24 Bible Verses about Incense

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2 Chronicles 13:11

And burning to Jehovah the burnt-offering in the morning, in the morning, and in the evening, in the evening, and incense of spices, and the arrangement of bread upon the pure table; and the chandelier of gold and its lamps to burn in the evening, in the evening: for we watch the watches of Jehovah our God; and ye forsook him.

Exodus 30:7-9

And Aaron to burn upon it incense of spices in the morning: in the morning in his adorning the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations. And ye shall not bring up upon it strange incense; and a burnt-offering, a sacrifice and a libation thou shalt not pour out upon it.

Numbers 4:16

And the care of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, the oil of the light, and the incense of aromatics, and the continual gift, and the oil of anointing, and the care of all the dwelling and all which in it, in the holy place, and in its vessels.

Deuteronomy 33:10

And they shall teach thy judgments to Jacob, and thy law to Israel; they will put incense at thy nose, and whole burnt-offerings upon thine altar.

1 Samuel 2:28

And choosing him from all the tribes of Israel to me for priest, to bring up upon mine altar to burn incense, to lift up the ephod before me; and I gave to the house of thy father all the fires of the sons of Israel.

1 Chronicles 6:49

And Aaron and his sons burning incense upon the altar of the burnt-offering, and upon the altar of incense for all the work of the holy of holies, and to expiate for Israel according to all that Moses the servant of God commanded.

1 Chronicles 9:29

And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices.

Luke 1:9

According to the custom of the priesthood, he drew lots to burn incense, having entered into the temple of the Lord.

Numbers 16:16-18

And Moses will say to Korah, Be thou and all thine assembly before Jehovah, thou and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: And take each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer. And they will take each his censer and will give upon them fire, and will put incense upon them, and they will stand at the door of the tent of appointment, and Moses and Aaron.

2 Chronicles 26:16-19

And in his being strong his heart was lifted up even to destruction: for he will transgress against Jehovah his God, and come in to the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense. And Azariah the priest will go in after him, and with him eighty priests to Jehovah, sons of strength. And they will stand against Uzziah the king, and say to him, Not to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron, being consecrated to burn incense: go forth from the holy place, for thou didst trespass; and not to thee for honor from Jehovah God.read more.
And Uzziah will he angry, and in his hand a censer to burn incense: and in his being angry with the priests, the leprosy rose in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, from above to the altar of incense.

2 Chronicles 29:7-8

Also they shut up the doors of the porch, and they will put out the lights, and they burnt not incense, and they brought not up the burnt-offering in the holy place to the God of Israel. And the wrath of Jehovah will be upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he will give them to disquiet, to astonishment, and to hissing, according to what ye see with your eyes.

Exodus 30:34-38

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Take to thee aromatics, resin, and onycha, and galbanum; aromatics and pure frankincense: it shall be part for part And make it a perfume, an ointment, a work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy. And pound fine from it to small dust, and give from it before the testimony in the tent of appointment where I will meet with thee there: holy of holies, shall it be to you.read more.
And the perfume which thou shalt make, according to its measure ye shall not make to you: it shall be holy to you for Jehovah. A man who shall make like it to smell in it, and he shall be cut off from his people.

Exodus 25:6

Oil for a light, spices for the oil of the anointing, and for the incense of aromatics;

Exodus 35:8

And oil for the light, and aromatics for the oil of anointing and for the fragrant incense,

Exodus 35:28

And spice and oil for the light and for the oil of anointing, and for the incense of aromatics

Exodus 39:38

And the altar of gold and the oil of anointing, and the incense of aromatics, and the covering for the door of the tent;

Exodus 40:5

And set the altar of gold for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the covering of the door to the dwelling.

Leviticus 2:1-2

And when a soul shall bring near an offering, a gift to Jehovah, his offering shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and give frankincense upon it And he brought it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he pressed together from it his hand full from its fine flour, and from its oil, upon all its frankincense, and the priest burnt its memorial upon the altar, a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.

