301 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
301 "Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
301 "You shall make an altar on which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
301 "Make an Altar for burning incense. Construct it from acacia wood,
301 "You shall make an altar to burn incense on; you shall make it of acacia wood.
301 "Then make another altar of acacia wood for burning incense.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 30:1
Commentary on Exodus 30:1-10
(Read Exodus 30:1-10)
The altar of incense represented the Son of God in his human nature, and the incense burned thereon typified his pleading for his people. The continual intercession of Christ was represented by the daily burning of incense thereon, morning and evening. Once every year the blood of the atonement was to be applied to it, denoting that the intercession of Christ has all its virtue from his sufferings on earth, and that we need no other sacrifice or intercessor but Christ alone.