Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the LORD, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not:
General references
Bible References
And he
Exodus 30:1
“You shall make an altar upon which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.
Numbers 16:7
then put fire in them and place incense on them in the presence of the Lord tomorrow; and the man whom the Lord chooses shall be the one who is holy. You have gone far enough, you sons of Levi.”
Revelation 8:3
Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a golden censer, and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints (God’s people) on the golden altar in front of the throne.
The cloud
Exodus 25:21
You shall put the mercy seat on the top of the ark, and in the ark you shall put the Testimony which I will give you.
Hebrews 4:14
Inasmuch then as we [believers] have a great High Priest who has [already ascended and] passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession [of faith and cling tenaciously to our absolute trust in Him as Savior].
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore He is able also to save forever (completely, perfectly, for eternity) those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede and intervene on their behalf [with God].
Hebrews 9:24
For Christ did not enter into a holy place made with hands, a mere copy of the true one, but [He entered] into heaven itself, now to appear in the very presence of God on our behalf;
1 John 2:1
My little children (believers, dear ones), I am writing you these things so that you will not sin and violate God’s law. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate [who will intercede for us] with the Father: Jesus Christ the righteous [the upright, the just One, who conforms to the Father’s will in every way—purpose, thought, and action].
General references
Exodus 37:6
Bezalel made the mercy seat of pure gold; it was two and a half cubits long, and one and a half cubits wide.
Numbers 16:6
Do this: Take censers for yourselves, Korah and all your company,