What does the Bible say about censers?
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The Bible presents censers as holy vessels for burning incense before God, teaching that worship must be offered according to his appointed way and through proper mediation. Nadab and Abihu’s unauthorized fire brought judgment in Leviticus 10:1, while Korah’s rebels’ censers were hammered into altar covering as a warning in Numbers 16:39. Uzziah was struck with leprosy when he presumptuously took a censer to perform priestly work in 2 Chronicles 26:19. Censers served in tabernacle and temple worship, yet Ezekiel 8:11 also shows them misused in idolatry. Hebrews 9:4 recalls the golden altar of incense, and Revelation 8:3 portrays incense joined with the prayers of the saints, fulfilled through Christ our true priest and mediator.
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- For burning incense Leviticus 10:1; 2 Chronicles 26:19
- Made of
- Brass Numbers 16:39
- Gold 1 Kings 7:50
- One of gold in the most holy place Hebrews 9:4
- Directions for removing Numbers 4:14
- Often used in idolatrous worship Ezekiel 8:11
- Of Korah, &c made into plates to cover the altar Numbers 16:18; Numbers 16:39
- Typical of Christ’s intercession Revelation 8:3; Revelation 8:5
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