1. •UDERSTANDING
THE
ANNOINTING

2. THE PATTERNS
UNDER THE OLD
TESTAMENT AND
NEW TESTAMENT
COVENANT

3. In the scriptures, the
practice of anointing with
oil either with or without
perfume, had both a
secular and a religious
significance.

4. • In biblical Hebrew two (2) words
are used.
• SÛK: Which is designated as an
everyday practice of rubbing the
body with oil after bathing or
pouring oil on the head of a guest
showing honour and respect.

5. • However this practice was prohibited
during mourning (Deut. 28:40, Ruth
3:3, Esther 2:12, 2Samuel 12:20, 14:2,
Isa. 61:3).
• The term is translated “Pour” in
English and it denotes a secular
practice. It has no religious meaning
or connotation.

6. • Māshah / Mashach: The basic meaning
of Māshah is to “Smear” or rub on with
oil. For a religiously oriented act of
anointing, the Hebrew prefers the word
Māshah.
• The first of such instance was Jacob’s
dead of anointing the stone which he
had used as a pillow at Bethel after his
vision (Gen. 31:13).
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7. • Priests and High priests were anointed
(Exodus 28:41, 29:7, 36)
• Kings were anointed (1Saj. 9:16, 16:3, 12-13,
2Samuel 2:4)
• Prophets were anointed (1Kings 19:16)
• The Tabernacle, its furniture, and its vessels
were anointed (Exodus 30:26-28).

8. •The anointing separated
the thing or person unto
God for special service,
thus becoming sacred
and untouchable
(1Sam. 24:6, 26:9).

9. • Frequently the anointing was
regarded as an act of God,
because he commanded it to be
done (1Sam. 9:16 with 1Sam.
10:1) and was associated with
the out pouring of the spirit of
the Lord (1Sam. 10:9, 16:13,
Isa. 61:1).
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10. • For the term māshah, it is
specifically stated that the sacred
oil was not to be used for common
purposes.
• In only one place in referring to a
person does the term māshah
seems to indicate a nonreligious
acts of anointing the body
(Amos 6:6).

11. • NEW TESTAMENT (aleiphǒ)
• In the New Testament, the Greek
word “aleiphǒ” is the preferred
term for the circular practice of
anointing the body after bathing
or to show honour to a guest
(Luke 7:38, 46, Jn 11:2, 12:3).

12. • It can however designate the act of
anointing the sick (Matt. 6:13, Js. 5:14)
and the dead (Mk 10:1) so SÛK to
OT = aleiphǒ to New Testament)
• Chriǒ: The Greek word Chriǒ carries
the “Māshah” into the New Testament,
where God is always involved.

13. In references to Old
Testament; Priests, Kings
and Prophets, it has the same
function as māshah.
In Luke 4:18 Jesus applied
the anointing mentioned in
Isaiah 61:1 to himself.

14. Peter related the anointing of
Jesus with the Holy Spirit
(Acts 10:38) and Paul
connects the anointing with
the seal of the spirit and
proof of the Christians
relationship to Christ
(2Cor. 1:21-22)

15. In the New Testament the anointing is
understood as an endowment of
spiritual power and understanding
(Jn. 2:20, 27).
In the Old Testament it is associated with
the kingly office (1Sam. 10:1-9, 16:13) but
in the New Testament it is associated with
Christ and with Christian’s witnesses
within a context of proclaiming the gospel.

16. • So in both Old Testament and New
Testament the anointing was of three
(3) kinds
• ORDINARY – use after bath and to
show honour for guests.
• SACRED – King, Priest, Prophet,
Tabernacle and son
• MEDICAL: The sick and the dead

17. • INGREDIENT FOR
THE MAKE UP OF
THE OLIVE OIL AS
COMMANDED BYGOD
(Exo. 30:22-33)

18. • God instructed Moses his servant to
specifically select some herbs for the oil which
was to be used for the consecration of the
temple and its objects and Aaron and his sons.
• The formation was to be used for all
generation (Exo. 30:31-33).
• The ingredients for the oil were symbolic by
the features of tress the helps came from.

19. • Myrr: Sweetscentered,
nourisher for pure-matured
babies. It is very fresh and
makes the one who uses it very
fresh. Its perfume cannot be
hidden, its always stands out,
it’s a sign of purity and it is in
corruptible.

20. • Cinnamon: It’s a sweet scented flower
tree with a special flavour for different
season. (It has a flavour for every
scenes).
• It has a beauty of a new blossom
flowers and (fruits).
• It has a sweet nectar which is used to
nurse and raised those who take it

21. • It’s a tree that stands upright
always no matter what
season.
• It stands for integrity loyalty.

22. •CANE: They are plants
that grow in the
wilderness. They are very
strong plants not even
the conclusion of the
wilderness can obstruct
its growth.

23. • They do not know whether or season they
blossom through the year.
• They have thorns on them which makes it
almost impossible to handle with the bear
hands
• That is why its dangerous to sin against Gods
anointed “touch not the anointed of God”
• The devil with all his power cannot handle
you, because of the anointing.

24. • CASIA: It has the ability to live in
water and will absorb the water into it.
The anointed one will live in the word
but will not absorb the signs of the
word.
• This plant is like the sunflower; it
takes its direction from the rays of the
sun light.

25. • The anointed person takes his direction
from God and God alone (Those who
are not lead by the spirit are not the signs
of God). God will lay the anointed
person to sleep and bring you back to
life.
• It blows to God after all day activity. (The
anointed one love to worship God deep
from within) as a sign of homage and
respect to God as a creator and master.

26. • All this ingredients are put together,
mix together before they can
produce this features. That is the
symbol of the unity of the body of
characteristics.
• The herbs are beaten, crush and
squeeze, this signifies how God
forms us by taken away the unwanted
in us.

27. • We need to allow God to deal with
the negative sides of us so that the
liquid that comes out of us will be
very pure.
• The chaff is thrown away after the
liquid is drain.

28. • The liquid is perfumed: This
makes its very expensive
• The anointing of God is priceless,
it valve cannot be quantified.
• God gives it to the believer as he
will but the believer price is to
maintain it.
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