Leviticus 6:15

And he took up from it his handful from the fine flour of the gift, and from its oil, and all the frankincense which is upon the gift, and he burnt upon the altar, an odor of sweetness, a remembrance to Jehovah.

Leviticus 5:11

And if his hand shall not reach to the two turtle-doves, or to the two sons of a dove; and he brought his offering who sinned, the tenth of the ephah of fine flour for the sin; he shall not put oil upon it, and he shall not give frankincense upon it; for it is sin.

Leviticus 16:12

And he took a fire pan full of coals of fire from the altar from before Jehovah, and he filled his hands with incense of aromatics beaten small, and brought within the vail:

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Exodus 30:7-8

And Aaron to burn upon it incense of spices in the morning: in the morning in his adorning the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations.

Incense » Put on » Meat offerings

Leviticus 2:1-2

And when a soul shall bring near an offering, a gift to Jehovah, his offering shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and give frankincense upon it And he brought it to Aaron's sons the priests: and he pressed together from it his hand full from its fine flour, and from its oil, upon all its frankincense, and the priest burnt its memorial upon the altar, a sacrifice, an odor of sweetness to Jehovah.

Leviticus 6:15

And he took up from it his handful from the fine flour of the gift, and from its oil, and all the frankincense which is upon the gift, and he burnt upon the altar, an odor of sweetness, a remembrance to Jehovah.

Leviticus 2:15

And give oil upon it and put frankincense upon: it is a gift.

Incense » Uses of

Numbers 16:40

A remembrance to the sons of Israel, so that a man, a stranger, shall not come near, he who is not from the seed of Aaron, to burn incense before Jehovah; and he shall not be as Korah and as his assembly: as Jehovah spake to him by the hand of Moses.

Leviticus 16:12

And he took a fire pan full of coals of fire from the altar from before Jehovah, and he filled his hands with incense of aromatics beaten small, and brought within the vail:

Numbers 16:46

And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting.

Exodus 30:36-38

And pound fine from it to small dust, and give from it before the testimony in the tent of appointment where I will meet with thee there: holy of holies, shall it be to you. And the perfume which thou shalt make, according to its measure ye shall not make to you: it shall be holy to you for Jehovah. A man who shall make like it to smell in it, and he shall be cut off from his people.

Numbers 16:17

And take each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer.

More verses: Deuteronomy 33:10

Incense » Offered » In censers

Numbers 16:46

And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting.

Leviticus 10:1

And Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, will take each his censer, and give in them fire, and put upon it incense, and bring before Jehovah strange fire, which he commanded them not

Numbers 16:17

And take each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer.

Incense » Illustrative of » Prayer

Revelation 5:8

And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the twentyfour elders fell before the Lamb, having each harps, and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the holy.

Psalm 141:2

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun and even to its going down, great my name among the nations; and in every place incense being brought to my name, and a clean gift: for great my name among the nations, said Jehovah of armies.

Incense » Called frankincense

Song of Songs 4:14

Spikenard and saffron; the reed and cinnamon, with all the woods of Lebanon; myrrh and aloes, with all the heads of spices.

Song of Songs 4:6

Till the day shall breathe, and the shadows fled away, I will go for myself to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of Lebanon.

Incense » On the golden altar

Exodus 40:27

And he will burn upon it incense of aromatics; as Jehovah commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:5

And set the altar of gold for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the covering of the door to the dwelling.

2 Chronicles 2:4

Behold, I build a house to the name of Jehovah my God, to consecrate to him, to burn incense before him, incense of spices, and the arrangement always, and the burnt-offerings for morning and for evening, for the Sabbaths and for the new moons, and for the appointments of Jehovah our God. Forever this upon Israel.

