EXODUS 30:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord:”
Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord. The penalty for not washing at the basin is death — the same penalty as serving without the proper vestments (Exodus 28:43). The basin is not optional for priestly ministry; it is a condition of survival in the presence of the holy God. The washing is required for two specific acts: entering the tent of meeting and approaching the altar. Both transitions — from courtyard to Holy Place, from standing to serving at the altar — require the washing that acknowledges the holiness of what is being entered and performed.
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