17Again, the LORD said to Moses, 18“You are to make a bronze basin with a bronze stand for washing. Set it between the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and put water in it, 19with which Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet. 20Whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister by presenting an offering made by fire to the LORD, they must wash with water so that they will not die. 21Thus they are to wash their hands and feet so that they will not die; this shall be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”
“The laver then was to stand in the great courtyard, before men entered the Tent itself… Priests must certainly have needed to wash after sacrifice and blood ritual, so it had practical value as well.” (Cole)
Laver: a large basin upon a foot or pedestal in the court of the Hebrew tabernacle and subsequently in the temple, containing water for the ablutions of the priests and for the washing of the sacrifices in the temple service.
Our 1/2 bathroom has a small laver made of porcelain which sits on a footstool. But I couldn’t imagine being bloody from sacrifice and blood ritual and trying to wash in it, lest I die!
Spiritual washing!
Ephesians 5:26 to sanctify her, cleansing her by the washing with water through the word,
Do you wash yourself daily with the word?
Blessings, David
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