And burned fragrant incense on it, as the Lord commanded Moses. The first incense is burned on the golden altar — the first prayer ascending from the installed sanctuary. Moses burns the incense as the Lord commanded: the prayer that the incense represents begins the sanctuary's ministry. Revelation 8:4 says the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God's people, went up before God — the first incense burned by Moses in the installed tabernacle is the first act of the prayer-ascending ministry.

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