Psalm 23:5-6
King James Version
5 Thou preparest a table before me
in the presence of mine enemies:
thou anointest my head with oil;
my cup runneth over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life:
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.
Oil was used to anoint priests, prophets, and kings.
They were entrusted with the holy anointing oil.
GOD always chose who He wanted anointed.
These verses testify to that:
Exodus 29:4-7
King James Version
4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring
unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation,
and shalt wash them with water.
5 And thou shalt take the garments,
and put upon Aaron the coat,
and the robe of the ephod,
and the ephod,
and the breastplate,
and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head,
and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil,
and pour it upon his head,
and anoint him.
Leviticus 8:30
King James Version
30 And Moses took of the anointing oil,
and of the blood which was upon the altar,
and sprinkled it upon Aaron,
and upon his garments,
and upon his sons,
and upon his sons' garments with him;
and sanctified Aaron,
and his garments,
and his sons,
and his sons' garments with him.
Judges 9:6-21
King James Version
6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together,
and all the house of Millo,
and went,
and made Abimelech king,
by the plain of the pillar that was in Shechem.
7 And when they told it to Jotham*,
he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim,
and lifted up his voice,
and cried,
and said unto them,
Hearken unto me,
ye men of Shechem,
that God may hearken unto you.
8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them;
and they said unto the olive tree,
Reign thou over us.
9 But the olive tree said unto them,
Should I leave my fatness,
wherewith by me they honour God and man,
and go to be promoted over the trees?
10 And the trees said to the fig tree,
Come thou,
and reign over us.
11 But the fig tree said unto them,
Should I forsake my sweetness,
and my good fruit,
and go to be promoted over the trees?
12 Then said the trees unto the vine,
Come thou,
and reign over us.
13 And the vine said unto them,
Should I leave my wine,
which cheereth God and man,
and go to be promoted over the trees?
14 Then said all the trees unto the bramble,
Come thou,
and reign over us.
15 And the bramble said unto the trees,
If in truth ye anoint me king over you,
then come and put your trust in my shadow:
and if not,
let fire come out of the bramble,
and devour the cedars of Lebanon.
16 Now therefore,
if ye have done truly and sincerely,
in that ye have made Abimelech king,
and if ye have dealt well with Jerubbaal and his house,
and have done unto him
according to the deserving of his hands;
17 (For my father fought for you,
and adventured his life far,
and delivered you out of the hand of Midian:
18 And ye are risen up against my father's house this day,
and have slain his sons,
threescore and ten persons,
upon one stone,
and have made Abimelech,
the son of his maidservant,
king over the men of Shechem,
because he is your brother;)
19 If ye then have dealt truly and sincerely with Jerubbaal
and with his house this day,
then rejoice ye in Abimelech,
and let him also rejoice in you:
20 But if not,
let fire come out from Abimelech,
and devour the men of Shechem,
and the house of Millo;
and let fire come out from the men of Shechem,
and from the house of Millo,
and devour Abimelech.
21 And Jotham ran away,
and fled,
and went to Beer,
and dwelt there,
for fear of Abimelech his brother.
1 Samuel 10:1
King James Version
10 Then Samuel took a vial of oil,
and poured it upon his head,
and kissed him,
and said,
Is it not because the Lord hath anointed thee
to be captain over his inheritance?
1 Samuel 16:1
King James Version
16 And the Lord said unto Samuel,
How long wilt thou mourn for Saul,
seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel?
fill thine horn with oil,
and go,
I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite:
for I have provided me a king among his sons.
1 Samuel 16:10-13
King James Version
10 Again,
Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel.
And Samuel said unto Jesse,
The Lord hath not chosen these.
11 And Samuel said unto Jesse,
Are here all thy children?
And he said,
There remaineth yet the youngest,
and, behold,
he keepeth the sheep.
And Samuel said unto Jesse,
Send and fetch him:
for we will not sit down till he come hither.
12 And he sent,
and brought him in.
Now he was ruddy,
and withal of a beautiful countenance,
and goodly to look to.
And the Lord said,
Arise,
anoint him:
for this is he.
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil,
and anointed him in the midst of his brethren:
and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David
from that day forward.
So Samuel rose up,
and went to Ramah.
1 Kings 1:38-40
King James Version
38 So Zadok the priest,
and Nathan the prophet,
and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada,
and the Cherethites,
and the Pelethites,
went down,
and caused Solomon to ride upon king David's mule,
and brought him to Gihon.
39 And Zadok the priest took an horn of oil
out of the tabernacle,
and anointed Solomon.
And they blew the trumpet;
and all the people said,
God save king Solomon.
40 And all the people came up after him,
and the people piped with pipes,
and rejoiced with great joy,
so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
1 Kings 19:15-17
King James Version
15 And the Lord said unto him,
Go,
return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus:
and when thou comest,
anoint Hazael to be king over Syria:
16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi
shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel:
and Elisha the son of Shaphat of Abelmeholah
shalt thou anoint to be prophet in thy room.
17 And it shall come to pass,
that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael
shall Jehu slay:
and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu
shall Elisha slay.
2 Kings 9:1-3
King James Version
9 And Elisha the prophet called
one of the children of the prophets,
and said unto him,
Gird up thy loins,
and take this box of oil in thine hand,
and go to Ramothgilead:
2 And when thou comest thither,
look out there Jehu
the son of Jehoshaphat
the son of Nimshi,
and go in,
and make him arise up from among his brethren,
and carry him to an inner chamber;
3 Then take the box of oil,
and pour it on his head,
and say,
Thus saith the Lord,
I have anointed thee king over Israel.
Then open the door,
and flee,
and tarry not.
Nehemiah 10:39
King James Version
39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi
shall bring the offering of the corn,
of the new wine,
and the oil,
unto the chambers,
where are the vessels of the sanctuary,
and the priests that minister,
and the porters,
and the singers:
and we will not forsake
the house of our God.
Psalm 89:18-29
King James Version
18 For the Lord is our defence;
and the Holy One of Israel is our king.
19 Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one,
and saidst,
I have laid help upon one that is mighty;
I have exalted one chosen out of the people.
20 I have found David my servant;
with my holy oil have I anointed him:
21 With whom my hand shall be established:
mine arm also shall strengthen him.
22 The enemy shall not exact upon him;
nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
23 And I will beat down his foes before his face,
and plague them that hate him.
24 But my faithfulness and my mercy shall be with him:
and in my name shall his horn be exalted.
25 I will set his hand also in the sea,
and his right hand in the rivers.
26 He shall cry unto me,
Thou art my father,
my God,
and the rock of my salvation.
27 Also I will make him my firstborn,
higher than the kings of the earth.
28 My mercy will I keep for him for evermore,
and my covenant shall stand fast with him.
29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever,
and his throne as the days of heaven.
Psalm 105:14-15
King James Version
14 He suffered no man to do them wrong:
yea, he reproved kings for their sakes;
15 Saying,
Touch not mine anointed,
and do my prophets no harm.
Psalm 133
King James Version
133 Behold,
how good and how pleasant it is for brethren
to dwell together in unity!
2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head,
that ran down upon the beard,
even Aaron's beard:
that went down to the skirts of his garments;
3 As the dew of Hermon,
and as the dew that descended
upon the mountains of Zion:
for there the Lord commanded the blessing,
even life for evermore.
Now, it's time to look into SPIRITUAL anointing, without oil, but OF oil.
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