Luke 1:9 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

According to. Greek. kata. App-104.

his lot was. it fell to him by lot.

to burn incense. Greek. thumiao. Occurs only here in N.T. incense. The first recorded use of incense by man began in disobedience (Numbers 16:6), and the last ended in unbelief (Luke 1:20),

when he went= going.

into.Greek eis. App-104.

the Temple. The Naos, or Shrine; i.e. "the Holy Place". Not

hieron (the Temple courts). See note on Matthew 23:1; Matthew 23:8.

Luke 1:9

9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.