{"id":16498,"date":"2020-02-29T07:59:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-29T15:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=16498"},"modified":"2020-02-25T08:02:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-25T16:02:18","slug":"is-your-prayer-incense-to-elohim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/29\/is-your-prayer-incense-to-elohim\/","title":{"rendered":"Is YOUR prayer incense to Elohim?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Incense-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Incense-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Incense-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Incense-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Incense-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Incense.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Psalm 141:2, <em>Prayer\u2026incense<\/em>.<\/strong> The prayer of the righteous are as sweet smelling incense going up before the throne of Elohim (Rev 5:8; 8:3, 4),and is a form of praise and worship, and which this verse likens the evening sacrifice offered in the Tabernacle of Moses. This is the higher sacrificial system to which the Levitical system pointed, and which elsewhere Scripture calls the sacrifice of praise (Jer 33:11; Heb 13:15 cp. Ps 54:6). Thanksgiving to the Almighty is also an aspect of this higher sacrifice (Lev 7:12\u201313 cp. 2 Chron 29:31; Pss 107:22; 116:117; Jon 2:9; Heb 13:15). Worship, praise and thanksgiving should be the daily incense that the saints lift up before Elohim. Why is prayer a sacrifice? To take time out of our daily routines and away from the pursuits of life including making money, time with family and friends and doing the things we want is a sacrifice of our time and effort. It shows the Almighty not only our love and devotion, but faith in and dependence on him and thankfulness for all that he has given us.\u00a0<br \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemory\"><a href=\"javascript:\" onclick=\"Evernote.doClip({title: 'Is YOUR prayer incense to Elohim?',url: 'https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2020\/02\/29\/is-your-prayer-incense-to-elohim\/',contentID: 'post-16498',suggestTags: 'Incense,Prayer',providerName: 'Hoshana Rabbah Blog',styling: 'text' });return false\" class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryLink\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.evernote.com\/article-clipper.png\" \nclass=\"evernoteSiteMemoryButton\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"evernoteSiteMemoryClear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Psalm 141:2, Prayer\u2026incense. 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