Historic Jesus

one else could go in. So they all waited outside anxiously until Zechariah came out. The problem here is that in all the Old Testament descriptions of the No
the incense table is placed right in front of the opening of the veil on its left side. tabernacle,
30:6 Put the altar in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the Testimony--before the atonement cover that is over the Testimony-- Ex.
I will meet with you. 7 "Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when
tends the lamps. where
"in front of curtain" does not define the place exactly. Most descriptions give the impression that it was outside the veil inside the assembly area along with the shew table and the candlebra. Now look at the description of the tabernacle in Heb. 9 Here
9:1 Now the first covenant had regulations for worship and also an earthly sanctuary. 2 A tabernacle was set up. In its first room were the lampstand, the table and consecrated bread; this was the Holy Place. Heb
Behind the second curtain was a room called the Most Holy Place, 4 which had the golden alter of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. This ark contained the gold jar of manna, Aaron's staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. 3
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with the blood of the sacrifice and carrying the incense as a cover. that
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Above the ark were the cherubim of Glory, overshadowing the atonement cover. But we cannot discuss these things detail now. 6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly into the outer room to carry on their ministry. 5
But only the high priest entered the inner room, and that only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance. 7