23:13 The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.
- Luke 1:9 he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
- Exodus 30:34 The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,
- 1 Samuel 3:3 Before the lamp of God had gone out, Samuel was lying down in the temple of the LORD, where the ark of God was located.
- Acts 6:4 and will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”