Exodus 30:7
“Aaron shall burn incense of sweet spices on it every morning. When he tends the lamps, he shall burn it.”
What does Exodus 30:7 mean?
Aaron, the high priest, had a daily ritual of burning fragrant incense on a special altar each morning as part of his duties tending the temple lamps. This act of burning incense symbolized prayers rising up to heaven and was meant to be a consistent, faithful practice, not something done only when convenient or when Aaron felt especially moved. The pairing of this task with tending the lamps suggests it was woven into the regular rhythms of worship, a way of saying that approaching God should be part of our daily routine, not an afterthought.