The
anointing of oil—Ex. 30:23–30; Lev. 14:17
Moreover the Lord spoke to Moses saying, Also take
for yourself quality spices - five hundred shekels of liquid myrrh, half as
much sweet smelling cinnamon (two hundred and fifty shekels), two hundred and
fifty of sweet smelling cane. Five hundred shekels of cassia, according to the
shekel of sanctuary and a him of olive oil. 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 30:22-25
The 2nd
anointing to be placed on the right ear, thumb and toe, is the anointing of
oil. As you can see in the verse above, there are 5 ingredients that had to be
blended together.
The holy anointing oil was
used to anoint the priests as well as all furniture in the Tabernacle of the
Congregation. Again, this anointing is an expression of the person of the
Spirit of God – it is a picture of the presence of the Holy Spirit in every
area of our lives.
There was a strict recipe for the anointing oil. Each of these
ingredients has meaning for our lives:
5 ingredients indicate God’s GRACE – FAVOR
It is as if the first four ingredients are “baptized” in the water
of the Holy Spirit
• 500 shekels (1 shekel=10
penny weights) of liquid myrrh—
500 Israeli shekels = approx. $130 U.S. dollars
Myrrh has a bad taste, but a sweet smell. It represents the
suffering and sacrificial death of Christ. Myrrh was offered to Jesus 3 times
during His life—at His birth; when He was dying (to dull the pain of the
cross); He was embalmed in myrrh. Each of these point to the importance of
Christ’s suffering and death on our behalf. We can also see the 3 uses for
myrrh in Biblical times:
—As a cleansing
agent
—As an ingredient
in the anointing oil
—As a perfume
When we learn the secrets of dying to self and walking through
suffering with grace; then we will come into a great place of cleansing in our lives, a new anointing will rest upon us and our
lives will have the fragrance of
Christ.
Phil.
3:10 that I may know Him and the power of
His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His
death).
1Cor.
15:31 I die daily
Gal. 2:20 It is not I that
lives, but Christ that lives in me
Phil 1:21 For me to live is
Christ and to die is gain
Bitterness; suffering;
sacrificial death to self; purity
1Cor. 15:21; Gal. 2:20;
Jesus was given myrrh as a baby – Matt.
2:11
He is the “Man of Sorrows” Is. 53:3
He had anointing and favor through
suffering
How Do We Find Myrrh In Our Lives?
Phil. 3:10—seek the fellowship of His suffering
1Cor. 15:31—Die daily
Lu. 9:23-24—Take up the cross and follow Christ
Gal. 2:20—Allow Christ to live in/through you
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