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Exodus 29:7

Exodus 29:7
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Then thou shall take the anointing oil, After ordered to be made of principal spices, myrrh, cinnamon, calamus, cassia, and oil olive, Exo 30:23.

and pour it upon his head, and anoint him; this was…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Exodus 29:1-37

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9. Exo 29:4 Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Lev 8:3. Exo 29:27 The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Then shalt thou take the anointing oil - It appears, from Isa 61:1, that anointing with oil, in consecrating a person to any important office, whether civil or religious, was considered as an emblem…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Exodus 29:1-37

Here is, I. The law concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office, which was to be done with a great deal of ceremony and solemnity, that they themselves might be duly…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

the anointing oil see, for its ingredients and use, Exo 30:22-33. Here only the high priest is anointed, in accordance with the expression -anointed priest," by which he is distinguished from the…