And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy.
Parallel translations
- WEB “You shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is in it, and shall make it holy, and all its furniture: and it will be holy.
- BSB Take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything in it; consecrate it along with all its furnishings, and it shall be holy.
- NKJV “And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.
- NASB Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and everything that is in it, and consecrate it and all its furnishings; and it shall be holy.
- NLT “Take the anointing oil and anoint the Tabernacle and all its furnishings to consecrate them and make them holy.
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Quick answer
Moses was to anoint the tabernacle and everything in it to make it holy. Consecration set the sanctuary apart for God.
Overview
The anointing oil was applied to the tabernacle and all its furnishings, consecrating them wholly to the Lord. To be holy is to be set apart from common use for God's exclusive service. This consecration foreshadows the anointing of Christ (the title Messiah means 'Anointed One') and the setting apart of His people as a holy temple for God's dwelling.
Cross-references & the web
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- Lev 8:10And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
- Num 7:1And it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the tabernacle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it, and all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anointed them, and sanctified them;
- Exod 37:29And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.
- Exod 30:23–33Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
- Isa 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
- Isa 11:2And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;
- 2 Cor 1:4Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.
- 2 Cor 1:22Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts.
- Ps 45:7Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
- Matt 3:16And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
- John 3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
- 1 Jn 2:20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
- Exod 39:39The brasen altar, and his grate of brass, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot,
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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