18 Bible Verses about Altar Of Incense

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Exodus 37:25

Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood; its top was a cubit square and it was two cubits high; the horns were of one piece with it.

Exodus 30:3

You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around it.

Exodus 37:26

He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around and its horns; he also made a rim of gold around it.

Exodus 30:4

You shall make two gold rings under its molding, make them on the two side walls—on opposite sides—they shall be holders for the poles with which to carry it.

Exodus 37:27

He made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as holders for the poles [to pass through] to carry it.

Exodus 30:5

You shall make the poles of acacia wood overlaid with gold.

Exodus 39:38

the golden altar [of incense], the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the [hanging] veil for the doorway of the tent;

Exodus 30:6

You shall put the altar of incense [in the Holy Place] in front and outside of the veil that screens the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

Leviticus 4:7

The priest shall also put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense which is before the Lord in the Tent of Meeting. All the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering which is at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting.

1 Kings 9:25

Three times a year [during the major annual festivals] Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built to the Lord, and he burned incense with them before the Lord. So he finished the house [of the Lord].

Exodus 30:26-27

You shall anoint the Tent of Meeting with it, and the ark of the Testimony, and the table [for the bread] and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

Exodus 30:7-8

Aaron shall burn sweet and fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims and tends the lamps. When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he shall burn incense, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

Exodus 30:9

You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.

Exodus 30:10

Once a year Aaron shall make atonement [for sin] on its horns. He shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

2 Chronicles 26:16-19

But when Uzziah became strong, he became so proud [of himself and his accomplishments] that he acted corruptly, and he was unfaithful and sinned against the Lord his God, for he went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. Then Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him eighty priests of the Lord, men of courage. They opposed King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron who have been consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful and will have no honor from the Lord God.” read more.
Then Uzziah, with a censer in his hand to burn incense, was enraged; and while he was enraged with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.

Numbers 4:11

Over the golden [incense] altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its carrying poles;

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.

Revelation 9:3

Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power [to hurt] was given to them, like the power which the earth’s scorpions have.

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

Exodus 30:6

You shall put the altar of incense [in the Holy Place] in front and outside of the veil that screens the ark of the Testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the Testimony, where I will meet with you.

Exodus 40:5

You shall set the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony [outside the veil], and put the [hanging] veil at the doorway of the tabernacle.

Exodus 40:26

He put the golden altar [of incense] in the Tent of Meeting in front of the veil;

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

Exodus 30:10

Once a year Aaron shall make atonement [for sin] on its horns. He shall make atonement on it with the blood of the sin offering of atonement once a year throughout your generations. It is most holy to the Lord.”

Leviticus 16:18-19

And he shall go out to the altar [of burnt offering in the court] which is before the Lord and make atonement for it, and shall take some of the blood of the bull and of the goat and put it on the horns of the altar round about. And he shall sprinkle some of the blood on it with his fingers seven times and cleanse it and hallow it from the uncleanness of the Israelites.

Altar of incense » A type of Christ

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.

Revelation 9:3

Then out of the smoke came locusts upon the earth, and power [to hurt] was given to them, like the power which the earth’s scorpions have.

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

Leviticus 4:7

The priest shall also put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense which is before the Lord in the Tent of Meeting. All the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering which is at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 4:18

He shall put some of the blood on the horns of the altar [of incense] which is before the Lord in the Tent of Meeting; and he shall pour out all the rest of the blood at the base of the altar of burnt offering which is at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting.

Altar of incense » Said to be before the lord

Leviticus 4:7

The priest shall also put some of the blood on the horns of the altar of fragrant incense which is before the Lord in the Tent of Meeting. All the rest of the blood of the bull he shall pour out at the base of the altar of the burnt offering which is at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting.

1 Kings 9:25

Three times a year [during the major annual festivals] Solomon offered burnt offerings and peace offerings on the altar he had built to the Lord, and he burned incense with them before the Lord. So he finished the house [of the Lord].

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

Exodus 30:4

You shall make two gold rings under its molding, make them on the two side walls—on opposite sides—they shall be holders for the poles with which to carry it.

Exodus 37:27

He made two rings of gold for it under its rim, on its two opposite sides, as holders for the poles [to pass through] to carry it.

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

Exodus 30:3

You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around it.

Exodus 37:26

He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around and its horns; he also made a rim of gold around it.

Altar of incense » Dimensions, &c of

Exodus 30:1

“You shall make an altar upon which to burn incense; you shall make it of acacia wood.

Exodus 37:25

Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood; its top was a cubit square and it was two cubits high; the horns were of one piece with it.

Altar of incense » Covered with gold

Exodus 30:3

You shall overlay it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a gold molding all around it.

Exodus 37:26

He overlaid it with pure gold, its top, its sides all around and its horns; he also made a rim of gold around it.

Altar of incense » Punishment for » Unauthorized offering on

2 Chronicles 26:16-19

But when [King Uzziah] was strong, he became proud to his destruction; and he trespassed against the Lord his God, for he went into the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. And Azariah the priest went in after him and with him eighty priests of the Lord, men of courage. They opposed King Uzziah and said to him, It is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the priests, the sons of Aaron, who are set apart to burn incense. Withdraw from the sanctuary; you have trespassed, and that will not be to your credit and honor before the Lord God. read more.
Then Uzziah was enraged, and he had a censer in his hand to burn incense. And while he was enraged with the priests, leprosy broke out on his forehead before the priests in the house of the Lord, beside the incense altar.

Altar of incense » Punishment for » Offering strange fire on

Leviticus 10:1-2

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, each took his censer and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange and unholy fire before the Lord, as He had not commanded them. And there came forth fire from before the Lord and killed them, and they died before the Lord.

Altar of incense » Anointed with holy oil

Exodus 30:26-27

And you shall anoint the Tent of Meeting with it, and the ark of the Testimony, And the [showbread] table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense,

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

Exodus 30:7-8

And Aaron shall burn on it incense of sweet spices; every morning when he trims and fills the lamps he shall burn it. And when Aaron lights the lamps in the evening, he shall burn it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.

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

Numbers 4:11

Over the golden [incense] altar they shall spread a blue cloth, and cover it with a covering of porpoise skin, and shall insert its carrying poles;

Altar of incense » Called the golden altar

Exodus 39:38

the golden altar [of incense], the anointing oil and the fragrant incense, and the [hanging] veil for the doorway of the tent;

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

Exodus 30:9

You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.

Altar of incense » Staves of, covered with gold

Exodus 30:5

You shall make the poles of acacia wood overlaid with gold.

Drink offering » Not » Poured » Altar of incense

Exodus 30:9

You shall not offer any strange incense on this altar, or burnt offering or meal offering; you shall not pour out a drink offering on it.

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