Incense

Brought from Sheba — Jer 6:20.

Called frankincense — Song 4:6,14.

An article of extensive commerce — Re 18:13.

Common, not to be offered to God — Ex 30:9.

For God’s service mixed with sweet spices — Ex 25:6; 37:29.

Receipt for mixing — Ex 30:34-36.

None but priest to offer — Nu 16:40; De 33:10.

Offered

In censers. — Le 10:1; Nu 16:17,46.

On the altar of gold. — Ex 30:1,6; 40:5.

Morning and evening. — Ex 30:7,8.

Perpetually. — Ex 30:8.

By the high priest in the most holy place on the day of atonement. — Le 16:12,13.

With fire from off the altar of burnt offering. — Le 16:12; Nu 16:46.

Offering of, allotted to the priests — Lu 1:9.

The Jews prayed at time of offering — Lu 1:10.

Designed for atonement — Nu 16:46,47.

Put on meat offerings — Le 2:1,2,15,16; 6:15.

Levites had charge of — 1Ch 9:29.

Used in idolatrous worship — Jer 48:35.

The Jews

Not accepted in offering, on account of sin. — Isa 1:13; 66:3.

Offered, to idols on altars of brick. — Isa 65:3.

Punished for offering, to idols. — 2Ch 34:25.

Nadab and Abihu destroyed for offering, with strange fire — Le 10:1,2.

Korah and his company punished for offering — Nu 16:16-35.

Uzziah punished for offering — 2Ch 26:16-21.

Presented to Christ by the wise men — Mt 2:11.

Illustrative of

The merits of Christ. — Re 8:3,4.

Prayer. — Ps 141:2; Mal 1:11; Re 5:8.