Sermon Tone Analysis

*Date:*      18th January 2009                                                                  (Sunday AM)                                                                       *Ref:* A0420

*Place:     Kambah P.S.*

*Title: The Anointing*

*Text:        *& Exodus 30:22-32

 

*Illust:     *Walk through almost any shopping centre & you will find a candle shop or some other form of ‘well being’ ~/ New Age’ store selling essential oils, fragrances like lavender, sandalwood, rose, Jasmine & just about every other flower ~/ seed that you can distil an oil out of.

All of them supposedly with certain properties.

Go to an outdoor market & dozens of new agers stands selling oils.

The use of various oils ~/ scents for perfumes is in fact an ancient practice.

God Himself mixes some essential oils with a base oil to create a perfumed oil for a specific purpose – want to look at that this AM.

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I.                   The Anointing

!! A.               What is Anointing

i.

In our text God gives Moses detailed instructions for the ingredients that are to make up the Holy Anointing Oil – Very specific directions for this oil.

It is to be special

           Not only that it is to be unique - & vs 32b

ii.

The holy Anointing Oil.

– What does it mean to anoint?

      *4886 **מָשַׁח*  v.

A primitive root; 69 occurrences; AV translates as “anoint” 68 times, and “painted” once.

*1* to smear, anoint, spread a liquid.

1a (Qal).

/1a1/ to smear.

/1a2/ to anoint (as consecration).

/1a3/ to anoint, consecrate.

From this root word we get the Hb word for Ointment.

*4888 **מִשְׁחָה, *n f.

From 4886; 26 occurrences; AV translates as “anointing” 24 times, “anointed” once, and “ointment” once.

*1* consecrated portion, anointing oil, portion, ointment, anointing portion.

1a ointment (used to consecrate by anointing).

1b anointing portion.

iii.

From the whole counsel of the Word of God, we can gain an understanding that the Anointing Oil is a symbol for the Holy Spirit

        Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, (NKJV)

        1 John 2:27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you,  (NKJV)

!! B.               Purpose of Anointing

i.

We can also see this symbolism realised when we look at the purpose of anointing in the Old Testament.

ii.

One of the first purposes is given to us in our text.

~~ & vs 25-30 - For the purpose of *consecration*.

~~ An item or person was consecrated, that means set apart, dedicated, devoted, in this case it is to God & His purposes.

Exodus 40:13 You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.

(NKJV)