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How did the high priest get through the veil to enter the holy of holies in the Jewish tabernacle?
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The veil of the temple was 3 inches thick and if you study out the veil and the history of the temple, you will find that it was the spirit of God that did the transferring. Just as when you or anybody really prays beyond the flesh and enters into that secret place with God so it is with the holy of holies. If you were not holy or consecrated unto God you could not get through the veil. Not once is a high priest killed in the Holy of Holies if you study it out you will find that.
The priest would wait at the veil and God would transfer them from one side to the other by means of his spirit "only" if they were holy and he accepted them because of it. If he did not except the sacrifice the priest couldn't even get through the veil. Its a wonderful experience because the priest had to have blood in one hand on a laver and a incense in the other to sprinkle the blood on the ark and to offer the incense as a sweet prayer from the people. Neither could touch the ground and there is no opening in the veil contrary to belief so the spirit of the Lord did it.
Jewish answer:
The above answer is replete with mistakes:
1) There were two veils between the Holy of Holies and the sanctuary, not just one.
2) No "transferring" took place. Rather, the easternmost veil was folded back a little bit on its southern end, and the westernmost veil was folded back a little on its northern end. The Kohen Gadol would enter between the veils at the southern fold. He would walk between the veils (there was about 15 inches of space between them) until he reached the northern end. There, the folded-back edge of the inner veil enabled him to enter the Holy of Holies. This is described explicitly in the Mishna and Talmud (Yoma 51b and 52b).
3) The Kohen did not carry the blood and the incense at the same time.
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A vestment worn by ancient Hebrew priests.It is something the Jewish High Priest wore when going into the Holy of Holies in the Temple of the Lord.There is an occasion that the High Priest was wearing the Ephod to inquire of the Lord for King David.
Where Does A Priest Work Starting With T?
tabernacle
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When not officiating the High Priest wore a coat, breeches, girdle, and a cap. When officiating he wore a breastplate, the ephod, the girdle (this one bound the ephod to the body), the miter (this replaced the cap, underneath these he wore his breeches and coat).
Who went into the holy of holies in the temple in Jerusalem?
There hasn't been a temple in Jerusalem for 1932 years. When it did exist and was the central focus of the Jewish religion and culture, the single individual to ever enter the Holy of Holies was the Kohen Gadol ("high priest"), and he did so exactly one time in the year ... as a part of the service on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).
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To burn incense on Yom Kippur in the Holy of Holies, as a sign of adoration and petition to God
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What are Jewish high preists?
A priest that is jewish and tall
Why did the high priest carry incense into the holy of holies?
Because God commanded it (Leviticus ch.16). It was an act of atonement (ibid).
Was Samuel a Jewish priest?
yes
What Jewish tribes does the teaching priest come from?
We don't a 'teaching priest' in Judaism.
Why is the tabernacle so important?
In the Old Testament the 'TABERNACLE' was the portable dwelling place of the 'Divine Presence' (God). In Exodus it reads, "And let them make me a sanctuary; that I (God) may dwell among them." (Ex. 25:8) The 'TABERNACLE' was used while the Israelites traveled, but when they stopped traveling the 'TABERNACLE' eventually became a permanent building a 'Temple'.This was a very sacred place wherein was the 'Holy of Holies' (inner sanctuary). Inside of the 'Holy of Holies' was the Ark of the Covenant where the tablets of the Ten Commandmentswere kept. The 'Holy of Holies' was lighted with a 6 branch and 1 trunk (7) candlestick called the 'Menorah'. The High Priest cleansed himself and dressed in priestly clothes to enter the chamber. One item worn by the High Priest was the breastplate of 12 jewels, which signified the 12 tribes of Israel.An example of the presence of God or an angel in the 'Tabernacle/Temple' is in Luke, wherein it reads, "And it came to pass, that while he executed the priest's office before God in the order of his course, According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the time of incense. And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the Altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him." (Luke 1:8-12)
