34Then the LORD said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures, 35and make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy. 36Grind some of it into fine powder and place it in front of the Testimony in the Tent of Meeting, where I will meet with you. It shall be most holy to you. 37You are never to use this formula to make incense for yourselves; you shall regard it as sacred to the LORD. 38Anyone who makes something like it to enjoy its fragrance shall be cut off from his people.”
“Where so many sacrifices were offered it was essentially necessary to have some pleasing perfume to counteract the disagreeable smells that must have arisen from the slaughter of so many animals, the sprinkling of so much blood, and the burning of so much flesh.” (Clarke)
Have you ever hunted and field dressed an animal or lived on a farm and slaughtered your own animals for food? It’s wise to be careful, not nicking (cutting) the bowels. Fragrant spices (pleasing perfume) would be helpful to cover the odors!
I remember as a child my father changing diapers on a younger sibling, he put a clothes pin on his nose! Lol
Can you think of a time when a pleasing perfume would have been helpful?
Blessings, David
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