And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
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And thou shall speak unto the children of Israel,.... When he was come down from the mount, and gave the instructions about the making and using of this oil:
saying, this shall be an holy anointing…
Compare Exo 37:29. Exo 30:23 Principal spices - i. e. the best spices. Pure myrrh - Is a gum which comes from the stem of a low, thorny, ragged tree, that grows in Arabia Felix and Eastern Africa,…
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…
The oil thus prepared to be reserved exclusively for the sacred purposes thus specified.
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