THE SIGNIFICANCE OF OIL
The significance of oil does not come across to the natural mind. Oil is a substance, a parable having spiritual importance. It was used in the Levitical priestly service established by Moses. Since that priesthood was a symbol representing the practices of the everlasting Heavenly Order of priestly service (Exodus 25:9), the meaning of the symbol must be illuminated if we are to learn what is its purpose. First let us dissect the word and observe the gold hidden in it. Phonetically "oil" sounds like O-WILL. Your attention is directed to 2 Esdras 5:42, The Oxford Annotated Apocrypha. (The books of the Apocrypha were part of the English Bible and the King James Bible, 1611.
The significance of oil does not come across to the natural mind. Oil is a substance, a parable having spiritual importance. It was used in the Levitical priestly service established by Moses. Since that priesthood was a symbol representing the practices of the everlasting Heavenly Order of priestly service (Exodus 25:9), the meaning of the symbol must be illuminated if we are to learn what is its purpose. First let us dissect the word and observe the gold hidden in it. Phonetically "oil" sounds like O-WILL. Your attention is directed to 2 Esdras 5:42, The Oxford Annotated Apocrypha. (The books of the Apocrypha were part of the English Bible and the King James Bible, 1611.