Exodus 30:1-7

And make an altar for burning incense: of acacia wood shalt thou make it A cubit its length, a cubit its breadth; it shall be four-square; and two cubits its height: its horns out of it. And spread it over with pure gold its top, and its walls round about, and its horns: and make to it a gold wreath round about read more.
And two gold rings shalt thou make to it from under its crown, upon its two ribs, shalt thou make upon its two sides; and it was for inner parts for staves to lift it up by them. And make staves of acacia wood, and spread them over with gold. And give it before the vail that is upon the ark of the testimonies, before the cover which is upon the testimonies, where I will meet with thee there. And Aaron to burn upon it incense of spices in the morning: in the morning in his adorning the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it

2 Chronicles 32:12

Did not this Hezekiah remove his heights, and his altars? and he will say to Judah and to Jerusalem, saying, Before one altar shall ye worship and upon it shall ye burn incense?

Incense » In making atonement

Luke 1:10

And all the multitude of people were praying without at the hour of incense.

Leviticus 16:12-13

And he took a fire pan full of coals of fire from the altar from before Jehovah, and he filled his hands with incense of aromatics beaten small, and brought within the vail: And he gave the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, and the cloud of incense covered the vail which was upon the testimonies; and he shall not die.

Numbers 16:46-47

And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting. And Aaron will take as Moses spake, and he will run into the midst of the assembly; and behold, it began smiting among the people: and he will give incense and will expiate for the people.

Incense » None but priest to offer

Numbers 16:40

A remembrance to the sons of Israel, so that a man, a stranger, shall not come near, he who is not from the seed of Aaron, to burn incense before Jehovah; and he shall not be as Korah and as his assembly: as Jehovah spake to him by the hand of Moses.

Deuteronomy 33:10

And they shall teach thy judgments to Jacob, and thy law to Israel; they will put incense at thy nose, and whole burnt-offerings upon thine altar.

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

Leviticus 16:12

And he took a fire pan full of coals of fire from the altar from before Jehovah, and he filled his hands with incense of aromatics beaten small, and brought within the vail:

Numbers 16:46

And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting.

Incense » Offered in idolatrous worship

Jeremiah 41:5

And men will come from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Shomeron, eighty men, shaving the beard, and their garments rent, and cutting themselves, and a gift and frankincense in their hand, to bring to the house of Jehovah.

Ezekiel 8:11

And seventy men from the old men of the house of Israel, and Jaazaniah, son of Shaphan, stood in the midst of them, standing before them, and each his censer in his hand; and a rich cloud of incense went up.

1 Kings 12:23

Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the remainder of the people, saying,

Incense » For God's service mixed with sweet spices

Exodus 37:29

And he will make the holy oil of anointing and the pure incense of aromatics, the work of the perfumer.

Exodus 25:6

Oil for a light, spices for the oil of the anointing, and for the incense of aromatics;

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

Isaiah 66:3

He slaughtering the ox, striking a man; he sacrificing a sheep, broke a dog's neck; he bringing up a gift, swine's blood; he making remembrance of frankincense, praising vanity; also they chose their ways, and in their abominations their soul delighted.

Isaiah 1:13

Ye shall not add to bring gifts of iniquity; incense, this an abomination to me; the new moon and the Sabbath, the calling of the assembly; I shall not be able to bear vanity and restraining.

Incense » Offered » On the altar of gold

Exodus 40:5

And set the altar of gold for incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the covering of the door to the dwelling.

Exodus 30:1

And make an altar for burning incense: of acacia wood shalt thou make it

Incense » Uzziah punished for offering

2 Chronicles 26:16-21

And in his being strong his heart was lifted up even to destruction: for he will transgress against Jehovah his God, and come in to the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense. And Azariah the priest will go in after him, and with him eighty priests to Jehovah, sons of strength. And they will stand against Uzziah the king, and say to him, Not to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron, being consecrated to burn incense: go forth from the holy place, for thou didst trespass; and not to thee for honor from Jehovah God. read more.
And Uzziah will he angry, and in his hand a censer to burn incense: and in his being angry with the priests, the leprosy rose in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, from above to the altar of incense. And Azariah the head priest will turn to him, and all the priests, and behold, he was smitten in his forehead, and they will drive him out from thence; and he also hastened to go forth, for Jehovah struck him. And Uzziah the king will be smitten even to the day of his death; and he dwelt in a house of infirmity, leprous; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

Incense » Offered morning and evening

Exodus 30:7-8

And Aaron to burn upon it incense of spices in the morning: in the morning in his adorning the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations.

