Exodus 37:29

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Exodus 37:27–29 · Berean Standard Bible

27 He made two gold rings below the molding on opposite sides to hold the poles used to carry it.

28 And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.

29 He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.

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Exodus 30:23

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

Exodus 30:24

500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Exodus 30:25

Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

Exodus 30:26

Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

Exodus 30:27

the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

Exodus 30:28

the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

Exodus 30:29

You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

Exodus 30:30

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

Exodus 30:31

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

Exodus 30:32

It 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.

Exodus 30:33

Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”

Exodus 30:34

The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,

Exodus 30:35

and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.

Exodus 30:36

Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you.

Exodus 30:37

You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as holy to the LORD.

Exodus 30:38

Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”

Psalms 23:5

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

Psalms 92:10

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

Isaiah 11:2

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 fear of the LORD.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

Isaiah 61:3

to console the mourners in Zion— to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.

John 3:34

For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

2 Corinthians 1:21

Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

2 Corinthians 1:22

placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

1 John 2:20

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

1 John 2:27

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

Psalms 14:1

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.

Psalms 14:2

The LORD looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if any understand, if any seek God.

Psalms 141:2

May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.

Hebrews 5:7

During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore He is able to save completely those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to intercede for them.

Revelation 8:3

Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne.

Revelation 8:4

And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.