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"Don`t touch my anointed ones. Do my prophets no harm."
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A Spiritual Anointing
Scholars clarify that the patriarchs were not literally anointed with oil like later kings and priests. Instead, the term 'anointed' signifies that God had spiritually set them apart for His special purposes. Likewise, they were called 'prophets' because God revealed His will directly to them and they communicated His truth, with Abraham being explicitly called a prophet in Genesis 20:7.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Saying, Touch not mine anointed - That is, this was the language of his “providence.” It was as though God had said this. It is not…
19th Century
Anglican
Anointed. —In the plural, “my anointed ones.” As referring to the patriarchs, the expression is not technical, since they were nev…
16th Century
Protestant
Saying, Touch not my anointed ones, the Psalmist proceeds further, affirming that when God made war against kings for the sake of his serv…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Saying, Touch not mine anointed Or, "mine anointed ones"; my Christs, as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were, who, thoug…
Let us remember the Redeemer's marvelous works, his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth. Though true Christians are few in number, strangers an…
