All our spiritual disciplines should be practiced in pursuit of Christlikeness. We pursue outward conformity to Christlikeness as we practice the same disciplines He practiced. More importantly, we pursue intimacy with Jesus and the inner transformation to Christlikeness when we look to Him through the spiritual disciplines.
Donald S. Whitney

INCENSE

INCENSE

INCENSE

  1. Brought from Sheba # Jer 6:20
  2. Called frankincense # So 4:6,14
  3. An article of extensive commerce # Re 18:13
  4. Common, not to be offered to God # Ex 30:9
  5. For God’s service mixed with sweet spices # Ex 25:6 37:29
  6. Receipt for mixing # Ex 30:34-36
  7. None but priest to offer # Nu 16:40 De 33:10
  8. OFFERED 8a) In censers

    # Le 10:1 Nu 16:17,46

8b) On the altar of gold # Ex 30:1,6 40:5 8c) Morning and evening # Ex 30:7,8 8d) Perpetually # Ex 30:8 8e) By the high priest in the most holy place on the day of atonement # Le 16:12,13 8f) With fire from off the altar of burnt offering # Le 16:12 Nu 16:46 9) Offering of, allotted to the priests # Lu 1:9 10) The Jews prayed at time of offering # Lu 1:10 11) Designed for atonement # Nu 16:46,47 12) Put on meat offerings # Le 2:1,2,15,16 6:15 13) Levites had charge of # 1Ch 9:29 14) Used in idolatrous worship # Jer 48:35 15) THE JEWS 15a) Not accepted in offering, on account of sin # Isa 1:13 66:3 15b) Offered, to idols on altars of brick # Isa 65:3 15c) Punished for offering, to idols # 2Ch 34:25 16) Nadab and Abihu destroyed for offering, with strange fire # Le 10:1,2 17) Korah and his company punished for offering # Nu 16:16-35 18) Uzziah punished for offering # 2Ch 26:16-21 19) Presented to Christ by the wise men # Mt 2:11 20) ILLUSTRATIVE OF 20a) The merits of Christ # Re 8:3,4 20b) Prayer # Ps 141:2 Mal 1:11 Re 5:8