Priesthood
Holy Anointing Oil
Priesthood · OT
Holy Anointing Oil
A compounded oil of myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus, cassia, and olive oil, mingled after the art of the apothecary. Used to consecrate the tabernacle, its furniture, and the priests.
Symbolic meaning
Setting apart for holy use. What the oil touches becomes most holy.
Christological significance
The anointing of the Spirit upon the Anointed One (Christos = Anointed).
Traditionally understood as…
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