INCENSE is a substance giving off a sweet smell which
burned into smoke and become like perfume.
Exodus 30:34,38
"And the Lord said to Moses, Take sweet spices, stacte,
and onycha and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure
frankincense."
God choose the INCENSE offered by the Israelites upon
the altar. The spices which they used are symbolic of
a Christian's prayers today.
Levites were the "keeper of spices". Spice means
treasure. The spices were used to put inside of the
golden censer (a bowl) at the golden altar of prayer
in the tabernacle which is before the Ark of God.
What was in the golden censer or bowl?
Three spices: Stacte, Onycha, Galbanum
plus frankincense.
Why did God choose specific spices?
There are reason.
To be continue: Incense 3
