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Text: Exodus 40: 9-16

MEDITATION

Exodus 40:9-16

9 “And you shall take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it; and you shall hallow it and all its utensils, and it shall be holy.
10 You shall anoint the altar of the burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar. The altar shall be most holy.
11 And you shall anoint the laver and its base, and consecrate it.
12 “Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of meeting and wash them with water.
13 You shall put the holy garments on Aaron, and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister to Me as priest.
14 And you shall bring his sons and clothe them with tunics.
15 You shall anoint them, as you anointed their father, that they may minister to Me as priests; for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
16 Thus Moses did; according to all that the LORD had commanded him, so he did.

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. Understanding the Emphasis on Anointing

a. The things that were to be anointed.

i. The Tabernacle and all that is in it (Exodus 40:1-8).

ii. The utensils were to be anointed too.

iii. The altar of burnt offering.

iv. The laver for washing/ purification.

b. The people who were to be anointed.

i. Aaron as the high priest.

ii. His sons, as the priests to support the priestly ministry.

2. Understanding the Purpose of Anointing

a. “It shall be holy”.

i. It is a Declaration that the objects/ people are considered holy by God.

ii. It is a Dedication to the Lord.

The utensils are not for common use!

iii. It is Sanctification too.

The objects are to be well-regarded as sanctified objects.

b. Anointing of the priests:

i. It symbolized their Consecration to the Lord.

ii. Their priesthood was meant as an “everlasting” one.

3. Obedience

a. Moses obeyed God fully.

b. He did according to the Lord’s instruction.

经文：出埃及记 40:9-16

沉思

《出埃及记 40:9-16》
9用膏油把帐幕和其中所有的都抹上，使帐幕和一切器具成圣，就都成圣。
10又要抹燔祭坛和一切器具，使坛成圣，就都成为至圣。
11要抹洗濯盆和盆座，使盆成圣。
12要使亚伦和他儿子到会幕门口来，用水洗身。
13要给亚伦穿上圣衣，又膏他，使他成圣，可以给我供祭司的职分。
14又要使他儿子来，给他们穿上内袍。
15怎样膏他们的父亲，也要照样膏他们，使他们给我供祭司的职分。他们世世代代凡受膏的，就永远当祭司的职任。”

16摩西这样行，都是照耶和华所吩咐他的。

在生活里有意义地应用

1. 理解膏的重要性

a. 必须受膏的物品

i. 帐幕和和其中所有 《出埃及记 40:1-8》

ii. 一切器具

iii. 燔祭坛

iv. 洗濯盆

b. 必须受膏的人们

i. 亚伦为大祭司

ii. 他的儿子为祭司，支持祭司的职事

2. 理解膏的目的

a. “都成为至圣”

i. 这是为了宣告物品或人在上帝面前成圣

ii. 这是献给上帝的奉献

其中的器具并不是通用的物品！

iii. 这也是成圣的过程

物品应当被视为圣洁的物品

b. 祭司受膏

i. 这象征他们将自己献给上帝

ii. 他们的祭司职事将是“永恒”的

3. 遵从

a. 摩西完全地遵从上帝

b. 他依照上帝的吩咐而行