Sermon Tone Analysis
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Anointing as a social custom
In personal grooming
Ec 9:8 The associations here are of joy and well-being.
See also Ru 3:3; Ps 92:10; Is 57:9; Am 6:6; Mt 6:17
Anointing guests as a mark of honour
See also Lk 7:36–39; Lk 7:44–47; Jn 12:3
Anointing corpses as a burial preparation
See also Mt 26:6–12; Jn 19:38–40
Anointing religious objects
Ex 40:9–11 Anointed objects are set apart (consecrated), to be used only in the performance of religious ceremonies.
See also Ge 28:18; Ex 30:22–33
Anointing people for office
Priests
See also Le 4:16; Le 21:10–12; 1 Ch 29:22
Kings
See also 1 Sa 10:1; 1 Sa 16:12–13; 2 Sa 5:3; 2 Ki 11:12
A prophet
1 Ki 19:15–16 the only reference to the anointing of a prophet
Anointing people for other purposes
For purification
For healing
Mk 6:13 It has been suggested that anointing in a healing context may be related to the use of oil for medicinal purposes.
See also Jas 5:14
The figurative use of anointing
Anointing by God
1 Sa 26:9 Israel’s king is frequently referred to as “the Lord’s anointed”.
His physical anointing is seen as symbolising a divine anointing.
The word “Messiah” literally means “the anointed one”; Is 45:1 Cyrus, as God’s agent for a specific task, is referred to as “his anointed”.
See also 2 Sa 23:1; Ps 2:2; Ps 45:2; Ps 89:20; Eze 28:14
God’s people in the OT
Christian believers
See also 1 Jn 2:20; 1 Jn 2:27 This anointing is not received in an outward ceremony but by sharing in the Holy Spirit’s anointing of Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ as God’s Anointed One (the Messiah)
Ac 4:26–27 Jesus Christ’s receiving of the Holy Spirit at his baptism was his “anointing” for his Messianic work; Ac 10:38 Note the link between anointing and the Holy Spirit.
See also Da 9:25–26; Lk 4:18; Is 61:1; Heb 1:9
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