出埃及記30:22-38

30:22 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
30:23 「你要取上品的香料，就是流質的沒藥五百舍客勒，香肉桂一半，就是二百五十舍客勒，菖蒲二百五十舍客勒，
30:24 桂皮五百舍客勒，都按著聖所的平，又取橄欖油一欣，
30:25 按做香之法調和做成聖膏油。
30:26 要用這膏油抹會幕和法櫃，
30:27 桌子與桌子的一切器具，燈臺和燈臺的器具，並香壇、
30:28 燔祭壇，和壇的一切器具，洗濯盆和盆座。
30:29 要使這些物成為聖，好成為至聖；凡挨著的都成為聖。
30:30 要膏亞倫和他的兒子，使他們成為聖，可以給我供祭司的職分。
30:31 你要對以色列人說：『這油，我要世世代代以為聖膏油。
30:32 不可倒在別人的身上，也不可按這調和之法做與此相似的。這膏油是聖的，你們也要以為聖。
30:33 凡調和與此相似的，或將這膏膏在別人身上的，這人要從民中剪除。』」
30:34 耶和華吩咐摩西說：「你要取馨香的香料，就是拿他弗、施喜列、喜利比拿；這馨香的香料和淨乳香各樣要一般大的分量。
30:35 你要用這些加上鹽，按做香之法做成清淨聖潔的香。
30:36 這香要取點搗得極細，放在會幕內、法櫃前，我要在那裡與你相會。你們要以這香為至聖。
30:37 你們不可按這調和之法為自己做香；要以這香為聖，歸耶和華。
30:38 凡做香和這香一樣，為要聞香味的，這人要從民中剪除。」

²² Then the Lord said to Moses, ²³ “Take the following fine spices: 500 shekels^[d] of liquid myrrh, half as much (that is, 250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels^[e] of fragrant calamus, ²⁴ 500 shekels of cassia—all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin^[f] of olive oil. ²⁵ Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the sacred anointing oil. ²⁶ Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the covenant law, ²⁷ the table and all its articles, the lampstand and its accessories, the altar of incense, ²⁸ the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand. ²⁹ You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.

³⁰ “Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. ³¹ Say to the Israelites, ‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. ³² Do not pour it on anyone else’s body and do not make any other oil using the same formula. It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred. ³³ Whoever makes perfume like it and puts it on anyone other than a priest must be cut off from their people.’”

³⁴ Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha and galbanum—and pure frankincense, all in equal amounts, ³⁵ and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. ³⁶ Grind some of it to powder and place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. ³⁷ Do not make any incense with this formula for yourselves; consider it holy to the Lord. ³⁸ Whoever makes incense like it to enjoy its fragrance must be cut off from their people.”

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    這裡說到的聖香和膏油，是要人藉由嗅覺知道何為歸於上帝為聖的，好讓人藉由馨香之氣感受到上帝的同在。而這樣的「馨香之氣」專屬於上帝，而且上帝只能接受這個香氣。

    然而說到香氣，就想到保羅所說的：「感謝上帝！常率領我們在基督裡誇勝，並藉著我們在各處顯揚那因認識基督而有的香氣。因為我們在上帝面前，無論在得救的人身上或滅亡的人身上，都有基督馨香之氣。」（哥林多後書2:14-15）

    也因為如此，惟有屬基督的人才有「馨香之氣」，更是惟有這樣的香氣，才可以展現我們是屬基督的，為上帝所喜悅的，正如當年的祭司，是有上帝所規定的馨香之氣！

出埃及記30:17-21

30:17 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
30:18 「你要用銅做洗濯盆和盆座，以便洗濯。要將盆放在會幕和壇的中間，在盆裡盛水。
30:19 亞倫和他的兒子要在這盆裡洗手洗腳。
30:20 他們進會幕，或是就近壇前供職給耶和華獻火祭的時候，必用水洗濯，免得死亡。
30:21 他們洗手洗腳就免得死亡。這要作亞倫和他後裔世世代代永遠的定例。」

¹⁷ Then the Lord said to Moses, ¹⁸ “Make a bronze basin, with its bronze stand, for washing. Place it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and put water in it. ¹⁹ Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. ²⁰ Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by presenting a food offering to the Lord, ²¹ they shall wash their hands and feet so that they will not die. This is to be a lasting ordinance for Aaron and his descendants for the generations to come.”

