Exodus 30:32

32 It will not be poured on human flesh, and with its measurements you will not make [any] like it; it is holy; it will be holy to you.

Exodus 30:32 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 30:32

Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured
That is, not upon common men, or on men's flesh in common, as was usual at feasts and entertainments in the eastern countries, see ( Psalms 23:5 ) ( Luke 7:46 ) but this was not to be used on such occasions, otherwise it was poured on the flesh of some men, as Aaron and his sons, on whose head it was poured and ran down to the beard:

neither shall ye make [any other] like it, after the composition of
it;
for private uses:

it [is] holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you;
it was set apart for sacred use by the Lord, and so it was to be reckoned by them, and not to be used in any way, or for any other purpose than he had directed: all which shows, that the grace of the Spirit belongs to the Lord's people, his priests; other men are carnal, and have no lot or part in this matter, and are not to be admitted to holy ordinances, as if they were holy persons; nor is fellowship in holy things to be allowed them; nor is counterfeit grace of any avail, which, though it may bear a likeness to true grace, is not that, nor to be so accounted, nor rested on, as feigned faith, the hypocrite's hope, dissembled love, and pretended humility.

Exodus 30:32 In-Context

30 And you will anoint Aaron and his sons, and you will consecrate them to serve as priests for me.

31 "And you will speak to the {Israelites}, saying, 'This will be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.

32 It will not be poured on human flesh, and with its measurements you will not make [any] like it; it is holy; it will be holy to you.

33 Anyone who compounds perfume like it and who puts it on a stranger will be cut off from his people.'"

34 And Yahweh said to Moses, "Take for yourself fragrant perfumes--stacte resin and onycha and galbanum--fragrant perfumes and pure frankincense, {an equal part of each},

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "recipe" or "formula"