s For the building and furniture of it, and the maintainance of God's Worthip in it. * Either to the People, who hereby profeis God to be their Lord and Owner, and themſelves his Subjetts and Tributaries ; or to God, who hereby takes occaſion to remember them, and to own them for his People.
17 And the LORD ſpake unto Moſes «, ſaying,
u The frequent repetition of this Phraſe,and the ſhortneſs of theſe Diſcourſes, in compariſon of the length of the forty days,ſhew that God did not dcliver all theſe Laws and Preſcriptions at one time, but ſucceſſively at ſeveral times, poflibly upon the Sabbarh-days.
13 Thou ſhalt alſo make a laver of braſs x, and his foot al/s of braſs, to waih 2vithal y, and thou ſhalt pur it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the al- tar 2, and thou ſhaltput water therein.
x See the accompliſhment, Exod. 38. $. y Both the Prieſts, and the parts of the Sacrifices. z To wit, of Burnt-offerings.
19 For Aaron and his ſons ſhall * waſh their hands
a To ſignify their natural impurity and unworthineſs, either to
_ of waſhing with the Blood and Spirit of Chriſt, which was typified by this waſhing.
20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congre- gation, they ſhall waſh with water, that they die not b : or when they come near to the altar to miniſter, to burn an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
b For though the Fault might ſeem ſmall,yet the Command was evident and eaſte,and therefore the diſobedience was worlſe,arguing
prefumprion, rebellion, and contempt. And God is more ſevere in the matrers of his Worthip than in other caſes.
21 So they ſhall waſh their hands and their feet that they die not: and it ſhall be a ftature forevertothem, e- ven tohim,and to his ſeed throughout their generations,
22 Moreover,the LORD ſpake unto Moles, ſaying,
23 Takethoualſounco thee c principal ſpices 4, of
EXODUS.
Chap. AXX mon half ſo much, even two hundred and fifty ſhekels,
and of {weet calamus f two hundred and fifty ſhekel:,
c The words are very emphatical, and the Jews from hence do
rightly infer, that this Ointment was but once made, and that by
Moſes his own hands. d See Cant. 4. 14. Ezek. 27. 22. and compare
Pſal. 45. 8. Amos 6.6. e Heb. myrrhe of liberty, either 1. Free from adulteration or mixture, or rather 2. Freely dropping from the
Tree, which 1s eſteemed better than that which isforced out of it.
f A ſweet Recd, of which ſee 1/a: 43: 24: Jer: 26: 20.
24 Andof caflia g five hundred ſhekels after the ſhekel
of the ſanctuary, and oboil-olive an * hin. * Chap. g Not the common kind of Caſſia, which we uſe in purging, but 29. 49. another kind of it, there being ſeven ſeveral kinds of it, as the learned note. h
25 And thou ſhalt make it an oil of holy: ointment ; ry : it (hall be an holy anointing-oil. fumer. 26 And thou lhalt anoint hþ the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the teſtimony,
h This was only an outward Ceremony,fignifying the ſeparation &
ſanQification ot theſe things for the Service of God;as the anointing of Kings and Prieſts noted their deſignation to their Offices.
27 And the table and all his veſiels, and the candle- ſtick and his veſſels, and the altar of incenſe,
28 Andthealtar of burnt-offering with all his vel- ſe!s, and the laver, and his foot. |
29 And thou ſbalt /anRifie them that they may be moſt holy ; whatſoever toucheth them ſhall be holy.
20 And thou ſbalt anoint Aaron and his ſonss, ard conlecrate them that they may miniſter unto me in the prieſts office.
; Not all of them, bnt only thoſe who ſucceed him in the High- Pric{t's Gtfice, as appears from Exod: 4o: 15: Levit: 4: 3, 5, 16: and 16: 32: and 21:10, Fhis anointing of them lignihed both God's election or calling them ro this Otace,and the inward qualifications requiſite for it, to wit, the Gifts and Graces of the Holy Ghoſt, which are ofr deſigned by this word of anointing, as1ſa: 61: 1: Dan:
9: 24: 1 John 2: 27. and the ſolemu ſetting apart of Chriſt, the true High-Prieſt, for the Mediatorial Office. | |
an ointment compound after the art of the 4 Apotheca- + Or, per |
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31: And thou ſhalt ſpeak unto the children of Iſrael, ſaying, This ſhall be an holy anointing-oil unto me k throughout your generations.
k (1. e. ) Reſerved for my Service alone, not employed to any profane'or civil uſe, as it follows.
32 Upon mans fleſh ſhall it not be poured /, neither ſhall ye make any other like it, after the compoſition of ir: it zs holy, and it (hall be holy unto you >.
[Except thoſe whom"God himſelf, the Author of this Law, ex- cepr:, to wit, the High-Prieſts ; of which ſee verſe 39. and ſome of the Kings, of which ſee 1 King. 1. 39. Pſal. 89. 20. though others think the Kings were only anointed with common Oi. m As it is unto me, verſe 31. you ſhall account it holy, as I do.
33 Whoſoever compoundeth any like it, or whoſoe- ver putteth any of it upon a ſtranger », * ſhall even be cur oft from his people.
n The word ſtranger is commonly uſed to note the Gentiles, or ſuch as were not of {fael's Race; but ſometimes it notes thoſe that are not ofthe Prieſtly Race, as Exod. 29. 33. Levit. 22. 12, 13. And ſo it ſeems to be here, And if any of the Kings were anointed with this Oil, it was done by God's ſpecial appointment, who may diſpenſe with his own Laws.
34 And the LORD faid unto Moſes, Take unto thee ſwect ſpices, ſtate, and onycha, and galbanum o : the/e ſweet ſpices, with pure frankincenſe, of each ſhall :here be alike weight p.