You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base. You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy. You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.
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Moreover Yahweh spoke to Moses, saying, “Also take fine spices: of liquid myrrh, five hundred shekels; and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, even two hundred and fifty; and of fragrant cane, two hundred and fifty; and of cassia five hundred, according to the shekel of the sanctuary; and a hin of olive oil. You shall make it into a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil. You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant, the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base. You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy. You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. You shall speak to the children of Israel, saying, ‘This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations. It shall not be poured on man’s flesh, and do not make any like it, according to its composition. It is holy. It shall be holy to you. Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.’ ”
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You shall use it to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the covenant,
the table and all its articles, the lamp stand and its accessories, the altar of incense,
the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the basin with its base.
You shall sanctify them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.
You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office.
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And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
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And thou shalt anoint therewith the tent of meeting, and the ark of the testimony,
and the table and all the vessels thereof, and the candlestick and the vessels thereof, and the altar of incense,
and the altar of burnt-offering with all the vessels thereof, and the laver and the base thereof.
And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy; whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto Me in the priest's office.
Cross-references (19)
- Numbers 7:1 (v26) On the day that Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, and had anointed it and sanctified it with all its furniture, and the altar…
- Leviticus 8:12 (v30) He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
- Exodus 29:37 (v29) Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be…
- Leviticus 6:18 (v29) Every male among the children of Aaron shall eat of it, as their portion forever throughout your generations, from the offerings of Yahweh…
- Matthew 23:19 (v29) You blind fools! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
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- Exodus 28:3 (v30) You shall speak to all who are wise-hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they make Aaron’s garments to sanctify him,…
- Matthew 23:17 (v29) You blind fools! For which is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
- Exodus 29:7-37 (v30) Then you shall take the anointing oil, and pour it on his head, and anoint him. You shall bring his sons, and put tunics on them. You shall…
- Exodus 40:9-15 (v26) “You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture, and it…
- Exodus 40:15 (v30) You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest’s office. Their anointing shall be to them…
- Leviticus 8:10-12 (v26) Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and sanctified them. He sprinkled it on the altar seven…
- Leviticus 8:30 (v30) Moses took some of the anointing oil, and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, and on his…
- Numbers 3:3 (v30) These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests who were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest’s office.
- Numbers 7:10 (v26) The princes gave offerings for the dedication of the altar in the day that it was anointed. The princes gave their offerings before the…
- Isaiah 61:1 (v26) The Lord Yahweh’s Spirit is on me, because Yahweh has anointed me to preach good news to the humble. He has sent me to bind up the broken…
- Acts 10:38 (v26) even Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed him with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were…
- 2 Corinthians 1:21-22 (v26) Now he who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God, who also sealed us, and gave us the down payment of the Spirit in our…
- 1 John 2:20 (v26) You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
- 1 John 2:27 (v26) As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing…
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain On v26 All things which appertain to the Tabernacle.
All things which appertain to the Tabernacle.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain On vv26, 29, 30 Exo 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of…
Exo 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Ver. 26. And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle.] So to consecrate the same to God’s service, and to set forth how joyfully and gladly men should serve the Lord.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain On vv26, 30 This was only an outward ceremony, signifying the separation…
This was only an outward ceremony, signifying the separation and sanctification of these things for the service of God; as the anointing of kings and priests noted their designation to their offices.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain On vv26–30 And thou shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation…
And thou shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith,.... It cannot be thought the whole of it should be anointed all over, but only a part of it for the whole; and this was either typical of the human nature of Christ, the true tabernacle God pitched, and not man, and which was anointed with the Holy Ghost; or of the church and people of God, who are an holy tabernacle or temple of the Lord, and who receive the unction from the Holy One:
and the ark of the testimony; the chest where the law was, and stood in the most holy place of the tabernacle; and was a type of the Messiah, the anointed One, in whose heart the law was, and who is the fulfilling end of it for righteousness.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain On v30 Verse 30. Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons]…
Verse 30. Thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons] For the reason of this anointing, See Clarke on Ex 29:7. It seems that this anointing oil was an emblem of Divine teaching, and especially of those influences by which the Church of Christ was, in the beginning, guided into all truth; as is evident from the allusion to it by St. John: "Ye have an unction from the HOLY ONE, and ye know all things. The anointing which ye have received from him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you; but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in HIM; 1Jo 2:20, 1Jo 2:27.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain On v29 Sanctified. But if he ought not to touch it,…
Sanctified. But if he ought not to touch it, he shall be defiled the more: (Deuteronomy xxii. 9) a double effect, which we perceive in the Christian sacraments. (Calmet)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain On vv29–30 29. The effect of the anointing is to sanctify…
29. The effect of the anointing is to sanctify the objects to which the process is applied (cf. Exo_29:36).
most holy] See on Exo_29:37.
