Exodus 29 starts by describing procedure to ordain and consecrate Aaron's line as priests. Then the chapter describes how to do sin offering, burnt offering, wave offering, and fellowship offering. Only the ordained priests can eat the ram and bread made for ordination and offering. God was very specific about how to make the altar holy and consecrated, and how frequent the offerings are to be done. He promises that as these instructions are followed, He would dwell among the Israelites and the tent of meeting will be consecrated.
Exodus 30 continues with the specific instruction about the altar where incense is to be burned. Every day the priest will have to burn a specific incense twice, once in the morning and once at twilight. Annual atonement also needs to be done (for sin). Every Israelite over twenty years old has to pay half shekel as an offering to God. For atonement of life, everyone, no matter how rich or poor, would give the same amount. This amount will be used for service of tent of meeting.
God also instructed them to make a bronze basin for priests to wash their feet and hands as they would not die. God also tells them specific formulas to make anointing oil and incense - the same formula is considered as "holy". Using these things as enjoyable items (e.g. as perfume or as something to "enjoy fragrance) is prohibited.
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