The Anointing Oil and Incense

Exodus 30

22 Moreover the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 23 "Also take for yourself u quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid v myrrh, half as much sweet-smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and fifty shekels of sweet-smelling w cane, 24 "five hundred shekels of x cassia, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a y hin of olive oil. 25 "And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be z a holy anointing oil. 26 a "With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; 27 "the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; 28 "the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base. 29 "You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; b whatever touches them must be holy. 30 c "And you shall anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister to Me as priests. 31 "And you shall speak to the children of Israel, saying: 'This shall be a holy anointing oil to Me throughout your generations. 32 'It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. d It is holy, and it shall be holy to you. 33 e 'Whoever 1 compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on an outsider, f shall be 2 cut off from his people.' "

34 And the LORD said to Moses: g "Take sweet spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, and pure frankincense with these sweet spices; there shall be equal amounts of each. 35 "You shall make of these an incense, a compound h according to the art of the perfumer, salted, pure, and holy. 36 "And you shall beat some of it very fine, and put some of it before the Testimony in the tabernacle of meeting i where I will meet with you. j It shall be most holy to you. 37 "But as for the incense which you shall make, k you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its 3 composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD. 38 l "Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people."

  1. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:14
    Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices -
    Ezekiel 27:22
    The merchants of Sheba and Raamah were your merchants. They traded for your wares the choicest spices, all kinds of precious stones, and gold.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 45:8
    All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
    Proverbs 7:17
    I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
  3. Cross References
    Song of Solomon 4:14
    Spikenard and saffron, Calamus and cinnamon, With all trees of frankincense, Myrrh and aloes, With all the chief spices -
    Jeremiah 6:20
    For what purpose to Me Comes frankincense from Sheba, And sweet cane from a far country? Your burnt offerings are not acceptable, Nor your sacrifices sweet to Me.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 45:8
    All Your garments are scented with myrrh and aloes and cassia, Out of the ivory palaces, by which they have made You glad.
  5. Cross References
    Exodus 29:40
    With the one lamb shall be one-tenth of an ephah of flour mixed with one-fourth of a hin of pressed oil, and one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering.
  6. Cross References
    Exodus 37:29
    He also made the holy anointing oil and the pur...
    Exodus 40:9
    And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoin...
    Leviticus 8:10
    Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed...
    Numbers 35:25
    So the congregation shall deliver the manslayer...
    Psalms 89:20
    I have found My servant David; With My holy oil...
    Psalms 133:2
    It is like the precious oil upon the head, Runn...
  7. Cross References
    Exodus 40:9
    And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.
    Leviticus 8:10
    Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.
    Numbers 7:1
    Now it came to pass, when Moses had finished setting up the tabernacle, that he anointed it and consecrated it and all its furnishings, and the altar and all its utensils; so he anointed them and consecrated them.
  8. Cross References
    Exodus 29:37
    Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.
    Numbers 4:15
    And when Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is set to go, then the sons of Kohath shall come to carry them; but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These are the things in the tabernacle of meeting which the sons of Kohath are to carry.
    Haggai 2:11 - 13
    Thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying.
  9. Cross References
    Exodus 29:7
    And you shall take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.
    Leviticus 8:12
    And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.
  10. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
    Exodus 30:37
    But as for the incense which you shall make, you shall not make any for yourselves, according to its composition. It shall be to you holy for the LORD.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 30:38
    "Whoever makes any like it, to smell it, he shall be cut off from his people."
  12. Cross References
    Genesis 17:14
    "And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant."
    Exodus 12:15
    Seven days you shall eat unleavened bread. On the first day you shall remove leaven from your houses. For whoever eats leavened bread from the first day until the seventh day, that person shall be cut off from Israel.
    Leviticus 7:20
    But the person who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, while he is unclean, that person shall be cut off from his people.
    Leviticus 7:21
    'Moreover the person who touches any unclean thing, such as human uncleanness, an unclean animal, or any abominable unclean thing, and who eats the flesh of the sacrifice of the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person shall be cut off from his people.'"
  13. Cross References
    Exodus 25:6
    Oil for the light, and spices for the anointing oil and for the sweet incense.
    Exodus 37:29
    He also made the holy anointing oil and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the perfumer.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 30:25
    And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil.
  15. Cross References
    Exodus 29:42
    This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you.
    Leviticus 16:2
    And the LORD said to Moses: "Tell Aaron your brother not to come at just any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, lest he die; for I will appear in the cloud above the mercy seat.
  16. Cross References
    Exodus 29:37
    Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and sanctify it. And the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy.
    Exodus 30:32
    It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
    Leviticus 2:3
    The rest of the grain offering shall be Aaron's and his sons'. It is most holy of the offerings to the LORD made by fire.
  17. Cross References
    Exodus 30:32
    It shall not be poured on man's flesh; nor shall you make any other like it, according to its composition. It is holy, and it shall be holy to you.
  18. 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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