“And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:”
He is to take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense and take them behind the curtain. The incense censer is the first object Aaron takes behind the veil: coals from the altar and two handfuls of ground incense. The incense that Aaron will burn inside the Most Holy Place will create a cloud of smoke that covers the mercy seat. The smoke-cloud that covers the mercy seat provides a measure of protection for Aaron as he enters the most sacred space — the cloud that fills the Most Holy Place with the incense's fragrance both represents and conceals the divine presence.
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