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    水有潔淨的作用，藉由洗手和腳，代表手潔心清。

出埃及記30:11-16

30:11 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
30:12 「你要按以色列人被數的，計算總數，你數的時候，他們各人要為自己的生命把贖價奉給耶和華，免得數的時候在他們中間有災殃。
30:13 凡過去歸那些被數之人的，每人要按聖所的平，拿銀子半舍客勒；這半舍客勒是奉給耶和華的禮物（一舍客勒是二十季拉）。
30:14 凡過去歸那些被數的人，從二十歲以外的，要將這禮物奉給耶和華。
30:15 他們為贖生命將禮物奉給耶和華，富足的不可多出，貧窮的也不可少出，各人要出半舍客勒。
30:16 你要從以色列人收這贖罪銀，作為會幕的使用，可以在耶和華面前為以色列人作紀念，贖生命。」

¹¹ Then the Lord said to Moses, ¹² “When you take a census of the Israelites to count them, each one must pay the Lord a ransom for his life at the time he is counted. Then no plague will come on them when you number them. ¹³ Each one who crosses over to those already counted is to give a half shekel,^[c] according to the sanctuary shekel, which weighs twenty gerahs. This half shekel is an offering to the Lord. ¹⁴ All who cross over, those twenty years old or more, are to give an offering to the Lord. ¹⁵ The rich are not to give more than a half shekel and the poor are not to give less when you make the offering to the Lord to atone for your lives. ¹⁶ Receive the atonement money from the Israelites and use it for the service of the tent of meeting. It will be a memorial for the Israelites before the Lord, making atonement for your lives.”

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    這相當於今日教會的金錢奉獻，因為在今日的環境中對於金錢的運用是不可避免的，這不是聖俗的問題，重點是不可以貪財，才不會偷竊聖殿之物。

出埃及記30:1-10

30:1 「你要用皂莢木做一座燒香的壇。
30:2 這壇要四方的，長一肘，寬一肘，高二肘；壇的四角要與壇接連一塊。
30:3 要用精金把壇的上面與壇的四圍，並壇的四角，包裹；又要在壇的四圍鑲上金牙邊。
30:4 要做兩個金環安在牙子邊以下，在壇的兩旁，兩根橫撐上，作為穿槓的用處，以便抬壇。
30:5 要用皂莢木做槓，用金包裹。
30:6 要把壇放在法櫃前的幔子外，對著法櫃上的施恩座，就是我要與你相會的地方。
30:7 亞倫在壇上要燒馨香料做的香；每早晨他收拾燈的時候，要燒這香。
30:8 黃昏點燈的時候，他要在耶和華面前燒這香，作為世世代代常燒的香。
30:9 在這壇上不可奉上異樣的香，不可獻燔祭、素祭，也不可澆上奠祭。
30:10 亞倫一年一次要在壇的角上行贖罪之禮。他一年一次要用贖罪祭牲的血在壇上行贖罪之禮，作為世世代代的定例。這壇在耶和華面前為至聖。」

“Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. ² It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high^[a]—its horns of one piece with it. ³ Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. ⁴ Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. ⁵ Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. ⁶ Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you.

⁷ “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. ⁸ He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. ⁹ Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. ¹⁰ Once a year Aaron shall make atonement on its horns. This annual atonement must be made with the blood of the atoning sin offering^[b] for the generations to come. It is most holy to the Lord.”

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    基督教會沒有設香壇，並不代表沒有獻「香祭」，我們以感謝為祭，就是香祭！而這樣的祭是以禱告、或是唱詩歌為樣式，為得是感謝主耶穌得拯救，使我們可以出死入生，可以成為上帝的兒女，可以享受永生無限！

    而這樣的祭是讚聖靈的引導之下完成，是要讓上帝喜悅與滿意，不是為了我們自己的快樂和歡喜，不是一種表演，而是從內心感謝與讚美上帝！這樣的讚美，除了一人之外，也可以多人，大家口唱心和來讚美主！

    我們在禮拜的會眾詩歌或聖歌隊的獻詩，都是屬於這樣的性質！這就是所謂得獻上「心香」，本真實的香更芬芳、更美好，更得上帝的喜悅！