Exo. 30: 23 You also take the finest spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred fifty shekels, and of fragrant calamus two hundred fifty shekels, (24) And of cassia five hundred shekels, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil. (25) And you shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded according to the perfumer's art; it shall be a holy anointing oil.
[Part 2 of 3] The term "compound Spirit" cannot be found in the Bible. However, the reality of this aspect of the Spirit is found in the Scriptures. The same is true of the Trinity. Although this term cannot be found in the Bible, it cannot be reasonably denied that the Bible reveals that God is triune. Matthew 28:19 speaks of baptizing people into the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, a clear indication that God is triune. Based upon the fact that, according to the Bible, God is triune, the term Trinity is used. In the same principle, based upon the facts in Scripture, we may properly speak of the Spirit as the compound Spirit. According to Exodus 30:23-24, a hin of olive oil was compounded with four spices to produce the holy anointing oil, the holy ointment. In typology, oil signifies the Spirit of God, and the compound ointment, the oil blended with four spices, signifies the Holy Spirit. Through a compounding process, the oil became an ointment and was used to anoint the tabernacle and everything related to it. Even the priests were anointed with this holy ointment. Before Exodus 30, this compound ointment was "not yet," but after Exodus 30, such an ointment was definitely in existence. In like manner, before Christ was crucified, resurrected, and glorified, the Spirit as the all-inclusive life-giving Spirit was "not yet." But through the process of Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, the Spirit of God, typified by the oil, became the compound Spirit, typified by the ointment. The four spices used to make the ointment in Exodus 30 typify the effectiveness of Christ's death, the sweetness of His death, the power of His resurrection, and the fragrance of His resurrection. Before Christ's crucifixion and resurrection, the Spirit of God did not have these four elements. But after Christ's resurrection, these elements were compounded into the Spirit of God, and the Spirit of God became "the Spirit, "the compound Spirit. (Continued tomorrow)
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