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Numbers 4:12

“And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:”

And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.

And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

And they shall take all the instruments of ministry, wherewith they minister in the sanctuary, and put them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put them on a bar:

And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon:

And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.

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Ongoing Atonement

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Ongoing Atonement

This verse describes the physical handling and transportation of cultic objects in an earthly sanctuary by human priests, making no mention of Christ, a heavenly sanctuary, or an ongoing priestly ministry of intercession, application, or mediation. The actions described are preparatory for travel, not for atonement.

Ongoing Atonement

Related Verses

Numbers 4:10

“And they shall put it and all the vessels thereof within a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put it upon a bar.”

Numbers 4:6

“And shall put thereon the covering of badgers’ skins, and shall spread over it a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.”

Numbers 4:11

“And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:”

Numbers 4:14

“And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.”

Numbers 4:8

“And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a covering of badgers’ skins, and shall put in the staves thereof.”

Thematic Connections

Ongoing Atonement

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