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Luke 1:9
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Luke 1:9
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9 As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense.
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Luke 1:9
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Luke 1:9
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9 he was chosen by lot,(A) according to the custom of the priesthood, to go into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.(B)
2 Chronicles 29:11
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2 Chronicles 29:11
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11 My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him.”
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2 Chronicles 29:11
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2 Chronicles 29:11
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11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him and serve him,(A) to minister(B) before him and to burn incense.”
1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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13 The sons of Amram were Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart to dedicate the most holy things, to offer sacrifices in the Lord’s presence, to serve the Lord, and to pronounce blessings in his name forever.
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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Exodus 30:7-8
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Exodus 30:7-8
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7 “Every morning when Aaron maintains the lamps, he must burn fragrant incense on the altar. 8 And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the Lord’s presence. This must be done from generation to generation.
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Exodus 30:7-8
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Exodus 30:7-8
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7 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense(A) on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. 8 He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.(B)
1 Samuel 2:28
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1 Samuel 2:28
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28 I chose your ancestor Aaron[a] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[b] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.
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1 Samuel 2:28
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1 Samuel 2:28
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28 I chose(A) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(B) and to wear an ephod(C) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(D) presented by the Israelites.
Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person—no one who was not a descendant of Aaron—should ever enter the Lord’s presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. So the Lord’s instructions to Moses were carried out.
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Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(A) before the Lord,(B) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(C)
Hebrews 9:6
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Hebrews 9:6
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6 When these things were all in place, the priests regularly entered the first room[a] as they performed their religious duties.
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- 9:6 Greek first tent.
Hebrews 9:6
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Hebrews 9:6
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6 When everything had been arranged like this, the priests entered regularly(A) into the outer room to carry on their ministry.
2 Chronicles 26:16
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2 Chronicles 26:16
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Uzziah’s Sin and Punishment
16 But when he had become powerful, he also became proud, which led to his downfall. He sinned against the Lord his God by entering the sanctuary of the Lord’s Temple and personally burning incense on the incense altar.
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2 Chronicles 26:16
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2 Chronicles 26:16
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16 But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride(A) led to his downfall.(B) He was unfaithful(C) to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense(D) on the altar of incense.
1 Chronicles 6:49
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1 Chronicles 6:49
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Aaron’s Descendants
49 Only Aaron and his descendants served as priests. They presented the offerings on the altar of burnt offering and the altar of incense, and they performed all the other duties related to the Most Holy Place. They made atonement for Israel by doing everything that Moses, the servant of God, had commanded them.
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1 Chronicles 6:49
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1 Chronicles 6:49
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49 But Aaron and his descendants were the ones who presented offerings on the altar(A) of burnt offering and on the altar of incense(B) in connection with all that was done in the Most Holy Place, making atonement for Israel, in accordance with all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.
Exodus 37:25-29
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Exodus 37:25-29
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Building the Incense Altar
25 Then Bezalel made the incense altar of acacia wood. It was 18 inches square and 36 inches high,[a] with horns at the corners carved from the same piece of wood as the altar itself. 26 He overlaid the top, sides, and horns of the altar with pure gold, and he ran a gold molding around the entire altar. 27 He made two gold rings and attached them on opposite sides of the altar below the gold molding to hold the carrying poles. 28 He made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
29 Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.
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- 37:25 Hebrew 1 cubit [46 centimeters] long and 1 cubit wide, a square, and 2 cubits [92 centimeters] high.
Exodus 37:25-29
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Exodus 37:25-29
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The Altar of Incense(A)
25 They made the altar of incense(B) out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high[a]—its horns(C) of one piece with it. 26 They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. 27 They made two gold rings(D) below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. 28 They made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.(E)
29 They also made the sacred anointing oil(F) and the pure, fragrant incense(G)—the work of a perfumer.
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- Exodus 37:25 That is, about 1 1/2 feet long and wide and 3 feet high or about 45 centimeters long and wide and 90 centimeters high
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