Exodus 30:31

And you are to tell the Israelites, ‘This will be My sacred anointing oil for the generations to come.

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In The King James Version

And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.

In Context

30Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

32It must not be used to anoint an ordinary man, and you must not make anything like it with the same formula. It is holy, and it must be holy to you.

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Cross References

Leviticus 8:12He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

Psalms 89:20I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.

Matthew Henry on Exodus 30:23-38

22 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 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, 24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint… Read the whole commentary →

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