The Anointing Oil and Incense

Exodus 30

22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 "Take the e finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of f aromatic cane, 24 and 500 of cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a g hin 1 of olive oil. 25 And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the h perfumer; it shall be a i holy anointing oil. 26 j With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony, 27 and the table and all its utensils, and the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense, 28 and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the k basin and its stand. 29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. l Whatever touches them will become holy. 30 m You shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. 31 And you shall say to the people of Israel, 'This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations. 32 It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. n It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 o Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'"

34 The Lord said to Moses, p "Take sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, sweet spices with pure frankincense (of each shall there be an equal part), 35 and make an q incense blended as by the r perfumer, s seasoned with salt, pure and holy. 36 You shall beat some of it very small, and put part of it before the testimony in the tent of meeting t where I shall meet with you. u It shall be most holy for you. 37 And the incense that you shall make v according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the Lord. 38 w Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people."

  1. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:14
    Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense, myrrh and aloes, with all choice spices -
    Ezekiel 27:22
    The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold.
  2. Cross References
    Ezekiel 27:19
    And casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise.
  3. Cross References
    Exodus 29:40
    And with the first lamb a tenth seah of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering.
  4. Cross References
    Exodus 37:29
    He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 37:29
    He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
    Numbers 35:25
    And the congregation shall rescue the manslayer from the hand of the avenger of blood, and the congregation shall restore him to his city of refuge to which he had fled, and he shall live in it until the death of the high priest who was anointed with the holy oil.
    Psalms 89:20
    I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil I have anointed him.
    Psalms 133:2
    It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 40:9
    Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furniture, so that it may become holy.
    Leviticus 8:10
    Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.
    Numbers 7:1
    On the day when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle and had anointed and consecrated it with all its furnishings and had anointed and consecrated the altar with all its utensils.
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 40:11
    You shall also anoint the basin and its stand, and consecrate it.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 29:37
    Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall become holy.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 29:7
    You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
    Exodus 30:37
    And the incense that you shall make according to its composition, you shall not make for yourselves. It shall be for you holy to the Lord.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 30:38
    Whoever makes any like it to use as perfume shall be cut off from his people.
  12. Cross References
    Exodus 30:7
    And Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it. Every morning when he dresses the lamps he shall burn it.
    Exodus 25:6
    Oil for the lamps, spices for the anointing oil and for the fragrant incense.
    Exodus 37:29
    He made the holy anointing oil also, and the pure fragrant incense, blended as by the perfumer.
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
  15. Cross References
    Leviticus 2:13
    You shall season all your grain offerings with salt. You shall not let the salt of the covenant with your God be missing from your grain offering; with all your offerings you shall offer salt.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 25:22
    There I will meet with you, and from above the mercy seat, from between the two cherubim that are on the ark of the testimony, I will speak with you about all that I will give you in commandment for the people of Israel.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 40:10
    You shall also anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, so that the altar may become most holy.
  18. Cross References
    Exodus 30:32
    It shall not be poured on the body of an ordinary person, and you shall make no other like it in composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
  19. Cross References
    Exodus 30:33
    Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.'
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