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Laver of Brass.

From: The New Topical Textbook

By: Reuben Archer Torrey

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Moses was commanded to make. Ex. 30:18¹⁸Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. (Exodus 30:18).

Wisdom given to Bezaleel to make. Ex. 31:2, 9²See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: (Exodus 31:2)
⁹And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, (Exodus 31:9).

Made of brazen mirrors of the women. Ex. 38:8⁸And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it of brass, of the lookingglasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. (Exodus 38:8).

Was placed in the court between the altar and the tabernacle. Ex. 30:18¹⁸Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. (Exodus 30:18). Ex. 40:7, 30⁷And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. (Exodus 40:7)
³⁰And he set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash withal. (Exodus 40:30).

Was anointed with holy oil. Ex. 40:11¹¹And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. (Exodus 40:11). Lev. 8:11¹¹And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them. (Leviticus 8:11).

THE PRIESTS WASHED IN,

Before consecration. Ex. 40:12¹²And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. (Exodus 40:12). Before entering the tabernacle. Ex. 30:19, 20¹⁹For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: ²⁰When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord: (Exodus 30:19‑20).

Before approaching the altar. Ex. 30:20²⁰When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the Lord: (Exodus 30:20).

One made by Solomon for the temple. 1 Kin. 7:23-26. 2 Kin. 35: 13.

Called the brazen sea. 2 Kin. 25:13. Jer. 52:17¹⁷Also the pillars of brass that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and carried all the brass of them to Babylon. (Jeremiah 52:17).

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

Christ the fountain for sin. Zech. 13:1¹In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. (Zechariah 13:1). Rev. 1:5⁵And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, (Revelation 1:5).

Regeneration. Titus 3:5⁵Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; (Titus 3:5), with Eph. 5:26²⁶That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, (Ephesians 5:26).

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