THEOSISWlastow G.K.
Exodus 40 and Leviticus 8:10-12 detail the execution of the divine directive to consecrate the Tabernacle, commencing with the Most Holy Place and all its accompanying furnishings, followed by the anointing of Aaron and his sons after the Tabernacle's sanctification. This passage stipulates the ordinance of anointing intended ‘for everlasting generations.’ There exists no entitlement for any individual to perform this anointing or to employ it for any non-sanctified, secular purposes.
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This interpretation is shared by all commentators concerning verses 32-33; however, later Jewish tradition, as noted by Dom Calmet, suggests that the sacred ointment was prepared only once during Moses’ time, implying that future priests and the high priest were not anointed, receiving instead only the holy vestments and kiddar. This assertion appears to conflict with 1 Chronicles 9:30, which states, “But the priest and the high priest did not receive the anointing, but only the sacred garments and the kiddar.” It further notes, “And of the sons of the priests (under Solomon) some made myrrh of fragrant substances.”