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shall become holy] i.e. be forfeited to the sanctuary, or, if a person (marg.), be given over to the Deity, that He may deal with him as He pleases. See further on Exo_29:37.
Anointing1[213], in a religious sense, is in the OT. a symbolical act, denoting (1) the divine appointment, or consecration, of a person for a particular purpose, esp. a king (1Sa_10:1 and often), the high priest (Exo_29:7), later also the ordinary priests (see on v. 30), and, at least once, a prophet, 1Ki_Exo_19:16 b (cf., in a fig. sense, Isa_61:1); it is followed by, and is sometimes a figure of, the outpouring of the Spirit upon the person anointed (1Sa_10:6, cf. v. 1, Exo_16:13; Isa_61:1 (Luk_4:18), Act_4:27; Act_10:38, 2Co_1:21, 1Jn_2:20; 1Jn_2:27): (2) the consecration of a thing, viz. a sacred stone, Gen_31:13 (see Exo_28:18), Exo_35:14 (so among the Greeks; see the writer’s Genesis, p. 267), the Tabernacle and its appurtenances (see on vv. 26–28), a future Altar of burnt-offering, Dan_9:24 (see the note in the Camb. Bible). The practice of anointing is widely diffused in the world: the unguent—originally fat, regarded in primitive thought as an important seat of life—was regarded, it seems, at least primitively, as a vehicle transferring to the person or object anointed a Divine life or potency. See art. Anointing (Crawley and Jastrow) in Hastings’ Encycl. of Rel. and Ethics, i. (1908), 549–557, esp. 550, 554, 556 (cf. EB. s.v. i. 175); and for the anointing of priests, p. 552b, and of temples and other sacred objects, p. 553 f.
[213] Heb. mâshaḥ (whence ‘Messiaḥ’), to be carefully distinguished from anointing the head or person for the toilet (Heb. sûk) Deu_28:40, 2Sa_14:2 al. In NT. χρίω (fig., never lit.) corresponds to the former, and ἀλείφω (e.g. Mat_6:17) to the latter.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain On vv26, 30 (26) Thou shalt anoint the tabernacle.—The tabernacle and its…
(26) Thou shalt anoint the tabernacle.—The tabernacle and its contents were to be first consecrated, then the priests. In the tabernacle itself, the consecration was to begin with the ark of the testimony in the Holy of Holies, then to proceed to the Holy place, where the table of shewbread with its “vessels,” the golden candlestick, and the altar of incense were to be anointed; and finally to pass the vail to the outer court, where the holy oil was to be sprinkled upon the brazen altar, and upon the laver, to sanctify them. (See Exo_30:26-29; and comp. Lev_8:10-11.)
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain On vv26, 27, 28, 30 Vers. 26-29. Thou shalt anoint the tabernacle. The first…
Vers. 26-29. Thou shalt anoint the tabernacle. The first application of the holy oil was to be to the inanimate objects constituting the paraphernalia of worship viz.,
1. The tabernacle itself as a whole;
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2. The furniture of the holy of holies the ark and mercy seat;
3. The furniture of the holy place the show-bread table, the candlestick,and the altar of incense; and
4. The furniture of the court the altar of burnt-offering, and the laver. After applying the oil to these, Moses was to proceed to the anointing of the priests. (Compare Lev_8:10-12)
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The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary 1892 · Public Domain On v26
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REV. WILLIAM ADAMSON
Anointing-Oil Symbolism! Exo_30:26-30.
(1.) All parts of the Mosaic worship were symbolic; and all those parts were symbolic of Christ. They all silently spoke of One beyond and behind, above and around them. Moreover, the most explicit directions were given for their anointing. The altars and the sacred furniture, as well as the priests and the high priest, were to be most carefully anointed. But the unction seems to have been most special in the case of the high priest. As, then, the various portions of the Tabernacle and its appurtenances were emblematic of Christ, this anointing must also have been figurative of something done to Christ.
