So That They May Not Die - Exodus 30:17-21

Exodus 30:17-21 ESV
The Bronze Basin
The Lord said to Moses, “You shall also make a basin of bronze, with its stand of bronze, for washing. You shall put it between the tent of meeting and the altar, and you shall put water in it, with which Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet. When they go into the tent of meeting, or when they come near the altar to minister, to burn a food offering to the Lord, they shall wash with water, so that they may not die. They shall wash their hands and their feet, so that they may not die. It shall be a statute forever to them, even to him and to his offspring throughout their generations.”

Here we see a meaning of believers being cleansed by water and fire. Worship in the temple foreshadows and helps define what is found in the New Testament where the new temple resides in the heart of all.

In the Old Testament the alter was outside the heart. In the New Testament the alter is inside the heart. In both cases, the heart is present to The Lord.