Bible Strands
Exodus 40:10
Anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils; consecrate the altar, and it shall be most holy.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The command follows the consecration of the tabernacle and precedes the anointing of the basin, directing the preparation of the altar and its vessels.
The words — The Hebrew verbs מָשַׁח (ma.shach, “you will anoint”) and קִדַּשְׁתָּ (ki.dash.Ta, “you will consecrate”) specify the ritual actions applied to the altar of burnt offering and its articles.
The thread — The pairing of altar purification and anointing appears in Exodus 29:36, while the broader theme of divine empowerment through anointing and Spirit overshadowing runs through Isaiah 61:1 and Luke 1:35.
Why it lands — The text requires the complete ritual separation of the altar and its utensils, declaring the object set apart and most holy for sacred use.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy.
Cross-references
- Exodus 29:36 Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.
- Isaiah 61:1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
- Luke 1:35 The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
- Leviticus 8:11 He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.
- Isaiah 11:2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him—the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and strength, the Spirit of knowledge and fear of the LORD.
- John 3:34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
- John 17:19 For them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- 1 Corinthians 1:30 It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
- 2 Corinthians 5:21 God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
- Hebrews 7:26 Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.