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