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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(set on
fire
). A mixture of gums,
spices
(
Ex. 30:34-38
34
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
35
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
36
And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
37
And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord.
38
Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. (Exodus 30:34‑38)
), constituted the official
incense
. Burned morning and
evening
on
the
altar
of incense (
Ex. 30:1-10
1
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it.
2
A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same.
3
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
4
And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal.
5
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
6
And thou shalt put it before the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee.
7
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
8
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations.
9
Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
10
And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the Lord. (Exodus 30:1‑10)
). Used also in idolatrous
worship
(
2 Chron. 34:25
25
Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore my wrath shall be poured out upon this place, and shall not be quenched. (2 Chronicles 34:25)
;
Jer. 11:12-17
12
Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods unto whom they offer incense: but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble.
13
For according to the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah; and according to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, even altars to burn incense unto Baal.
14
Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear them in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble.
15
What hath my beloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from thee? when thou doest evil, then thou rejoicest.
16
The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
17
For the Lord of hosts, that planted thee, hath pronounced evil against thee, for the evil of the house of Israel and of the house of Judah, which they have done against themselves to provoke me to anger in offering incense unto Baal. (Jeremiah 11:12‑17)
), and by
angels
(
Rev. 8:3
3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. (Revelation 8:3)
).
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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Incense
Being Sold in
Jerusalem
Precise instructions were given as to how
the
sweet
incense was to be made that was burnt in
the
tabernacle
. It was a compound of sweet
spices
:
stacte
,
onycha
,
galbanum
, and pure
frankincense
, an equal
weight
of each. It was to be compounded after the art of the
apothecary
, tempered together (or salted, margin), pure, and
holy
. No one was to
make
any like it
for
their private
use
: anyone who did so was to be
cut off
from
God
’s people (
Ex. 30:34-38
34
And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:
35
And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy:
36
And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy.
37
And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord.
38
Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. (Exodus 30:34‑38)
).
This
incense was to be burnt on the golden
altar
morning and
evening
: “a perpetual incense before the
Lord
” (
Ex. 30:7-8
7
And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
8
And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. (Exodus 30:7‑8)
). It expressed the fragrance of the perfections of
Christ
’s
person
for God’s delight. It
also
characterized the
worship
of the priestly company of those in the
light
, as Christians are.
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Censer
The incense was also to be
put
on burning
coals
in a censer and carried by the
high
priest
into the most holy
place
on the
Day
of
Atonement
, that the
cloud
of incense
might
cover the
mercy
seat
that was upon the
testimony
, “that he die not.” It typified the personal perfection of
Him
who carried in the
blood
of atonement (
Lev. 16:12-13
12
And he shall take a censer full of burning coals of fire from off the altar before the Lord, and his hands full of sweet incense beaten small, and bring it within the vail:
13
And he shall put the incense upon the fire before the Lord, that the cloud of the incense may cover the mercy seat that is upon the testimony, that he die not: (Leviticus 16:12‑13)
). We find that while the high places remained, incense was burnt
there
as well as sacrifices offered (
1 Kings 22:43,
43
And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing that which was right in the eyes of the Lord: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; for the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places. (1 Kings 22:43)
and more). The burning of incense to
Baal
and
other
false
gods
is also
often
spoken of (
Jer. 1:16
16
And I will utter my judgments against them touching all their wickedness, who have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, and worshipped the works of their own hands. (Jeremiah 1:16)
;
Jer. 7:9,
9
Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not; (Jeremiah 7:9)
and more).
Satan
has his incense and
perfume
, and makes it a delight to his
willing
devotees.
Strong’s Dictionary of Greek Words:
Number:
2370
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Greek:
θυμιάω
Transliteration:
thumiao
Phonic:
thoo-mee-ah’-o
Meaning:
from a derivative of
2380
(in the sense of smoking); to fumigate, i.e. offer aromatic fumes
KJV Usage:
burn incense
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