Consecrated Things- Exodus 30:22-33

November 13, 2023 00:02:34
Consecrated Things- Exodus 30:22-33
Daily Devotionals with Andrew Cannon
Consecrated Things- Exodus 30:22-33

Nov 13 2023 | 00:02:34

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God instructs Israel to consecrate the tent of meeting and all its tools with a unique oil developed and produced by the best perfumers in Israel. This oil was not to be used for anything else, lest the one using it for common purposes was to be exiled. Why such a severe punishment for using a certain brand of oil as something common?

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God instructs Moses to have the perfumers create a special anointing oil. With this oil, the tent of meeting and its furnishings were to be consecrated along with the priests. The application of the oil signified that these things were to be holy, set apart from common use for the purpose of ministry. The punishment for creating or applying this kind of oil outside the ministry of the tent of meeting was exile. I don’t think there is anything particularly special about the particular mixture used to create this anointing oil. I think it did symbolize God’s own holiness. He is not common. He is entirely unique, the only one of His kind. God deserves our respect. Though He desires to dwell with His people, He never desires to be considered as common. This instruction prevented people from turning the ministry into an industry and marketing spiritual things (like we see today with holy water from the dead sea or so called relics). The tent of meeting was set apart as a place to actually hear from God. The priests were set apart, not to program some kind of attractional ministry, but to minister to the people who actually loved God. God was not for sale, and He certainly would not be used so that the rich could build their kingdoms on the backs of laymen.

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