Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

Bible References

Censer

Leviticus 16:12
Then he must take a firepan full of fiery coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the veil.
Exodus 27:3
Make its pots for removing ashes, and its shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; make all its utensils of bronze.
Exodus 38:3
He made all the altar’s utensils: the pots, shovels, basins, meat forks, and firepans; he made all its utensils of bronze.
Numbers 16:6
Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow
Hebrews 9:4
It contained the gold altar of incense and the ark of the covenant, covered with gold on all sides, in which there was a gold jar containing the manna, Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant.

Put incense

Exodus 30:1
“You are to make an altar for the burning of incense; make it of acacia wood.
Exodus 31:11
the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense for the sanctuary. They must make them according to all that I have commanded you.”
Exodus 37:29
He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure, fragrant, and expertly blended incense.
Exodus 40:27
and burned fragrant incense on it, just as the Lord had commanded him.
1 Kings 13:1
A man of God came from Judah to Bethel by a revelation from the Lord while Jeroboam was standing beside the altar to burn incense.
2 Chronicles 26:16
But when he became strong, he grew arrogant and it led to his own destruction. He acted unfaithfully against the Lord his God by going into the Lord’s sanctuary to burn incense on the incense altar.
Psalm 141:2
May my prayer be set before You as incense,
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.
Jeremiah 44:8
You are provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands. You are burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt where you have gone to live for a while. As a result, you will be cut off and become an object of cursing and insult among all the nations of earth.
Luke 1:9
it happened that he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
Revelation 8:3
Another angel, with a gold incense burner, came and stood at the altar. He was given a large amount of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the gold altar in front of the throne.

Strange

Leviticus 9:24
Fire came from the Lord and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell facedown on the ground.
Leviticus 16:12
Then he must take a firepan full of fiery coals from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and bring them inside the veil.
Numbers 16:18
Each man took his firepan, placed fire in it, put incense on it, and stood at the entrance to the tent of meeting along with Moses and Aaron.

General references

Exodus 30:9
You must not offer unauthorized incense on it, or a burnt or grain offering; you are not to pour a drink offering on it.
Leviticus 16:1
The Lord spoke to Moses after the death of two of Aaron’s sons when they approached the presence of the Lord and died.
Numbers 16:6
Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow
Numbers 26:61
but Nadab and Abihu died when they presented unauthorized fire before the Lord.
Acts 5:1
But a man named Ananias, with his wife Sapphira, sold a piece of property.

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