2 and the Lord said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother Ex. 30:10; Lev. 16:34; 23:27; (Heb. 6:19; 9:7, 8, 12; 10:19)not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for Ex. 25:21, 22; 40:34; 1 Kin. 8:10–12I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
12 Then he shall take Lev. 10:1; Num. 16:7, 18; Is. 6:6, 7; Rev. 8:5a censer full of burning coals of fire from the altar before the Lord, with his hands full of Ex. 30:34–38sweet incense beaten fine, and bring it inside the veil. 13 Ex. 30:7, 8; Num. 16:7, 18, 46And he shall put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of incense may cover the Ex. 25:21mercy seat that is on the Testimony, lest he Ex. 28:43; Lev. 22:9; Num. 4:15, 20die.
34 Lev. 23:31; Num. 29:7This shall be an everlasting statute for you, to make atonement for the children of Israel, for all their sins, Ex. 30:10; (Heb. 9:7, 25, 28)once a year." And he did as the Lord commanded Moses.