(2.) One of the sweetest names of the Lord Jesus is “Christ”—the Anointed One. “With my holy oil, have I anointed Him.” The unction of the Holy One, our great High Priest received in (a) Intention, long before the head of Aaron had received the material unction; (b) Intimation, when the wise men of the East laid their gifts at His feet; (c) Interpretation, when the Holy Spirit descended from heaven upon Him, as He knelt in prayer on Jordan’s strand. He received not the Spirit by measure; for in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
“Nor prayer is made by man alone;
The Holy Spirit pleads,
And Jesus, on the eternal throne,
For sinners intercedes.”
—Montgomery.
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REV. WILLIAM ADAMSON
Sacrificial Speech! Exo_30:1-38.
(1.) No student of the Bible needs to be reminded that by the complicated and long protracted series of events which preceded, accompanied, and followed the Exodus from Egypt, the essential doctrine of Gospel truth and grace are distinctly made known. By a stupendous array of symbolic acts and facts they are most emphatically confirmed and illustrated.
(2.) Thomson remarks that what is more pertinent, if possible, is that the record of them is so guided as to suggest and evolve the very best words, figures, and phrases by which these fundamental doctrines can be set forth. This is equally true of the words and ideas in this chapter of Exodus, as of the paschal lamb in Egypt, or the smiting of the rock in Horeb.
(3.) The symbolic acts and facts, it has been wisely asserted, in connection with the typical institutions, rites, and ceremonies of the Mosaic economy, were designed to permeate, and did permeate, the entire religious consciousness of the Hebrews. They thus gave birth to spiritual ideas and emotions wholly peculiar, and to corresponding formulas by which to give expression to them.
“I saw a Moslem work upon his shroud alone,
With earnest care, even as the silkworms weave their own,
When with that sacred Script it was filled from side to side,
He wrapt it round his body, and in calmness died.”
—Oriental.
Incense-Ingredients! Exo_30:34-38.
(1.) Composition! Exo_30:34-35. The ingredients are described with great precision; and were principally obtained in traffic from the Phœnicians. A few of them were products of native plants; but most of them came from Arabia, India, and spice islands of the Indian Archipelago. Great skill was required in the mixing of these ingredients. The art was a recognised profession among the Jews; and the rokechim, translated “apothecary” in our version, was simply a maker of perfumes.
(2.) Consecration! Exo_30:36-37. This mixture was to be pounded in very small particles, and deposited as a very holy thing in the Tabernacle, before the ark of the testimony. It has been said that this was to ensure a store of it being always in readiness. But this excludes the Divine idea of “holy consecration.” Hence, according to the Rabbins, one of the fifteen prefects was retained in Solomon’s temple for the special purpose of preparing it; and a part of the temple was reserved for his use as a laboratory, to indicate the purity of incense.
(3.) Conservation! Exo_30:38. So precious and holy was this incense considered, that it was forbidden to make a similar perfume for private use on pain of death.
“Nor will He to those lips attend
Whose prayers are not sincere.”
—Burton.
Incense and Unction! Exo_30:1-38. The Canticle of Solomon lies in the casket of Revelation—an exquisite gem—engraved with emblematic characters. It is a retrospective poem upon Christ in the Pentateuch; and it is a prospective poem upon Christ in the New Testament.
(1.) Son_3:6 : “Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness” is Jesus Christ coming up from the wilderness of Judea—from the wilderness, whence the sweetest odours are gathered; for not amid rich and cultured fields, but amongst the rocks and sands of the desert, are the incense and unction herbs obtained.
(2.) He comes up “like pillars of smoke,” which cannot derive its significance from the Shekinah pillar-cloud, but from those fragrant clouds of incense wafted upwards on the eastern air—in type of the prayers of Jesus on His Baptism. As perfumes of fragrant oil anoint our High Priest; so pillars of perfumed vapours ascend from His heart.
(3.) He comes up “perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,” anointed with the Holy Spirit; for on Jesus our great High Priest the Spirit is shed immeasurably. In this “Vessel of Honour” the Spirit is poured, abiding in Himself in all fulness, and as an exhaustless fountain ever overflowing for His people.
“The Spirit, through the Saviour shed,
His sacred fire imparts,
Refines our dross, and love divine
Enkindles in our hearts.”
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 On vv26, 29 General Information:
General Information:
Yahweh continues speaking to Moses.
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You must anoint
Here "you" refers to Moses. (See: Forms of You)
ark of the testimony
The ark is the chest that contains the commandments. This can be stated clearly in the translation. See how you translated this in Exodus 26:33. AT: "the chest containing the commandments" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
the altar for burnt offerings
"the altar on which offering were burnt"
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anoint
tent of meeting
oil
ark
lampstand
altar of incense
altar
burnt offering
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