Exodus 35:28

28 They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense.

Exodus 35:28 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 35:28

And spice and oil
Such excellent spices and precious oil, pure oil olive, as the common people had not, and which they brought out of Egypt; the one was

for the light:
for the light of the candlestick only; the oil, and other spices,

were for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense;
the spices for the former were pure myrrh, sweet cinnamon, sweet calamus and cassia; and for the latter, stacte, onycha, galbanum, with pure frankincense.

Exodus 35:28 In-Context

26 All of the skilled women who wanted to spin the goat hair did so.

27 The leaders brought onyx stones and other jewels for the linen apron and the chest cloth.

28 They also brought spices and olive oil. They brought them for the light, for the anointing oil, and for the sweet-smelling incense.

29 All of the men and women of Israel who wanted to bring offerings to the LORD brought them to him. The offerings were for all of the work the LORD had commanded Moses to tell them to do.

30 Then Moses spoke to the people of Israel. He said, "The LORD has chosen Bezalel, the son of Uri. Uri is the son of Hur. Bezalel is from the tribe of Judah.