| Exodus 30:34-38 - God directly teaches Moses on | | | | by God and that ascend before God as sweet |
| how to create pure and holy incense which was to | | | | smelling incense. This Holy incense was not to be |
| be holy and pure of which worship is. Worship is | | | | made by anyone in the camp, it was to be made of |
| supposed to be pure and holy, this incense was to | | | | equal proportions of each ingredient, so is worship it |
| be made from very rare ingredients which are: | | | | is a sum of several ingredients like brokenness, praise |
| 1. Stacte - which is the sap from a tree and it | | | | purity before God and the anointing of God. |
| represents oozing out as droplets which shows that | | | | This incense of worship burnt all day in the tabernacle |
| the word of God which is stored inside of us should | | | | so is worship is supposed to burn in our hearts all day |
| oozes out of us in worship. | | | | and night because we offer incense, a sweet smelling |
| 2. Onycha- a sweet smelling shell found on the shores | | | | savory to God when we worship. This incense was |
| of the Red Sea in the Indian Ocean the shell is | | | | mixed daily just as we give God worship daily |
| grinded to produce a powder. In worship onycha | | | | because it's a lifestyle not something we do on a |
| represents brokenness and we talked about | | | | Sunday. Morning afternoon and night we offer God |
| brokenness last week. | | | | worship that is due his Name. |
| 3. Galbanum- juice of a shrub which grows in Africa, | | | | All these ingredients were all precious and imported |
| Arabia and India it was what held together the | | | | form various regions as they were rare in Israel. |
| incense that was offered to God daily and continually | | | | Brokenness, purity, holiness, praise and the word of |
| in the tabernacle. | | | | God are qualities that we have to work on; these |
| 4. Pure Frankincense- an aromatic gum that comes | | | | qualities are rare today in worship and God wants us |
| from a tree in India which is precious and it speaks of | | | | to take them in daily these qualities have to be |
| purity, to overcome, to shout as a shout of praise. It | | | | sought after. All these ingredients make up an |
| means to be joyful and to be full of praise | | | | incense that will come before God daily and unto god |
| All these ingredients are qualities that are required of | | | | that is acceptable worship. |