John Gill Commentary Exodus 30:31

"And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations." — Exodus 30:31 (ASV)

And you shall speak to the children of Israel
When he had 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 to me throughout your
generations ;
Abarbinel, and other Jewish writers, conclude from this, 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 not probable, that so small a quantity that was now made, which is supposed by some to be no more than a gallon and a half of wine measure, should be sufficient for so long: it does not seem to be more than what was sufficient for present use; for anointing so many persons and things as were anointed, and much less to be sufficient for the anointing of priests and kings in after times, until that period. This cannot be supposed without a miraculous interposition, to which the Talmudists^F26 fly, and observe, that there were many miracles in this affair; but there is no need to have recourse to them, since, for anything that is said, it might be made again in like manner for sacred uses, which is meant by the phrase "to me"; though it might not be made for any other use, private or profane.

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FOOTNOTES:

• F26: Massachet Cerithot, fol. 5. 2. & Horayot, fol. 11. 2.