Is this man worshipping the two graven images of angels on top of a gold box, or is he worshipping the box itself? Why, or why not? How do you know?
Is this man worshipping the two graven images of angels on top of a gold box, or is he worshipping the box itself? Why, or why not? How do you know?
He is worshipping God - in the manner that God described how to do it. Of course God was in the Ark of the Covenant - so that is different than whatever it is the Catholics do.
And different than what I as a Protesant do, as I sing songs of praise while facing a cross and communion table.
Doing the office of the high priest on day of atonement.
Lev 16:12 And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the LORD, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
Lev 16:13 And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
Lev 16:14 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger upon the mercy seat eastward; and before the mercy seat shall he sprinkle of the blood with his finger seven times.
Lev 16:15 Then shall he kill the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:
Lev 16:16 And he shall make an atonement for the holy place, because of the uncleanness of the children of Israel, and because of their transgressions in all their sins: and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation, that remaineth among them in the midst of their uncleanness.
Lev 16:17 And there shall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in to make an atonement in the holy place, until he come out, and have made an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congregation of Israel.