to rub with oil · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
tabernacle
אֹ֣הֶל'O.hel
H168
a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance) · noun, common masculine singular construct
congregation
מוֹעֵ֑דmo.'Ed
H4150
properly · noun, common masculine singular absolute
ark
אֲר֥וֹן'a.Ron
H727
a box · noun, common masculine singular construct
testimony
הָעֵדֻֽתha.'e.Dut
H5715
testimony · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
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Cross-references
Numbers 7:1 And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments t…
Exodus 40:9-15 And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof:…
Leviticus 8:10-12 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
Numbers 7:10 And the princes offered for dedicating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, even the princes offered their offering before the alta…
Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up th…
Acts 10:38 How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the…
2 Corinthians 1:21-22 Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
1 John 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
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Commentary
Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:22–end
Directions are here given for the composition of the holy anointing oil and the incense that were to be used in the service of the tabernacle; with these God was to be honoured, and therefore he would appoint the making of them; for nothing comes to God but what comes from him. 1. The holy anointing oil is here ordered to be made up the ingredients, and their quantities, are prescribed, Exo 30:23-25. Interpreters are not agreed concerning them; we are sure, in general, they were the best and fittest for the purpose; they must needs be so when the divine wisdom appointed them for the divine honour. It was to be compounded secundum artem - after the art of the apothecary (Exo 30:25); the spice…
cassia--from the same species of tree as the cinnamon--some think the outer bark of that tree. All these together would amount to one hundred twenty pounds, troy weight.
hin--a word of Egyptian origin, equal to ten pints. Being mixed with the olive oil--no doubt of the purest kind--this composition probably remained always in a liquid state, and the strictest prohibition issued against using it for any other purpose than anointing the tabernacle and its furniture.
Adam Clarke on Exodus 30:25
After the art of the apothecary - The original, רקח rokeach, signifies a compounder or confectioner; any person who compounds drugs, aromatics, etc.
John Gill on Exodus 30:26
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.
The Church Fathers
It is necessary to warn and to indicate how the Scripture commands to anoint with the oil of the anointing all the things, that is to say, the tabernacle and the things that were in it, and then it adds: They will be sancta sanctorum (Ex 30,29). This means that all things, once anointed, will be "sancta sanctorum." It is necessary to investigate more thoroughly the difference that could exist between those interior things, covered by the veil, and the others, if all of them, once anointed, become "sancta sanctorum". This we thought it appropriate to point out. In this regard we will also remember: With reference to the sacrificial altar, which the author wanted to be called the saint's saint after the anointing, immediately before it was said: Everyone who touches it will be sanctified (Ex 29,37). When speaking after all those things that, once anointed with that anointing, receive the name of "sancta sanctorum", the same affirmation continues: All who touch them will be sanctified (Ex 30,29), which can be understood in two ways: Or be sanctified when touched, or sanctified so that it is lawful to touch them, if it was not lawful for the people to touch the tabernacle when it presented sacrifices or anything else the people contributed to offer it to God. And in keeping with this the text warns that it is not only to say to the priests or the Levites what God says to Moses: And you will speak to the children of Israel - the children of Israel were, of course, all that people - telling them: This oil, which will be used for the anointing, will be a saint for you in your generations. He will not anoint man's flesh; and you shall not do anything similar to this composition for yourselves. It is holy and it will be sanctification for you. Whoever makes another like him and whoever gives part of him to a foreign nation, will be exterminated from his people. The Lord commands not only the priests, but all the people of Israel, not to make such an ointment for ordinary uses. For this is what it means: It will not anoint the flesh of man. It forbids, then, that something similar be done for ordinary uses and threatens death to whoever does something similar, that is, to whoever makes a similar ointment for ordinary uses or who gives it to a foreign nation. But for what is said next: It will be sanctification for you, since God commands that this be said to all the…
The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).
Dictionary and topics
Anoint — The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest…
Anointing — in Holy Scripture, is either, I. Material—with oil—or II. Spiritual—with the Holy Ghost. I. MATERIAL.—
Perfumes — Were used in religious worship, and for personal and domestic enjoyment (Ex. 30:35-37; Prov. 7:17; Cant. 3:6; Isa. 57:9); and also in embalming the dead, and in other funeral ceremonies (Mark 14:8;…
Spices — Aromatic substances, of which several are named in Ex. 30. They were used in the sacred anointing oil (Ex. 25:6; 35:8; 1 Chr. 9:29), and in embalming the dead (2 Chr. 16:14; Luke 23:56; 24:1; John…
Altar · .How sanctifie — .How sanctifie
Altar Of Incense · Anointed with holy oil — Anointed with holy oil
Anointing · .OF THE TABERNACLE — .OF THE TABERNACLE
Anointing, Sacred · Things which received: Tabernacle, &c — Things which received: Tabernacle, &c
Ark · .Sanctifi — .Sanctifi
Ark Of The Covenant · Anointed with sacred oil — Anointed with sacred oil
Ointment · .Uses of — .Uses of
Shewbread (Showbread) · Consecration of — Consecration of
Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).
John Calvin on Exodus 30:22-33
Exodus 30:22-33
22. Moreover, the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
22. Loquutus est etiam Jehova ad Mosen, dicendo:
23. Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
23. Tu sume tibi aromata optima: myrrhae fluidae ad quingentos siclos, cinnamomi aromatici dimidium ipsius, ducentos et quinquaginta: et calami atomatici ducentos et quinquaginta:
24. And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil-olive an hin:
24. Casiae vero quingentos siclos, pondere sanctuarii: et olei olivae hin:
25. And thou sha…
(see at Lev 8:10.). This anointing oil was holy, either because it was made from the four fragrant substances according to the proportions commanded by Jehovah, or because God declared this kind of mixture and preparation holy (cf. Exo 30:32), and forbade for all time, on pain of death (Exo 30:31), not only the use of ointment so prepared for any ordinary anointings, but even an imitation of it. "Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured," i.e., it is not to be used for the ordinary practice of anointing the human body (Exo 30:32). "Man," i.e., the ordinary man in distinction from the priests. בּמתכּנתּו according to its measure, i.e., according to the proportions prescribed for its manufactur…
Because God is absolutely unique (holy), what is used for his service cannot be used for any other purpose. This was the point made to Moses at the burning bush (see study note on 3:5). It was so vital for the people to understand this point that disobedience in this matter involved a severe punishment (30:33).
Rashi on Exodus 30:26
ומשחת בו AND THOU SHALT ANOINT WITH IT — All anointings mentioned in Scriptures were made in the form of a Greek X except the anointing of kings which were made round the head like a crown (wreath) (Keritot 5b).
