Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 30:26
And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
This was only an outward ceremony, signifying the separation and sanctification of these things for the service of God; as the anointing of kings and priests noted their designation to their offices.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And thou shall anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith,…. It cannot be thought the whole of it should be anointed all over, but only a part of it for the whole; and this was either typical of the human nature of Christ, the true tabernacle God pitched, and not man, and which was anointed with the Holy Ghost; or of the church and people of God, who are an holy tabernacle or temple of the Lord, and who receive the unction from the Holy One:
and the ark of the testimony; the chest where the law was, and stood in the most holy place of the tabernacle; and was a type of the Messiah, the anointed One, in whose heart the law was, and who is the fulfilling end of it for righteousness.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(see at Lev 8:10.). This anointing oil was holy, either because it was made from the four fragrant substances according to the proportions commanded by Jehovah, or because God declared this kind of mixture and preparation holy (cf. Exo 30:32), and forbade for all time, on pain of death (Exo 30:31), not only the use of ointment so prepared for any ordinary anointings, but even an imitation of it. “ Upon man’s flesh shall it not be poured,” i.e., it is not to be used for the ordinary practice of anointing the human body (Exo 30:32). “Man,” i.e., the ordinary man in distinction from the priests. according to its measure, i.e., according to the proportions prescribed for its manufacture. (Exo 30:33) a stranger, is not only the non-Israelite, but laymen or non-priests in general. On the expression, “cut off from his people,” see at Gen 17:14.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
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REV. WILLIAM ADAMSON
Anointing-Oil Symbolism! Exo. 30:26-30.
(1.) All parts of the Mosaic worship were symbolic; and all those parts were symbolic of Christ. They all silently spoke of One beyond and behind, above and around them. Moreover, the most explicit directions were given for their anointing. The altars and the sacred furniture, as well as the priests and the high priest, were to be most carefully anointed. But the unction seems to have been most special in the case of the high priest. As, then, the various portions of the Tabernacle and its appurtenances were emblematic of Christ, this anointing must also have been figurative of something done to Christ.
(2.) One of the sweetest names of the Lord Jesus is Christthe Anointed One. With my holy oil, have I anointed Him. The unction of the Holy One, our great High Priest received in (a) Intention, long before the head of Aaron had received the material unction; (b) Intimation, when the wise men of the East laid their gifts at His feet; (c) Interpretation, when the Holy Spirit descended from heaven upon Him, as He knelt in prayer on Jordans strand. He received not the Spirit by measure; for in Him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.
Nor prayer is made by man alone;
The Holy Spirit pleads,
And Jesus, on the eternal throne,
For sinners intercedes.
Montgomery.
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BY
REV. WILLIAM ADAMSON
Sacrificial Speech! Exo. 30:1-38.
(1.) No student of the Bible needs to be reminded that by the complicated and long protracted series of events which preceded, accompanied, and followed the Exodus from Egypt, the essential doctrine of Gospel truth and grace are distinctly made known. By a stupendous array of symbolic acts and facts they are most emphatically confirmed and illustrated.
(2.) Thomson remarks that what is more pertinent, if possible, is that the record of them is so guided as to suggest and evolve the very best words, figures, and phrases by which these fundamental doctrines can be set forth. This is equally true of the words and ideas in this chapter of Exodus, as of the paschal lamb in Egypt, or the smiting of the rock in Horeb.
(3.) The symbolic acts and facts, it has been wisely asserted, in connection with the typical institutions, rites, and ceremonies of the Mosaic economy, were designed to permeate, and did permeate, the entire religious consciousness of the Hebrews. They thus gave birth to spiritual ideas and emotions wholly peculiar, and to corresponding formulas by which to give expression to them.
I saw a Moslem work upon his shroud alone,
With earnest care, even as the silkworms weave their own,
When with that sacred Script it was filled from side to side,
He wrapt it round his body, and in calmness died.
Oriental.
Incense-Ingredients! Exo. 30:34-38.
(1.) Composition! Exo. 30:34-35. The ingredients are described with great precision; and were principally obtained in traffic from the Phnicians. A few of them were products of native plants; but most of them came from Arabia, India, and spice islands of the Indian Archipelago. Great skill was required in the mixing of these ingredients. The art was a recognised profession among the Jews; and the rokechim, translated apothecary in our version, was simply a maker of perfumes.
(2.) Consecration! Exo. 30:36-37. This mixture was to be pounded in very small particles, and deposited as a very holy thing in the Tabernacle, before the ark of the testimony. It has been said that this was to ensure a store of it being always in readiness. But this excludes the Divine idea of holy consecration. Hence, according to the Rabbins, one of the fifteen prefects was retained in Solomons temple for the special purpose of preparing it; and a part of the temple was reserved for his use as a laboratory, to indicate the purity of incense.
(3.) Conservation! Exo. 30:38. So precious and holy was this incense considered, that it was forbidden to make a similar perfume for private use on pain of death.
Nor will He to those lips attend
Whose prayers are not sincere.
Burton.
Incense and Unction! Exo. 30:1-38. The Canticle of Solomon lies in the casket of Revelationan exquisite gemengraved with emblematic characters. It is a retrospective poem upon Christ in the Pentateuch; and it is a prospective poem upon Christ in the New Testament.
(1.) Son. 3:6 : Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness is Jesus Christ coming up from the wilderness of Judeafrom the wilderness, whence the sweetest odours are gathered; for not amid rich and cultured fields, but amongst the rocks and sands of the desert, are the incense and unction herbs obtained.
(2.) He comes up like pillars of smoke, which cannot derive its significance from the Shekinah pillar-cloud, but from those fragrant clouds of incense wafted upwards on the eastern airin type of the prayers of Jesus on His Baptism. As perfumes of fragrant oil anoint our High Priest; so pillars of perfumed vapours ascend from His heart.
(3.) He comes up perfumed with myrrh and frankincense, anointed with the Holy Spirit; for on Jesus our great High Priest the Spirit is shed immeasurably. In this Vessel of Honour the Spirit is poured, abiding in Himself in all fulness, and as an exhaustless fountain ever overflowing for His people.
The Spirit, through the Saviour shed,
His sacred fire imparts,
Refines our dross, and love divine
Enkindles in our hearts.
Fuente: The Preacher’s Complete Homiletical Commentary Edited by Joseph S. Exell
(26) Thou shalt anoint the tabernacle.The tabernacle and its contents were to be first consecrated, then the priests. In the tabernacle itself, the consecration was to begin with the ark of the testimony in the Holy of Holies, then to proceed to the Holy place, where the table of shewbread with its vessels, the golden candlestick, and the altar of incense were to be anointed; and finally to pass the vail to the outer court, where the holy oil was to be sprinkled upon the brazen altar, and upon the laver, to sanctify them. (See Exo. 30:26-29; and comp. Lev. 8:10-11.)
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
Can anything more aptly represent the anointings of the Holy Ghost, and that unction of the Spirit, which all the Lord’s Israel are said to have? 1Jn 2:20 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
Ver. 26. And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle. ] So to consecrate the same to God’s service, and to set forth how joyfully and gladly men should serve the Lord.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 40:9-15, Lev 8:10-12, Num 7:1, Num 7:10, Isa 61:1, Act 10:38, 2Co 1:21, 2Co 1:22, 1Jo 2:20, 1Jo 2:27
Reciprocal: Exo 29:36 – anoint it Eze 28:14 – the anointed Mat 23:17 – or
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
30:26 And thou shalt anoint the {o} tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
(o) All things which belong to the tabernacle.