The altar of incense must be made from acacia wood. The reason is because the mediator between us and God must be a human. Because the mediator must know all our circumstances and weaknesses well. 1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” Jesus came in the same body as us. After fasting in the wilderness, he was extremely hungry. When he was tired, he would sleep, and when he was weary from walking on the road, he would

The altar of incense is the smallest article in the tabernacle. Though it may be the smallest, the reason God placed it near the Most Holy Place and the mercy seat is so He can think about Jesus who is praying for us and so He can accept us with joy when He meets with us. All the articles of the tabernacle are made from acacia wood. That acacia wood represents the character of Jesus Christ. The closer you get to God, the more the place is filled with His brilliant glory, but

Exodus 30:6 “the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.” The place where God meets with us is the mercy seat. God said to put the altar of incense before the mercy seat. He is saying to cover the mercy seat with the smoke of the incense. The reason they put the altar of incense near the mercy seat is because God wanted to smell the sweet fragrance. The fragrant smoke is the prayer of intercession that Jesus Christ is making for us. The prayer that

Exodus 30:1 “And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.” There are several articles in the tabernacle that are made from shittim wood: the altar of burnt offering, the table of showbread, the altar of incense and the ark of the covenant. The altar of incense is the smallest one among them. The image of Jesus praying looks small in people’s eyes. When Jesus healed the sick, or cast out evil spirits, or raised the dead back to life, t