Aaron and his sons are to set up the lamp in the Tent of my presence outside the curtain which is in front of the Covenant Box. There in my presence it is to burn from evening until morning. This command is to be kept forever by the Israelites and their descendants.

Every morning when Aaron comes to take care of the lamps, he is to burn sweet-smelling incense on it.

He must do the same when he lights the lamps in the evening. This offering of incense is to continue without interruption for all time to come.

These are the food offerings that are to be presented to the LORD: for the daily burnt offering, two one-year-old male lambs without any defects.

But when King Uzziah became strong, he grew arrogant, and that led to his downfall. He defied the LORD his God by going into the Temple to burn incense on the altar of incense.

to resist him. They said, "Uzziah! You have no right to burn incense to the LORD. Only the priests who are descended from Aaron have been consecrated to do this. Leave this holy place. You have offended the LORD God, and you no longer have his blessing."

It even defied the Prince of the heavenly army, stopped the daily sacrifices offered to him, and ruined the Temple.

One day Zechariah was doing his work as a priest in the Temple, taking his turn in the daily service.

while the crowd of people outside prayed during the hour when the incense was burned.