Introduction
Anointing oils can be
used as a symbolic representation of our faith in Jesus Christ to
answer our prayers through divine intervention; consecration,
sanctification, applied as a healing salve or ointment that has true
medicinal attributes, used as a perfume for hygiene purposes,
funeral or embalming practices, or preparing weapons for warfare.
Anointing oil and ointments have multiple applications as you will
see in the scripture references below.
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Praying For Others With Anointing
Oil
Important Things To
Remember
When
using anointing oil during times of prayer, it is important
to remember the anointing oil is only a tangible symbolic
representation of our faith in Jesus Christ. Anointing
oils have no "special power" in and of themselves. It
is Jesus Christ alone who performs miracles and answers our
prayers of faith...with or without anointing oil.
In
(Mathew 6:7) the Bible clearly states God knows what we need
before we ask him and instructs us how to pray.
(Matthew 6:9-10) "After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is
in heaven".
(1 John
5:14-15) "And this is the confidence that we have
in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he
heareth us: And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we
ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of
him".
Therefore, we need to pray for God's will to be
done and surrender our own (Luke 22:42). "Not thy
will, but Thine".
The
act of "anointing with oil" is not intended to replace
medical assistance or other therapeutic procedures.
Please work in cooperation with health care or mental health
professionals.
Ancient
Anointing Oil & Ointment Preparation
Anointing oil is an
unguent, or ointment prepared from oil alone or with the
addition of flowers, fragrant herbs, gums, resins, seeds, spices and other botanicals.
Some formulas were very simple and consisted of one active
ingredient and olive oil, while other formulas were a
complex mixture of ingredients.
These unguent or ointments had distinct aromatic odours;
herbal, medicinal, earthy, balsamic, spicy, or sweet aromas.
It does not mean they had a sweet perfume fragrance like the
perfumes we buy at the store today.
Traditional Daily
Use
The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among
the Hebrews and other nations.
·
It was also
the custom of the Jews in like manner to anoint themselves
with oil, as a means of refreshing or invigorating their
bodies (Deuteronomy
28:40;
Ruth 3:3;
2
Sam
14:2;
Micah 6:15;
Psalms 104:15,
Proverbs 27:9;
Amos 6:6
etc.). This custom is continued among the Arabians to the
present day .
·
Anointing was an act of hospitality (Luke
7:38,46).
·
Richly perfumed and expensive;
Solomon 4:10;
John 12:3
Medicinal and Prayer For The Sick
·
Oil was used also for medicinal purposes. It was applied to
the sick, and also to wounds (Psalms
109:18;
Isaiah 1:6;
Mark 6:13;
James 5:14).
High quality anointing oils, ointments,
and perfumes made with pure unadulterated ingredients may have
calming and medicinal attributes due to the actual healing properties of
the pure plant essences used in them.
Weapons and Spiritual Warfare
·The
expression, "anoint the shield" (Isaiah
21:5),
refers to the custom of rubbing oil on the leather of the
shield so as to make it supple and fit for use in war.
Preparation For Burial and Funerals
·
John 12:3
·
The bodies
of the dead were sometimes anointed (Mark
14:8;
Luke 23:56).
Sanctification
·
Purifying
the body (Oil of Myrrh)
Esther 2:12;
Consecration
The Holy Anointing Oil (Exodus 30 Holy Oil)
is the only anointing oil specifically mentioned in the
Bible for this purpose.
·
The promised Deliverer is twice called the "Anointed" or
Messiah (Psalms
2:2;
Daniel 9:25,26),
because he was anointed with the Holy Ghost (Isaiah
61:1),
figuratively styled the "oil of gladness" (Psalms
45:7;
Hebrews 1:9).
Jesus of Nazareth is this anointed One (John
1:41;
Acts
9:22;
17:2,3;
18:5,28),
the Messiah of the Old Testament.
·
The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy
or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest (Exodus
29:29;
Leviticus 4:3)
and of the sacred vessels (Exodus
30:26).
The high priest and the king are thus called "the anointed" (Leviticus
4:3,5,16;
6:20;
Psalms 132:10).
Anointing a king was equivalent to crowning him (1 Samuel
16:13;
2Sam
2:4,
etc.). Prophets were also anointed (1 Kings
19:16;
1 Chronicles 16:22;
Psalms
105:15
).
Preparation
and Commerce
·
Prepared by
the apothecary;
Ecclesiastes 10:1
·
An article
of commerce;
Ezekiel 27:17;
Revelation 18:13
Spiritual Anointing With the Holy Ghost
-The Most Important Anointing-
·
Spiritual
anointing with the Holy Ghost is conferred also upon
Christians by God. (2 Corinthians
1:21,
1 John 2:27) " Anointing "expresses the sanctifying
influences of the Holy Spirit upon Christians.
(2 Corinthians 1:21) "Now he which stablisheth us with you in
Christ, and has anointed us, is God."
(1 John 2:27)
"But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in
you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same
anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no
lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him".
All believers who have received Jesus Christ as their Lord and
savior have been given this “Anointing”.
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