1 Kings 7:38

1Ki 7:38 Then made he ten lavers of brass: one laver contained forty baths: [and] every laver was four cubits: [and] upon every one of the ten bases one laver.

Ver. 38. Then made he ten lavers of brass. ] And all to show the filthiness of sin, and the necessity of Christ’s blood, 1Jn 1:7 Zec 13:1 wherewith the holy priesthood of his chosen must be washed and sanctified in action and affection, before their service can be accepted. Eph 5:26