This follows the lessons on the Lampstand because that room was totally dark with out the light of the Lampstand. All Spiritual truth is totally hid from us without the light of the Holy Spirit enlightening us. This is vital. Don't forget this truth.
Incense, once widely used in homes to rid them of musty and unwanted odors, is made from certain dried fruits, flowers, bark, woods, gum, resins and "sweet spices" (Ex. 30:34). Two of the three gifts brought by the wise men to the Lord Jesus were
frankincense and myrrh, two kinds of incense. When it was burned it smoldered slowly, sending up smoke of a pleasant fragrance that permeated the air.
In the holy place was "an altar to burn incense upon" (Ex. 30:1), which was eighteen inches square and only three feet high. It stood in front of the veil inside the tabernacle. Horns extended from its four corners, just as on the brazen altar. Made of acacia wood, it was covered with pure gold. Around the top was a rim or crown to keep the incense from falling off the edges. Like the other furniture, it had rings and staves in the sides by which to carry it. A specific recipe was given for making the incense, which was to be used only in the tabernacle in the Lord's service.
The Picture of Prayer
The psalmist said, "Lord, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice: (Ps. 141:1-2). Here is another tabernacle "figure" which has cast many shadows of truth we can rejoice in and profit from today. The psalmist connected incense and prayer; the ascending of incense was the way he wanted his prayer to go up before God. He wanted his prayer to be as fragrant and pleasant to God as incense. Incense, then, was a picture of prayer in Old Testament days.
There are so many lessons we learn about prayer as we study important part of the Tabernacle. It can have a vibrant part in transforming your prayer life and results of your prayers. You will love this. Stay with us.
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