THE ANOINTING OF GOD: “The Cross & The Oil”
Luke 9:23 NKJV
Then Jesus said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Luke 23:46 NKJV
And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, “Father, ‘into Your hands I commit My spirit.’ ” Having said this, He breathed His last.
Matthew 3:13-17 NKJV
Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him. When He had been baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 11:2-6 AMP
“Now when John the Baptist in prison heard about the activities of Christ, he sent word by his disciples and asked Him, “Are You the Expected One the Messiah, or should we look for someone else who will be the promised One ?” Jesus answered, “Go and report to John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
And blessed, joyful, favored by God is he who does not take offense at Me accepting Me as the Messiah and trusting confidently in My message of salvation.
“While it looks like things are out of control, behind the scenes is a God who has not surrendered His authority.” - A.W. Tozer
Isaiah 53:1-5 NLT
“Who has believed our message? To whom has the Lord revealed His powerful arm? My servant grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about His appearance, nothing to attract us to Him. He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on Him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care. Yet it was our weaknesses He carried; it was our sorrows that weighed Him down. And we thought His troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for His own sins! But He was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed.”
I Corinthians 1:18 NKJV
“…the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
Hebrews 8:5 NKJV
“…Moses was divinely instructed when he was about to make the tabernacle. For He said, “See that you make all things according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”
Hebrews 8:4 NKJV
“…shadow of the heavenly things”
NUMBERS 2
THE CAMP W. OF EPHRAIM 108K
THE CAMP E. OF JUDAH 186k
THE CAMP S. OF REUBEN 151k
THE CAMP N. DAN 157k
THE TABERNACLE OF GOD
1. Was common in appearance
2. Was for use in the wilderness
3. Was the place where God met with man
4. Was where sacrifices were made
5. Was a temporary appointment
6. Was God's dwelling place
7. Was where the priestly family was fed
8. Was approached through the tribe of Judah
9. Was accessed by only one door
Exodus 25:1, 8-9 NKJV
“Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: And let them make Me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them. According to all that I show you, that is, the pattern of the tabernacle and the pattern of all its furnishings, just so you shall make it.”
Exodus 30:25-26
“And you shall make from these a holy anointing oil, an ointment compounded according to the art of the perfumer. It shall be a holy anointing oil. With it you shall anoint the tabernacle of meeting and the ark of the Testimony; the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, and the altar of incense; the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the laver and its base.
Exodus 40:15 NKJV
“…their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Luke 9:23 NKJV
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
HOW TO WALK IN THE ANOINTING OIL OF GOD
1. CARRY YOUR CROSS
A. THE ALTAR OF SACRIFICE
B. THE BASIN
C. THE TABLE OF SHOWBREAD
Ephesians 3:1-6
“For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus for the sake of you Gentiles— Surely you have heard about the administration of God’s grace that was given to me for you, that is, the mystery made known to me by revelation, as I have already written briefly. In reading this, then, you will be able to understand my insight into the mystery of Christ, which was not made known to people in other generations as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to God’s holy apostles and prophets. This mystery is that through the gospel the Gentiles are heirs together with Israel, members together of one body, and sharers together in the promise in Christ Jesus.”
D. THE LAMP STAND
Zechariah 4:1-6
“Then the angel who had been talking with me returned and woke me, as though I had been asleep. “What do you see now?” he asked. I answered, “I see a solid gold lampstand with a bowl of oil on top of it. Around the bowl are seven lamps, each having seven spouts with wicks. And I see two olive trees, one on each side of the bowl.” Then I asked the angel, “What are these, my Lord? What do they mean?” “Don’t you know?” the angel asked. “No, my Lord,” I replied. Then he said to me, “This is what the Lord says to Zerubbabel: It is not by force nor by strength, but by my Spirit, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.”
Genesis 1:2-3 NKJV
“The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.”
E. THE ALTAR OF INCENSE
Hebrews 9:2-3 NKJV
“…a tabernacle was prepared: the first part, in which was the lampstand, the table, and the showbread, which is called the sanctuary; and behind the second veil, the part of the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of All, which had the golden censer and the ark of the covenant…”
F. THE ARK OF THE COVENANT
Hebrews 10:19-22 NKJV
“Therefore, brethren, having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He consecrated for us, through the veil, that is, His flesh, and having a High Priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”
Luke 9:23 NKJV
“If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Galatians 2:20 NKJV
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.”