2 Chronicles 13:11

And burning to Jehovah the burnt-offering in the morning, in the morning, and in the evening, in the evening, and incense of spices, and the arrangement of bread upon the pure table; and the chandelier of gold and its lamps to burn in the evening, in the evening: for we watch the watches of Jehovah our God; and ye forsook him.

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

Leviticus 16:12-13

And he took a fire pan full of coals of fire from the altar from before Jehovah, and he filled his hands with incense of aromatics beaten small, and brought within the vail: And he gave the incense upon the fire before Jehovah, and the cloud of incense covered the vail which was upon the testimonies; and he shall not die.

Incense » The jews » Punished for offering, to idols

2 Chronicles 34:25

Because that they forsook me, and they will burn incense to other gods, so that they irritated me with all the works of their hands; and my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.

Incense » Levites had charge of

1 Chronicles 9:29

And from them being appointed over the vessels, and over all the vessels of the holy place, and over the fine flour and the wine and the oil, and the frankincense and the spices.

Incense » Illustrative of » The merits of Christ

Revelation 8:3-4

And another angel came and was placed by the altar, having a golden censer; and many perfumes were given him, that he might give to the prayers of the holy upon the golden altar before the throne. And the smoke of the perfumes went up, with the prayers of the holy, from the angel's hand before God.

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

Leviticus 10:1-2

And Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, will take each his censer, and give in them fire, and put upon it incense, and bring before Jehovah strange fire, which he commanded them not And fire will come forth from before Jehovah, and will consume them, and they will die before Jehovah.

Incense » Korah and his company punished for offering

Numbers 16:16-35

And Moses will say to Korah, Be thou and all thine assembly before Jehovah, thou and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: And take each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer. And they will take each his censer and will give upon them fire, and will put incense upon them, and they will stand at the door of the tent of appointment, and Moses and Aaron. read more.
And Korah will gather against them all the assembly at the door of the tent of appointment; and the glory of Jehovah will be seen to all the assembly. And Jehovah will speak to Moses, and to Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment, And they shall fall upon their faces, and they will say, God, the God of the spirits for all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be angry against all the assembly. And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, Speak to all the assembly, saying, Go up from round about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Moses will rise up and go to Dathan and Abiram; and the old men of Israel will go after him. And he will speak to the assembly, saying, Remove, now, from the tents of these guilty men, and ye shall not touch upon any thing which is to them lest ye shall he destroyed in all their sin. And they will go up from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from round about; and Dathan and Abiram will come forth, standing at the door of their tents, and their wives and their sons and their little ones. And Moses will say, By this shall ye know that Jehovah sent me to do all these works; for not from my heart If according to the death of all men these shall die, if the providence of all men shall be reviewed upon them, Jehovah sent me not And if Jehovah shall create a creation, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them and all which is to them, and they went down living to hades; and ye know that these men rejected Jehovah, And it shall be as he finished to speak all these words, the earth shall cleave asunder which is under them: And the earth shall open her mouth and shall swallow them and their houses, and all the men which to Korah, and all the possessions. And they went down, and all which is to them, living, to hades, and the earth shall cover over them; and they shall perish from the midst of the gathering. And all Israel which were round about them fled at their voice: for they said, Lest the earth shall swallow us. And a fire will come forth from Jehovah and will consume the fifty and two hundred men bringing the incense

Incense » Designed for atonement

Numbers 16:46-47

And Moses will say to Aaron, Take a censer and give upon it fire from off the altar, and put incense, and go quickly to the assembly, and expiate for them: for anger went forth from before Jehovah; for it began smiting. And Aaron will take as Moses spake, and he will run into the midst of the assembly; and behold, it began smiting among the people: and he will give incense and will expiate for the people.

