Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 30:25
23-33. Take thou also . . . principal spices, c.—Oil is frequently mentioned in Scripture as an emblem of sanctification, and anointing with it a means of designating objects as well as persons to the service of God. Here it is prescribed by divine authority, and the various ingredients in their several proportions described which were to compose the oil used in consecrating the furniture of the tabernacle. myrrh—a fragrant and medicinal gum from a little known tree in Arabia. sweet... read more
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Exodus 30:24
24. cassia—from the same species of tree as the cinnamon—some think the outer bark of that tree. All these together would amount to one hundred twenty pounds, troy weight. hin—a word of Egyptian origin, equal to ten pints. Being mixed with the olive oil—no doubt of the purest kind—this composition probably remained always in a liquid state, and the strictest prohibition issued against using it for any other purpose than anointing the tabernacle and its furniture. read more