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Whoever compounds any like it, or whoever puts any of it on a stranger, he shall be cut off from his people.`"
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Who is a 'Stranger'?
Commentators clarify that the 'stranger' forbidden from using the holy anointing oil was not a foreigner, but any Israelite who was not an authorized priest. John Gill specifies this means a 'laic' or someone not from the line of Aaron. The prohibition was about restricting its use to its sacred, God-ordained purpose.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare Exodus 37:29.
Exodus 30:23 Principal spices – that is, the best spices.
Pure myrrh – is a gum that …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whosoever compoundeth any like it For his own use, or for any other than what God appointed it for: or
Directions are given here for making the holy anointing oil and the incense to be used in the service of the tabernacle. To show the excellence of …
