Exodus 37:29

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Summary

Exodus 37:29

And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.

He made

Incense

The apothecary

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Bible References

He made

“Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You have anointed my head with oil;
My cup overflows.

But You have exalted my horn like that of the wild ox;
I have been anointed with fresh oil.

The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him,
The spirit of wisdom and understanding,
The spirit of counsel and strength,
The spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the

afflicted;

He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;

For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God;

for He gives the Spirit without measure.

Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and anointed us is God,

But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.

Incense

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take for yourself spices, stacte and onycha and galbanum, spices with pure frankincense; there shall be an equal part of each.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”
They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds;
There is no one who does good.

May my prayer be counted as incense before You;
The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.

In the days of His flesh,

He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety.

Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.

The apothecary

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.