The Priest’s Anointing

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Exodus 29:1–9 (CSB)

INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT CONSECRATION

29 “This is what you are to do for them to consecrate them to serve me as priests. Take a young bull and two unblemished rams, ²with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers coated with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, ³put them in a basket, and bring them in the basket, along with the bull and two rams. ⁴Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance to the tent of meeting and wash them with water. ⁵Then take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe for the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastpiece; fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband. ⁶Put the turban on his head and place the holy diadem on the turban. ⁷Take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him. ⁸You must also bring his sons and clothe them with tunics. ⁹Tie the sashes on Aaron and his sons and fasten headbands on them. The priesthood is to be theirs by a permanent statute. This is the way you will ordain Aaron and his sons.

The second anointing God wants you to experience is the priestly anointing which is described in Exodus 29 and 30 and in Leviticus 8. The priestly anointing was an anointing for holiness, being set apart to God for His service by righteous conduct.

In Old Testament times, there were many things a priest could not do because of the holiness of his office. Because of his special anointing, some things defiled a priest which might not defile other members of the congregation of Israel.

God is raising up men and women who are willing to be set apart in holiness to accomplish His purposes in this end time. There will be things that others may do which you cannot do because of the holiness of your calling.

The third type of anointing in the Old Testament is the leader’s anointing. It was an anointing for those who would guide God’s people as leaders, such as kings, prophets, captains, etc. The leader’s anointing established a person’s God-given authority. For example, Saul was anointed as captain over God’s people (1 Samuel 10:1) and David was anointed as king (1 Samuel 16).

The leader’s anointing imparted the position, power, and authority of the office. With this anointing, God’s Spirit came upon a person so he could properly lead God’s people. The New Testament promise of this anointing of power is found in Acts 1:8:

But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. (Acts 1:8)

The fulfillment of this promise is recorded in Acts 2 where the Holy Spirit descended on the Day of Pentecost.

All three anointing — the leper’s anointing, the priest’s anointing, and the leader’s anointing — are vital to those who aspire to serve in the forefront of this end-time move of God.

Make this declaration:

God is raising me up as a leader in His end-time, harvest time plan.

*Adapted from MCWE email – Journey Into The Promised Land by Morris Cerullo

The Priest’s Anointing – 12/27

Possessing the Land

Journey Into The Promised Land