Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Exodus 30:23
Calamus] The word means 'reed' or 'cane.' Several species of aromatic reed are known in the East.
Calamus] The word means 'reed' or 'cane.' Several species of aromatic reed are known in the East.
Verse Exodus 30:23. _TAKE - UNTO THEE PRINCIPAL SPICES_] From this and the following verse we learn that the holy anointing oil was compounded of the following ingredients: -...
Compare Exodus 37:29. Exodus 30:23 PRINCIPAL SPICES - i. e. the best spices. PURE MYRRH - Is a gum which comes from the stem of a low, thorny, ragged tree, that grows in Arabia Felix and Eastern Afr...
CHAPTER 30 THE ALTAR OF INCENSE AND THE WORSHIPPERS _ 1. The altar (Exodus 30:1)_ 2. The atonement money (Exodus 30:11) 3. The brazen laver and the unction of the Spirit (Exodus 30:22) 4. The ince...
EXODUS 30-31. P S. PRIESTLY SUPPLEMENTS. These two Chapter s form an appendix to Exodus 25-29. The golden incense altar finds no place in Exodus 25 or Exodus 26:33 or Leviticus 16 (where the annual ri...
MYRRH. gum of Arabian thorny shrubs. SWEET CALAMUS. lemon grass of India....
_Take thou also_ AND THOU (emph.), _take_: cf. on Exodus 27:20. _spices_ such as were brought to Solomon by the Queen of Sheba, and others (1 Kings 10:2; 1 Kings 10:10;...
TAKE THOU ALSO UNTO THEE PRINCIPAL SPICES, &C.— We have here an account of the ingredients, and of the quantity of that _oil,_ which is called _holy,_ not only on account of its composition being enjo...
THE TEXT OF EXODUS TRANSLATION 30 And thou shalt make an altar to bum incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it. (2) A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursqu...
_MOREOVER THE LORD SPAKE UNTO MOSES, SAYING,_ Take thou also ... Oil is frequently mentioned in Scripture as an emblem of sanctification (cf. Zechariah 4:1), and anointing with it a symbolical means...
30:23 myrtle (a-27) As 'calamus' in Song of Solomon 4:14 ; Ezekiel 27:19 ; and 'cane' as Isaiah 43:24 ; Jeremiah 6:20...
EXODUS: *ISRAEL BECOMES A NATION GOD’S INSTRUCTIONS TO MOSES EXODUS CHAPTER S 19 TO 40 _HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_ CHAPTER 30 THE *ALTAR WHERE THE PRIESTS BURNT POWDER THAT HAS A SWEET SMELL...
PRINCIPAL SPICES. — The East is productive of a great variety of spices; but of these some few have always been regarded with especial favour. Herodotus (iii. 107-112) mentions five “principal spices”...
וְ אַתָּ֣ה קַח ־לְךָ֮ בְּשָׂמִ֣ים רֹאשׁ֒ מָר
THE ANOINTING OIL AND THE INCENSE. Exodus 30:22. We have already seen the meaning of the anointing oil and of the incense. But we have further to remark that their ingredients were accurately presc...
THE ANOINTING OIL AND THE INCENSE Exodus 30:22 _ The anointing oil_ was extremely rich and costly. Pure myrrh; sweet cinnamon, imported probably from Sumatra or China; sweet calamus, the product of I...
We may come to the description of the altar of incense. It is significant that in the earlier description of the Holy Place, with its furnishing, this altar was not named. It was specifically the alta...
Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred (m) [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, [even] two hundred and fifty [shekels], and of sweet (n) calamus two hundred an...
Spices. Perfumes were probably first invented in Arabia and Egypt. Ovid makes Bacchus the author of bloody sacrifices, and of incense offered to Jupiter. (Fast. 3.) --- Myrrh. Hebrew, "the head of the...
"In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai." Up to this point all the dealings of God have been the...
23._Take thou also unto thee principal spices. _Although the oil here treated of was not only destined for the anointing of the priests, but also of the tabernacle, the ark of the covenant, the altars...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 30 AND 31. Having thus established the priesthood, and the relationship of the people with God who dwelt in the midst of them, the intercession of Christ in g...
