Luke 1:9
Luke · New Testament · Chapter 1
“According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.”Luke 1:9
What Does Luke 1:9 Mean?
Luke 1:9 is found in the book of Luke, chapter 1, verse 9 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Luke 1:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Chronicles 29:11“My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.”Psalms 141:2“Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”Exodus 30:7“And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.”1 Chronicles 23:13“The sons of Amram; Aaron and Moses: and Aaron was separated, that he should sanctify the most holy things, he and his sons for ever, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister unto him, and to bless in his name for ever.”Numbers 16:40“To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.”1 Samuel 2:28“And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?”2 Chronicles 26:16“But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.”Hebrews 9:6“Now when these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.”1 Chronicles 6:49“But Aaron and his sons offered upon the altar of the burnt offering, and on the altar of incense, and were appointed for all the work of the place most holy, and to make an atonement for Israel, according to all that Moses the servant of God had commanded.”Hebrews 10:11“And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:”Exodus 37:25“And he made the incense altar of shittim wood: the length of it was a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit; it was foursquare; and two cubits was the height of it; the horns thereof were of the same.”Deuteronomy 33:10“They shall teach Jacob thy judgments, and Israel thy law: they shall put incense before thee, and whole burnt sacrifice upon thine altar.”2 Chronicles 13:11“And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.”Song of Solomon 4:6“Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will get me to the mountain of myrrh, and to the hill of frankincense.”Matthew 27:5“And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.”Leviticus 2:1“And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:”Leviticus 10:1“And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.”Luke 18:10“Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.”
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