Exodus 30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:25

And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment ,.... All the above spices and oil being put together, an ointment was to be made out of them, not thick, as ointments usually are, but a liquid to be poured, and therefore called an "oil of ointment", and "holy", because devoted only to sacred uses: an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary : or confectioner; the spices bruised, and pounded, and mixed together, and boiled or distilled, and so an oil or ointment extracted from... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:26

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... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:27

And the table, and all his vessels ,.... The shewbread table, with all things appertaining to it, rings, staves, dishes, spoons, bowls, &c.; all were anointed; which had respect to Christ, and the communion of his people with him, feeding on him, that food which endures for ever, whom God the Father has sealed and sanctified: and the candlestick and his vessels ; an emblem of the church, and of the light of the word held forth in it, which being accompanied with the grace of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:28

And the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels ,.... Pans, shovels, basins, &c.; and this altar particularly was sprinkled with it seven times, Leviticus 8:10 , and the laver, and his foot ; the laver of brass for the priests to wash their hands and feet in, and the foot or base of it on which it stood, see Exodus 30:18 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:29

And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy ,.... By anointing them, and so be set apart for sacred uses only; as by the grace of the Holy Spirit, the people of God, the vessels of mercy, are really sanctified, and made meet for the master's use; and therefore it is called the sanctification of the Spirit, which is true holiness, in opposition to typical or ceremonial holiness, here intended; and if this holy anointing oil made those things most holy that were anointed with it,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:30

And thou shall anoint Aaron and his sons ,.... Them alone, and not others, as Aben Ezra, who were typical of Christ anointed with the Spirit of God without measure, to his various offices of prophet, priest and King; and also of all the saints, who are anointed priests to God, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Christ: and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office ; by anointing them, and by other rites mentioned in the preceding... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:31

And thou shall speak unto the children of Israel ,.... When he was come down from the mount, and gave the instructions about the making and using of this oil: saying, this shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations ; Abarbinel, and other Jewish writers, conclude from hence, that this same oil, which was made by Moses, lasted throughout the generations to the times of Josiah, when it was hid with other things; but this, notion is justly exploded by Aben Ezra; it is... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:32

Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured ,.... That is, not upon common men, or on men's flesh in common, as was usual at feasts and entertainments in the eastern countries, see Psalm 23:5 but this was not to be used on such occasions, otherwise it was poured on the flesh of some men, as Aaron and his sons, on whose head it was poured and ran down to the beard: neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it ; for private uses: it is holy, and it shall be... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:33

Whosoever compoundeth any like it ,.... For his own use, or for any other than what God appointed it for: or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger ; meaning not a Gentile, an alien from the commonwealth of israel; though Japhet interprets it of such a stranger who was not of the children of Israel; this Aben Ezra says is not right, but he says it means one that is not of the seed of Aaron; and so the Targum of Jonathan,"upon a profane person (or a common person, a laic) that is not... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:34

And the Lord said unto Moses ,.... In a continued discourse, or some time after the former, though more probably at the same time; since it concerns the incense to be offered on the altar of incense, about which directions are given in the former part of the chapter: take unto thee sweet spices : which are as follow, "stacte", "onycha", and "galbanum"; the former of these has its name from dropping; and of the same signification is the Hebrew word "Nataph", here used. Pancirollus says ... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:26

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:27

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:28

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:30

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:31

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:32

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:33

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 30:34

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