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Numbers 16:17 Cross-References
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“And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring ye before the LORD every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers; thou also, and Aaron, each of you his censer.”
Numbers 16:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Numbers 16:17
Take every man his censer, and put incense in them—The maḥtah (מַחְתָּה, censer/fire pan) was a priestly implement used for burning incense before God. Moses's challenge is brilliant: if Korah's company truly believes 'all the congregation are holy' (v. 3), let them perform the priests' most sacred duty—offering incense at the tabernacle. Two hundred and fifty censers indicates the scale of this rebellion; these were influential men, not a fringe group.Incense symbolized prayer ascending to God (Psalm 141:2; Revelation 8:3-4), but unauthorized incense was capital sacrilege (Leviticus 10:1-2, w...
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Cross-References for Numbers 16:17
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