4 Bible Verses about Incense

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Luke 1:9

to perform his customary duties as a priest before God, he drew the responsibility [that day] of entering the Temple of the Lord to burn the incense offering. [Note: This was done on a golden Altar in the Temple by a priest twice a day].

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

Incense » Put on » Meat offerings

Incense » Uses of

More verses: Deuteronomy 33:10

Incense » Offered » In censers

Incense » Illustrative of » Prayer

Revelation 5:8

And when He had taken the book, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down in front of the Lamb [i.e., to worship Him]. Each one of them held [in his hands] a harp and a golden bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints [See Psa. 141:2; Rev. 8:3-4].

Incense » Called frankincense

Incense » On the golden altar

Incense » In making atonement

Luke 1:10

There was a whole crowd of people praying outside because it was the time for burning the incense offering.

Incense » None but priest to offer

Incense » Offered » With fire » Altar of burnt-offering

Incense » Offered in idolatrous worship

Incense » For God's service mixed with sweet spices

Incense » The jews » Not accepted in offering, on account of sin

Incense » Offered » On the altar of gold

Incense » Uzziah punished for offering

Incense » Offered morning and evening

Incense » Offered » By the high priest in the most holy place on the day of atonement

Incense » The jews » Punished for offering, to idols

Incense » Levites had charge of

Incense » Illustrative of » The merits of Christ

Revelation 8:3-4

Then another angel, who held a golden incense holder, came and stood at the Altar. He was given a quantity of incense to add to the prayers of all the saints [as an offering] on the golden Altar, which was in front of the throne. And the smoke of the [burning] incense, [mingled] with the prayers of the saints, ascended from [the incense holder in] the angel's hand up to the presence of God.

Incense » Nadab and abihu destroyed for offering, with strange fire

Incense » Korah and his company punished for offering

Incense » Designed for atonement

Incense » An article of extensive commerce

Revelation 18:13

[No one buys their] cinnamon, spices, incense, myrrh, frankincense, wine, [olive] oil, flour and wheat. [No one buys their] cattle, sheep, horses, wagons, or the bodies and souls [i.e., the very lives] of people [i.e., slaves used for all purposes].

Incense » Receipt for mixing

Incense » Used in idolatrous worship

Incense » Symbolical » Of the prayers of saints

Revelation 5:8

And when He had taken the book, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down in front of the Lamb [i.e., to worship Him]. Each one of them held [in his hands] a harp and a golden bowl full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints [See Psa. 141:2; Rev. 8:3-4].

Revelation 8:3-4

Then another angel, who held a golden incense holder, came and stood at the Altar. He was given a quantity of incense to add to the prayers of all the saints [as an offering] on the golden Altar, which was in front of the throne. And the smoke of the [burning] incense, [mingled] with the prayers of the saints, ascended from [the incense holder in] the angel's hand up to the presence of God.

Incense » Offered » Morning and evening

Incense » Brought from sheba

Incense » By uzziah

Incense » Presented to Christ by the wise men

Incense » The jews » Offered, to idols on altars of brick

Incense » Offered » Perpetually

Incense » Formula for compounding

Incense » Korah, dathan, and abiram

Incense » Common, not to be offered to God

Incense » Offered by nadab and abihu in an unauthorized manner

Incense » The jews prayed at time of offering

Luke 1:10

There was a whole crowd of people praying outside because it was the time for burning the incense offering.

Incense » Figurative » Of praise

Incense » Figurative » Of prayer

Incense » Compounded by bezaleel

Incense » By priests

Incense » Offering of, allotted to the priests

Luke 1:9

to perform his customary duties as a priest before God, he drew the responsibility [that day] of entering the Temple of the Lord to burn the incense offering. [Note: This was done on a golden Altar in the Temple by a priest twice a day].

Incense » Figurative » Of an acceptable sacrifice

Incense » Presented by the wise men to jesus

Meat offerings » Used with » Oil » Incense

Offerings » Different kinds of » Incense

Luke 1:9

to perform his customary duties as a priest before God, he drew the responsibility [that day] of entering the Temple of the Lord to burn the incense offering. [Note: This was done on a golden Altar in the Temple by a priest twice a day].

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Revelation 8:3

Then another angel, who held a golden incense holder, came and stood at the Altar. He was given a quantity of incense to add to the prayers of all the saints [as an offering] on the golden Altar, which was in front of the throne.

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