Incense » An article of extensive commerce

Revelation 18:13

And cinnamon, and perfumes, and ointment, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and the finest wheat flour, and wheat, and cattle, and sheep, and of horses, and of chariots, and of bodies, and of souls of men,

Incense » Receipt for mixing

Exodus 30:34-36

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Take to thee aromatics, resin, and onycha, and galbanum; aromatics and pure frankincense: it shall be part for part And make it a perfume, an ointment, a work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy. And pound fine from it to small dust, and give from it before the testimony in the tent of appointment where I will meet with thee there: holy of holies, shall it be to you.

Incense » Used in idolatrous worship

Jeremiah 48:35

And I caused to cease to shout, says Jehovah, him bringing up to the height, and him burning incense to his gods.

Incense » Symbolical » Of the prayers of saints

Revelation 5:8

And when he took the book, the four living creatures and the twentyfour elders fell before the Lamb, having each harps, and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the holy.

Revelation 8:3-4

And another angel came and was placed by the altar, having a golden censer; and many perfumes were given him, that he might give to the prayers of the holy upon the golden altar before the throne. And the smoke of the perfumes went up, with the prayers of the holy, from the angel's hand before God.

Incense » Offered » Morning and evening

Exodus 30:7-8

And Aaron to burn upon it incense of spices in the morning: in the morning in his adorning the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations.

Incense » Brought from sheba

Jeremiah 6:20

Wherefore this to me shall frankincense come from Sheba, and the good cane from a land from far off? your burnt-offerings are not for acceptance, and your sacrifices were not sweet to me.

Incense » By uzziah

2 Chronicles 26:16-21

And in his being strong his heart was lifted up even to destruction: for he will transgress against Jehovah his God, and come in to the temple of Jehovah to burn incense upon the altar of incense. And Azariah the priest will go in after him, and with him eighty priests to Jehovah, sons of strength. And they will stand against Uzziah the king, and say to him, Not to thee, Uzziah, to burn incense to Jehovah, but to the priests, the sons of Aaron, being consecrated to burn incense: go forth from the holy place, for thou didst trespass; and not to thee for honor from Jehovah God. read more.
And Uzziah will he angry, and in his hand a censer to burn incense: and in his being angry with the priests, the leprosy rose in his forehead before the priests in the house of Jehovah, from above to the altar of incense. And Azariah the head priest will turn to him, and all the priests, and behold, he was smitten in his forehead, and they will drive him out from thence; and he also hastened to go forth, for Jehovah struck him. And Uzziah the king will be smitten even to the day of his death; and he dwelt in a house of infirmity, leprous; for he was cut off from the house of Jehovah: and Jotham his son over the king's house, judging the people of the land.

Incense » Presented to Christ by the wise men

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

Isaiah 65:3

The people irritating me to my face continually; sacrificing in gardens, and burning incense upon bricks;

Incense » Offered » Perpetually

Exodus 30:8

And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations.

Incense » Formula for compounding

Exodus 30:34-35

And Jehovah will say to Moses, Take to thee aromatics, resin, and onycha, and galbanum; aromatics and pure frankincense: it shall be part for part And make it a perfume, an ointment, a work of the perfumer, salted, pure, holy.

