“And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.” -Exodus 40:9

Notice the last five words of the verse above: “and it shall be holy.” These five simple words describe the outcome of God’s anointing—His spiritual presence—upon the tabernacle. The anointing oil in the Old Testament is used to represent God’s Spirit, and here we see that something is anointed with oil, and thereafter “it shall be holy.”

As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, purity and holiness are related, by different. Holiness is nothing more than to be set apart for God’s service. Yet to serve God, it would also imply that one would also need to be pure, for oil does not mix with dirt.

Surely, if we are filled with the filth and pollutions of this world, (in our heart, and as our treasures), then God will not see it fit to anoint us with His oil. In the same way, God’s Spirit does not mix with the spirit of this world, nor with the flesh.

“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.” -Galatians 5:16-17

• God’s Perfume
• What does it mean to be Holy?
• Be Not Drunk with Wine, But Be Filled with God’s Spirit
• What Are They Looking At?
• On the Holy Spirit

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