TAKE THOU ALSO UNTO THEE PRINCIPAL SPICES,.... To make the anointing oil with, and are as follow: OF PURE MYRRH FIVE HUNDRED SHEKELS; it is strange that Saadiah, and so Maimonides f, should take this...
Interpreters are not agreed concerning these ingredients: the spices, which were in all near half a hundred weight, were to be infused in the oil, which was to be about five or six quarts, and then st...
1 The Altar of incense. 11 The ransome of soules. 17 The brasen lauer. 22 The holy anoynting oyle. 34 The composition of the perfume. 1 AND thou shalt make an Altar to burne incense vpon: of Shit...
Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels (about fifteen pounds), AND OF SWEET CINNAMON HALF SO MUCH, EVEN TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY SHEKELS, AND OF SWEET CALAMUS TWO H...
THE OIL OF OINTMENT...
5. _The Altar of Incense_. Exodus 30:1-10 The reason why the directions concerning the altar of incense are given so late is seen in the design of it, which puts it among the things directly connected...
H. THE VISION OR THE IDEAL OF THE TABERNACLE. THE ORDERING OF THE ARK AND OF THE HOUSE OF THE COVENANT; OF THE LIVING PRESENCE OF THE LAW AND OF THE DWELLING-PLACE OF THE LAW-GIVER Exodus 25-31 I. C...
THE GOLDEN ALTAR OF INCENSE (vs.1-10) Before this chapter the Lord has given instructions concerning the tabernacle, its court and all the furniture both outside and inside, except the altar of incen...
22-38 Directions are here given for making the holy anointing oil, and the incense to be used in the service of the tabernacle. To show the excellency of holiness, there was this spiced oil in the ta...
TAKE THOU ALSO UNTO THEE: the words are very emphatical, and the Jews from hence do rightly infer, that this ointment was but once made, and that by Moses's own hands. Spices: see SONG OF SOLOMON 4:14...
The priesthood being instituted, as in the two preceding Chapter s, we are here introduced to the position of true priestly worship and communion. The order is marked and instructive; and, moreover, p...
Exodus 30:23 take H3947 (H8798) quality H7218 five H2568 hundred H3967 liquid H1865 myrrh H4753 half H4276 much...
THE ANOINTING OF ALL THAT HAS BEEN PROVIDED FOR THE DWELLINGPLACE (EXODUS 30:22). The furnishing of the Dwellingplace now being complete it is to be anointed so as to set it apart wholly to Yahweh. We...
CONTENTS: The altar of incense and the brazen laver. CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron. CONCLUSION: (See Psalms 141:2). The prayer of a contrite believer ascends as a fragrant cloud to God. (Proverbs 15...
Exodus 30:6. _Before the veil._ This altar, formed like the ark, of the incorruptible wood covered over with pure gold, represented the Son of God in human nature; and the incense typified his interce...
_An holy anointing oil._ THE ANOINTING OIL I. The universal need there is of the Holy Spirit’s influence. 1. There was nothing under the law so holy, but that it needed this Divine unction. 2. Nor...
EXODUS—NOTE ON EXODUS 30:22 This section gives instructions for making the ANOINTING OIL and INCENSE. Since the oil is to consecrate the elements of the tabernacle and the priests, and the incense is...
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF THE PARAGRAPH.— Exodus 30:22_ THE SPIRIT OF GOD IN THE CHURCH That the ointment signifies the influence of the Spirit of God we can hardly doubt. The anointing of kings and prophe...
EXPOSITION THE HOLY OIL. The composition of the oil required for anointing the priests (Exodus 29:7), the altar (_ib,_ 36), the tabernacle itself (Exodus 30:26), and its furniture ...
And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of acacia wood shalt thou make it. It's to be eighteen by eighteen, and forty-five inches high (Exodus 30:1). This is a little altar that was set in...
thee principal Exodus 37:29 Psalms 45:8 Proverbs 7:17 Song of Solomon 1:3...
Interpreters are not agreed concerning these ingredients: the spices, which were in all near half a hundred weight, were to be infused in the oil, which was to be about five or six quarts, and then st...