Exodus 30:35

35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy;

Exodus 30:35 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:35

And thou shalt make it a perfume
By mixing the above spices together:

a confection after the art of the apothecary;
in the manner they beat, compound, and mix several ingredients together:

tempered together;
or "salted" ^F12, with salt of Sodom, as Aben Ezra interprets it; and Maimonides ^F13 says, there was a fourth part of a kab of salt of Sodom put into it: and whether this incense or perfume respects the intercession of Christ or the prayers of his people, they are both savoury and acceptable to God, the latter on account of the former; in all sacrifices salt was used, and every spiritual sacrifice of ours should be seasoned with grace:

pure and holy;
such should be the prayers of the saints, and such most certainly is the mediation of Christ, which is his much incense.

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FOOTNOTES:

F12 (xlmm) "salitum", Montanus, Drusius. Junius & Tremellius, & Piscator.
F13 Cele Hamikdash, c. 2. sect. 3.

Exodus 30:35 In-Context

33 Whoever compounds any like it and puts any of it upon a stranger shall be cut off from his people.

34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee aromas, stacte and onycha and aromatic galbanum and pure frankincense, of each in equal weight.

35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy;

36 and thou shalt beat some of it very small and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the testimony, where I will testify unto thee of myself. It shall be most holy unto you.

37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves another according to the composition thereof: it shall be holiness unto thee for the LORD.