Exodus 30:22–38

Oil for Appointing

²²Then the Lord said to Moses, ²³“Take the finest spices: twelve pounds of liquid myrrh, half that amount (that is, six pounds) of sweet-smelling cinnamon, six pounds of sweet-smelling cane, ²⁴and twelve pounds of cassia. Weigh all these by the Holy Place measure. Also take four quarts of olive oil, ²⁵and mix all these things like a perfume to make a holy olive oil. This special oil must be put on people and things to make them ready for service to God. ²⁶Put this oil on the Meeting Tent and the Ark of the Agreement, ²⁷on the table and all its dishes, on the lampstand and all its tools, and on the incense altar. ²⁸Also, put the oil on the altar for burnt offerings and on all its tools, as well as on the bowl and the stand under the bowl. ²⁹You will prepare all these things for service to God, and they will be very holy. Anything that touches these things must be holy.

³⁰“Put the oil on Aaron and his sons to give them for service to me, that they may serve me as priests. ³¹Tell the Israelites, ‘This is to be my holy olive oil from now on. It is to be put on people and things to make them ready for service to God. ³²Do not pour it on the bodies of ordinary people, and do not make perfume the same way you make this oil. It is holy, and you must treat it as holy. ³³If anyone makes perfume like it or puts it on someone who is not a priest, that person must be cut off from his people.’ ”

Incense

³⁴Then the Lord said to Moses, “Take these sweet-smelling spices: resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense. Be sure that you have equal amounts of each. ³⁵Make incense as a person who makes perfume would do. Add salt to it to keep it pure and holy. ³⁶Beat some of the incense into a fine powder, and put it in front of the Ark of the Agreement in the Meeting Tent, where I will meet with you. You must use this incense powder only for its very special purpose. ³⁷Do not make incense for yourselves the same way you make this incense. Treat it as holy to the Lord. ³⁸Whoever makes incense like this to use as perfume must be cut off from his people.”