Incense » Korah, dathan, and abiram

Numbers 16:16-35

And Moses will say to Korah, Be thou and all thine assembly before Jehovah, thou and they, and Aaron, to-morrow: And take each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer and put incense upon them, and bring them near before Jehovah, each his censer, fifty and two hundred censers; and thou and Aaron, each his censer. And they will take each his censer and will give upon them fire, and will put incense upon them, and they will stand at the door of the tent of appointment, and Moses and Aaron. read more.
And Korah will gather against them all the assembly at the door of the tent of appointment; and the glory of Jehovah will be seen to all the assembly. And Jehovah will speak to Moses, and to Aaron, saying, Separate yourselves from the midst of this assembly, and I will consume them as in a moment, And they shall fall upon their faces, and they will say, God, the God of the spirits for all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be angry against all the assembly. And Jehovah will speak to Moses, saying, Speak to all the assembly, saying, Go up from round about the dwelling of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram. And Moses will rise up and go to Dathan and Abiram; and the old men of Israel will go after him. And he will speak to the assembly, saying, Remove, now, from the tents of these guilty men, and ye shall not touch upon any thing which is to them lest ye shall he destroyed in all their sin. And they will go up from the tent of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, from round about; and Dathan and Abiram will come forth, standing at the door of their tents, and their wives and their sons and their little ones. And Moses will say, By this shall ye know that Jehovah sent me to do all these works; for not from my heart If according to the death of all men these shall die, if the providence of all men shall be reviewed upon them, Jehovah sent me not And if Jehovah shall create a creation, and the earth opened her mouth and swallowed them and all which is to them, and they went down living to hades; and ye know that these men rejected Jehovah, And it shall be as he finished to speak all these words, the earth shall cleave asunder which is under them: And the earth shall open her mouth and shall swallow them and their houses, and all the men which to Korah, and all the possessions. And they went down, and all which is to them, living, to hades, and the earth shall cover over them; and they shall perish from the midst of the gathering. And all Israel which were round about them fled at their voice: for they said, Lest the earth shall swallow us. And a fire will come forth from Jehovah and will consume the fifty and two hundred men bringing the incense

Incense » Common, not to be offered to God

Exodus 30:9

And ye shall not bring up upon it strange incense; and a burnt-offering, a sacrifice and a libation thou shalt not pour out upon it.

Incense » Offered by nadab and abihu in an unauthorized manner

Leviticus 10:1-2

And Nadab and Abihu, sons of Aaron, will take each his censer, and give in them fire, and put upon it incense, and bring before Jehovah strange fire, which he commanded them not And fire will come forth from before Jehovah, and will consume them, and they will die before Jehovah.

Incense » The jews prayed at time of offering

Luke 1:10

And all the multitude of people were praying without at the hour of incense.

Incense » Figurative » Of praise

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun and even to its going down, great my name among the nations; and in every place incense being brought to my name, and a clean gift: for great my name among the nations, said Jehovah of armies.

Incense » Figurative » Of prayer

Psalm 141:2

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

Incense » Compounded by bezaleel

Exodus 37:29

And he will make the holy oil of anointing and the pure incense of aromatics, the work of the perfumer.

Incense » By priests

1 Chronicles 9:30

And from the sons of the priests seasoning the ointment to the spices.

Incense » Offering of, allotted to the priests

Luke 1:9

According to the custom of the priesthood, he drew lots to burn incense, having entered into the temple of the Lord.

Incense » Figurative » Of an acceptable sacrifice

Incense » Presented by the wise men to jesus

Meat offerings » Used with » Oil » Incense

Leviticus 2:4

And when thou shalt bring an offering, a gift, a baking of the oven, fine flour of unleavened cakes mingled with oil, and thin unleavened cakes anointed with oil.

Leviticus 2:1

And when a soul shall bring near an offering, a gift to Jehovah, his offering shall be fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and give frankincense upon it

Leviticus 2:15

And give oil upon it and put frankincense upon: it is a gift.

Offerings » Different kinds of » Incense

Exodus 30:8

And in Aaron's causing the lamps, to ascend between the two evenings, he shall burn incense upon it; continually before Jehovah for your generations.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun and even to its going down, great my name among the nations; and in every place incense being brought to my name, and a clean gift: for great my name among the nations, said Jehovah of armies.

Luke 1:9

According to the custom of the priesthood, he drew lots to burn incense, having entered into the temple of the Lord.

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Altar Of Incense

Exodus 37:25

He will make the altar of incense of acacia wood: a cubit its length and a cubit its breadth; quadrated; and two cubits its height; out of it were its horns

Incense Offered Amiss

Exodus 30:9

And ye shall not bring up upon it strange incense; and a burnt-offering, a sacrifice and a libation thou shalt not pour out upon it.

No Incense

Leviticus 26:30

And I laid waste your high places, and I cut off your images, and I gave your carcasses upon the carcasses of your blocks, and my soul abhorred you.

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