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Whoever shall make any like that, to smell of it, he shall be cut off from his people."
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Sacred Things for Sacred Use
Commentators explain that this verse, like the similar rule for the anointing oil, established a crucial principle: items consecrated for worshipping God were not to be duplicated for personal or common use. This law was designed to instill a deep reverence for God's services and to clearly separate the holy from the profane.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
(Exodus 37:29). The incense, like the anointing oil, consisted of four aromatic ingredients.
19th Century
Anglican
These instructions are similar to those given with respect to the holy oil (Exodus 30:32–33). Neither of the two holy compounds was to …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto , &c.] A man might make a perfume of the same ingredients, and…
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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 …
