18 Bible Verses about Altar Of Incense

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Exodus 37:25

He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half -- a square -- and its height was three feet. Its horns were of one piece with it.

Exodus 30:3

You are to overlay it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and make a surrounding border of gold for it.

Exodus 37:26

He overlaid it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

Exodus 30:4

You are to make two gold rings for it under its border, on its two flanks; you are to make them on its two sides. The rings will be places for poles to carry it with.

Exodus 37:27

He also made two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as places for poles to carry it with.

Exodus 30:5

You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Exodus 39:38

and the gold altar, and the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

Exodus 30:6

"You are to put it in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the testimony (before the atonement lid that is over the testimony), where I will meet you.

Leviticus 4:7

The priest must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the bull's blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

1 Kings 9:25

Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place.

Exodus 30:26-27

"With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

Exodus 30:7-8

Aaron is to burn sweet incense on it morning by morning; when he attends to the lamps he is to burn incense. When Aaron sets up the lamps around sundown he is to burn incense on it; it is to be a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.

Exodus 30:9

You must not offer strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it.

Exodus 30:10

Aaron is to make atonement on its horns once in the year with some of the blood of the sin offering for atonement; once in the year he is to make atonement on it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord."

2 Chronicles 26:16-19

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar. Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in. They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed and the Lord God will not honor you!"read more.
Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving at the priests, a skin disease appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord's temple near the incense altar.

Numbers 4:11

"They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

Revelation 8:3

Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.

Revelation 9:3

Then out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

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Altar of incense » Placed before the vail in the outer sanctuary

Exodus 30:6

"You are to put it in front of the curtain that is before the ark of the testimony (before the atonement lid that is over the testimony), where I will meet you.

Exodus 40:5

You are to put the gold altar for incense in front of the ark of the testimony and put the curtain at the entrance to the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:26

And he put the gold altar in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain,

Altar of incense » Atonement made for, by the high priest once every year

Exodus 30:10

Aaron is to make atonement on its horns once in the year with some of the blood of the sin offering for atonement; once in the year he is to make atonement on it throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord."

Leviticus 16:18-19

"Then he is to go out to the altar which is before the Lord and make atonement for it. He is to take some of the blood of the bull and some of the blood of the goat, and put it all around on the horns of the altar. Then he is to sprinkle on it some of the blood with his finger seven times, and cleanse and consecrate it from the impurities of the Israelites.

Altar of incense » A type of Christ

Revelation 8:3

Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.

Revelation 9:3

Then out of the smoke came locusts onto the earth, and they were given power like that of the scorpions of the earth.

Altar of incense » The blood of all sin offerings put on the horns of

Leviticus 4:7

The priest must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the bull's blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

Leviticus 4:18

He must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar which is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

Altar of incense » Said to be before the lord

Leviticus 4:7

The priest must put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense that is before the Lord in the Meeting Tent, and all the rest of the bull's blood he must pour out at the base of the altar of burnt offering that is at the entrance of the Meeting Tent.

1 Kings 9:25

Three times a year Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built for the Lord, burning incense along with them before the Lord. He made the temple his official worship place.

Altar of incense » Had four rings of gold under the crown for the staves

Exodus 30:4

You are to make two gold rings for it under its border, on its two flanks; you are to make them on its two sides. The rings will be places for poles to carry it with.

Exodus 37:27

He also made two gold rings for it under its border, on its two sides, on opposite sides, as places for poles to carry it with.

Altar of incense » Top of, surrounded with a crown of gold

Exodus 30:3

You are to overlay it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and make a surrounding border of gold for it.

Exodus 37:26

He overlaid it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

Altar of incense » Dimensions, &c of

Exodus 30:1

"You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.

Exodus 37:25

He made the incense altar of acacia wood. Its length was a foot and a half and its width a foot and a half -- a square -- and its height was three feet. Its horns were of one piece with it.

Altar of incense » Covered with gold

Exodus 30:3

You are to overlay it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and make a surrounding border of gold for it.

Exodus 37:26

He overlaid it with pure gold -- its top, its four walls, and its horns -- and he made a surrounding border of gold for it.

Altar of incense » Punishment for » Unauthorized offering on

2 Chronicles 26:16-19

But once he became powerful, his pride destroyed him. He disobeyed the Lord his God. He entered the Lord's temple to offer incense on the incense altar. Azariah the priest and eighty other brave priests of the Lord followed him in. They confronted King Uzziah and said to him, "It is not proper for you, Uzziah, to offer incense to the Lord. That is the responsibility of the priests, the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to offer incense. Leave the sanctuary, for you have disobeyed and the Lord God will not honor you!" read more.
Uzziah, who had an incense censer in his hand, became angry. While he was ranting and raving at the priests, a skin disease appeared on his forehead right there in front of the priests in the Lord's temple near the incense altar.

Altar of incense » Punishment for » Offering strange fire on

Leviticus 10:1-2

Then Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan and put fire in it, set incense on it, and presented strange fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do. So fire went out from the presence of the Lord and consumed them so that they died before the Lord.

Altar of incense » Anointed with holy oil

Exodus 30:26-27

"With it you are to anoint the tent of meeting, the ark of the testimony, the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

Altar of incense » Priest » Burned » Incense » Every morning » Every evening

Exodus 30:7-8

Aaron is to burn sweet incense on it morning by morning; when he attends to the lamps he is to burn incense. When Aaron sets up the lamps around sundown he is to burn incense on it; it is to be a regular incense offering before the Lord throughout your generations.

Altar of incense » Covered by the priest before removal from the sanctuary

Numbers 4:11

"They must spread a blue cloth on the gold altar, and cover it with a covering of fine leather; and they must insert its poles.

Altar of incense » Called the golden altar

Exodus 39:38

and the gold altar, and the anointing oil, and the fragrant incense; and the curtain for the entrance to the tent;

Altar of incense » No strange incense nor any sacrifice to be offered on

Exodus 30:9

You must not offer strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it.

Altar of incense » Staves of, covered with gold

Exodus 30:5

You are to make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.

Drink offering » Not » Poured » Altar of incense

Exodus 30:9

You must not offer strange incense on it, nor burnt offering, nor meal offering, and you must not pour out a drink offering on it.

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