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- Bible Verses About the Altar of Incense: 12
Bible Verses About the Altar of Incense: 12 on the golden mizbeach and prayer rising before the Lord.
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- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Deep Dive: Love Is Patient, Love Is Kind
Deep dive on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Love is patient, love is kind, and Paul names what love refuses and what it always does.
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Agape means self-giving love. 1 John 4:8 defines God's love as who he is, and the Bible shows how to live it.
- Anniversary Bible Verses: 15 Wedding Anniversary Scriptures
Anniversary Bible verses for a wedding anniversary: 15 Scriptures for cards, vow renewals, and thanking God for years of marriage, with plain notes and links.
- Bible Verse Meanings: Plain Guides to Key Verses
Bible verse meanings hub: plain-English guides to key love and faith verses, with links to Strong's notes, context, and FAQ pages already on this site.
- Bible Verses About a Broken Heart: 12
Bible verses about a broken heart: 12 Scriptures on heartache, a crushed spirit, and God's nearness to the brokenhearted.
- Bible Verses About a Father's Love: 15 Scriptures
Bible verses about a father's love: 15 Scriptures on fatherly compassion, care that does not embitter, and God's heart as Father, with plain notes and links.
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- 1 Samuel 2:28 — And I chose your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your ancestor's family all the food offerings presented by the Israelites. Read the article
- 2 Chronicles 26:16 — But after Uzziah became powerful, his pride led to his downfall. He was unfaithful to the Lord his God, and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense. Read the article
- Exodus 30:1-8 — Make an altar of acacia wood for burning incense. It is to be square, a cubit long and a cubit wide, and two cubits high—its horns of one piece with it. Overlay the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and make a gold molding around it. Make two gold rings for the altar below the molding—two on each of the opposite sides—to hold the poles used to carry it. Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold. Put the altar in front of the curtain that shields the ark of the covenant law—before the atonement cover that is over the tablets of the covenant law—where I will meet with you. Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come. Read the article
- Exodus 30:9 — Do not offer on this altar any other incense or any burnt offering or grain offering, and do not pour a drink offering on it. Read the article
- Exodus 37:25-26 — They made the altar of incense out of acacia wood. It was square, a cubit long and a cubit wide and two cubits high—its horns of one piece with it. They overlaid the top and all the sides and the horns with pure gold, and made a gold molding around it. Read the article