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The other day I was talking with a friend
about the Old Testament
and how it is a 'shadowed' picture of New Testament
truth.
In this morning's reading in Exodus as
Moses describes
the Ordination of the the Priests and
he also explains the incense
and anointing oil in Ex 30
7  "Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar 
every morning when he tends the lamps.
8  He must burn incense again 
when he lights the lamps at twilight 
so that incense will burn regularly before the LORD 
for the generations to come.
and
30  "Anoint Aaron and his sons 
and consecrate them 
so they may serve me as priests.
31  Say to the Israelites, 
‘This is to be my sacred anointing oil 
for the generations to come.
32  Do not pour it on men’s bodies 
and do not make any oil with the same formula. 
It is sacred, and you are to consider it sacred.
in the New Covenant
the incense is 
the prayers of the saints ref Rev 5:8
and the Oil is 
the anointing of the Holy Spirit ref Acts 10:38
I find this so interesting 
How God put in place
practices
and
items
that are 
physical representations
of 
Spiritual truths
Things that are still not Obvious to me
because they are of the
Invisible realm
the spirit world
Lord,
Thank You for teaching me
with glimpses of 
Eternity
I love how You
made physical representations
of Spiritual realities
so that I might
come to understand
more completely
what You are about.
Thank You Lord,
Father,
Son,
Holy Spirit.
PJ