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Revelation 8:3
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Revelation 8:3
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3 Another angel with a golden censer came and stood at the altar; he was given a great quantity of incense to offer with the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar that is before the throne.(A)
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Revelation 8:3
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Revelation 8:3
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3 Another angel,(A) who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people,(B) on the golden altar(C) in front of the throne.
Revelation 5:8
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Revelation 5:8
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8 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.(A)
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Revelation 5:8
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Revelation 5:8
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8 And when he had taken it, the four living creatures(A) and the twenty-four elders(B) fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp(C) and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers(D) of God’s people.
Revelation 8:4
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Revelation 8:4
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4 And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.(A)
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Revelation 8:4
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Revelation 8:4
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4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God(A) from the angel’s hand.
Revelation 9:13
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Revelation 9:13
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13 Then the sixth angel blew his trumpet, and I heard a voice from the horns[a] of the golden altar before God,(A)
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- 9.13 Other ancient authorities read four horns
Revelation 9:13
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Revelation 9:13
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13 The sixth angel sounded his trumpet, and I heard a voice coming from the four horns(A) of the golden altar that is before God.(B)
Psalm 141:2
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Psalm 141:2
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2 Let my prayer be counted as incense before you
and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice.(A)
Psalm 141:2
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Psalm 141:2
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Luke 1:10
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Luke 1:10
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10 Now at the time of the incense offering, the whole assembly of the people was praying outside.(A)
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Luke 1:10
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Luke 1:10
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10 And when the time for the burning of incense came, all the assembled worshipers were praying outside.(A)
Malachi 1:11
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Malachi 1:11
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11 For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name is great among the nations, and in every place incense is offered to my name and a pure offering, for my name is great among the nations, says the Lord of hosts.(A)
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Hebrews 9:4
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Hebrews 9:4
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4 In it stood the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which there were a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;(A)
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Numbers 16:46-47
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Numbers 16:46-47
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46 Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire on it from the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.”(A) 47 So Aaron took it as Moses had ordered and ran into the middle of the assembly, where the plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense and made atonement for the people.(B)
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Numbers 16:46-47
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Numbers 16:46-47
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46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer(A) and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly(B) to make atonement(C) for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;(D) the plague(E) has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,(F) but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them.
Leviticus 16:12-13
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Leviticus 16:12-13
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12 He shall take a censer full of coals of fire from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of crushed sweet incense, and he shall bring it inside the curtain(A) 13 and put the incense on the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may shroud the cover that is upon the covenant, or he will die.(B)
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Leviticus 16:12-13
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Leviticus 16:12-13
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12 He is to take a censer full of burning coals(A) from the altar before the Lord and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense(B) and take them behind the curtain. 13 He is to put the incense on the fire before the Lord, and the smoke of the incense will conceal the atonement cover(C) above the tablets of the covenant law, so that he will not die.(D)
Exodus 37:25-26
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Exodus 37:25-26
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Making the Altar of Incense
25 He made the altar of incense of acacia wood, one cubit long and one cubit wide; it was square and was two cubits high; its horns were of one piece with it.(A) 26 He overlaid it with pure gold, its top and its sides all around and its horns, and he made a molding of gold around it
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Exodus 37:25-26
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Exodus 37:25-26
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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.
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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
2 Chronicles 26:16-20
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2 Chronicles 26:16-20
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Pride and Apostasy
16 But when he had become strong he grew proud, to his destruction. For he acted unfaithfully toward the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to make offering on the altar of incense.(A) 17 But the priest Azariah went in after him, with eighty priests of the Lord who were men of valor;(B) 18 they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to make offering to the Lord, but for the priests the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to make offering. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.”(C) 19 Then Uzziah was enraged. Now he had a censer in his hand to make offering, and when he became enraged with the priests a defiling disease broke out on his forehead, in the presence of the priests in the house of the Lord, by the altar of incense.(D) 20 When the chief priest Azariah, and all the priests, looked at him, he was diseased on his forehead. They hurried him out, and he himself hurried to get out, because the Lord had struck him.
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2 Chronicles 26:16-20
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2 Chronicles 26:16-20
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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. 17 Azariah(E) the priest with eighty other courageous priests of the Lord followed him in. 18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests,(F) the descendants(G) of Aaron,(H) who have been consecrated to burn incense.(I) Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord God.”
19 Uzziah, who had a censer in his hand ready to burn incense, became angry. While he was raging at the priests in their presence before the incense altar in the Lord’s temple, leprosy[a](J) broke out on his forehead. 20 When Azariah the chief priest and all the other priests looked at him, they saw that he had leprosy on his forehead, so they hurried him out. Indeed, he himself was eager to leave, because the Lord had afflicted him.
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- 2 Chronicles 26:19 The Hebrew for leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin; also in verses 20, 21 and 23.
Exodus 40:26
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Exodus 40:26
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26 He put the golden altar in the tent of meeting before the curtain(A)
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Exodus 40:26
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Exodus 40:26
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26 Moses placed the gold altar(A) in the tent of meeting in front of the curtain
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