Shekels and Hins ...

[PrettyboyAndy]

Can anyone confirm if these were converted properly?

Myrrh "five hundred shekels" (about 1 gallon)
Cinnamon "two hundred and fifty shekels"
Calamus "two hundred and fifty shekels"
Cassia "five hundred shekels"
Olive Oil "an hin" (about 1 1/3 gallons)

50 drops Myrrh
25 drops Cinnamon
25 drops Calamus
50 drops Cassia
65 drops Extra Virgin Olive Oil


I found the above referenced recipe conversion on this page http://www.easy-essential-oils.com/anointing-oil.html

I also read this:
Certain research suggests that a Sanctuary Shekel (as mentioned in verse 23 of Exodus 30) was based on a different method of conversion, this being that 20 Gerah made up 1 sanctuary shekel.

Is that true and would that effect the conversion?

 

[PrettyboyAndy]

Myrrh 500 shekels = 200 ounces
Cinnamon 250 shekels = 100 ounces
Calamus 250 shekels = 100 ounces
Cassia 500 shekels = 200 ounces
Olive Oil 1 Hin = 123.98 ounces

 

[DawnStar]

Are Shekels and Hins anything close to a bushel and a peck?

 

[JM]

Are Shekels and Hins anything close to a bushel and a peck?

Like this?

 

[DawnStar]

That is it!

 

[twin1954]

Can anyone confirm if these were converted properly?

Myrrh "five hundred shekels" (about 1 gallon)
Cinnamon "two hundred and fifty shekels"
Calamus "two hundred and fifty shekels"
Cassia "five hundred shekels"
Olive Oil "an hin" (about 1 1/3 gallons)

50 drops Myrrh
25 drops Cinnamon
25 drops Calamus
50 drops Cassia
65 drops Extra Virgin Olive Oil


I found the above referenced recipe conversion on this page http://www.easy-essential-oils.com/anointing-oil.html

I also read this:
Certain research suggests that a Sanctuary Shekel (as mentioned in verse 23 of Exodus 30) was based on a different method of conversion, this being that 20 Gerah made up 1 sanctuary shekel.

Is that true and would that effect the conversion?

Since it seems to be a subject of interest to you I expect that you are as much an expert on the subject as anyone here.

 

[PrettyboyAndy]

I made the Holy Annointing Oil, can I email anyone the pic so I can get it posted here?

 

[Archie the Preacher]

The Mosaic Law forbade anyone making that compound EXCEPT the priest for the Tabernacle or Temple. Whereas I know Jesus has done away with the strictures of the Law and the rituals of the Law, I'd just as soon keep a safe distance from it.

 

[JM]

The Mosaic Law forbade anyone making that compound EXCEPT the priest for the Tabernacle or Temple. Whereas I know Jesus has done away with the strictures of the Law and the rituals of the Law, I'd just as soon keep a safe distance from it.

Haha I have to agree!

 

[PrettyboyAndy]

The Mosaic Law forbade anyone making that compound EXCEPT the priest for the Tabernacle or Temple. Whereas I know Jesus has done away with the strictures of the Law and the rituals of the Law, I'd just as soon keep a safe distance from it.

Would I not be a priest?

 

[Archie the Preacher]

Would I not be a priest?

I'm not sure. As a Christian, you ARE a priest in the sense you do not need anyone to act as intermediary to speak with God.

However, we're (I was) talking about Jewish - Mosaic Law - rules.
Can you establish a family connection as a descendant of Levi, son of Jacob? All the priesthood of the Mosaic Law were 'Levites'; that is, of the family of Levi. (Are you even Jewish by heredity?)
Have you been anointed and 'ordained' by those of authority under the Law of Moses to appoint priests?

Truthfully, I don't think the Lord will strike you with lightning or some such thing for making the oil compound. On the other hand, I think it's something with which I do not wish to fiddle. Nor am I looking down my somewhat pronounced and straight nose at you for it.

 

[PrettyboyAndy]

I'm not sure. As a Christian, you ARE a priest in the sense you do not need anyone to act as intermediary to speak with God.

However, we're (I was) talking about Jewish - Mosaic Law - rules.
Can you establish a family connection as a descendant of Levi, son of Jacob? All the priesthood of the Mosaic Law were 'Levites'; that is, of the family of Levi. (Are you even Jewish by heredity?)
Have you been anointed and 'ordained' by those of authority under the Law of Moses to appoint priests?

Truthfully, I don't think the Lord will strike you with lightning or some such thing for making the oil compound. On the other hand, I think it's something with which I do not wish to fiddle. Nor am I looking down my somewhat pronounced and straight nose at you for it.

I do not have a family connection with the Levites, nor am I Jewish by heredity.

How would a Levite priest be different from a NT priest?

 

[Archie the Preacher]

I do not have a family connection with the Levites, nor am I Jewish by heredity.

So that option is out. (Not really important.)

How would a Levite priest be different from a NT priest?

Not from the Bible, particularly, but a 'priest' is one who is qualified - and the qualifications vary between 'religions' - to act as intermediary between an individual human and the deity in question. The wiki entry is a reasonable starting place and explains the concept. "Priest" is not a word specifically originated in either Judaism or Christianity.

The Levitical priests were those men (only) who served in the Temple (or Tabernacle before the Temple proper) in the office of offering sacrifices, making the annual sacrifice on behalf of the people of Israel and publicly announcing and teaching God's Law to the people. (And probably some other minor stuff.) The qualifications and duties of a Levitical priest are complicated and a full time job; they are outlined in Exodus, Leviticus and Deuteronomy. (Which probably defines your next homework assignment, absent specific instructions from the Lord.)

A New Testament priest is rather more casual in definition and qualification. Every Christian is 'qualified' by the Lord's edict to pray, every Christian can directly and personally approach the Lord. A Christian needs no intermediary, no 'middle-man' to speak with the Lord. So in that sense, every believer is a 'priest'.

All sacrifices in the Christian (New Testament) sense are those of personal service or financial donation. They also need no intermediary or 'middle-man' for the Christian to present those things to the Lord. So in that sense as well, every believer is a 'priest'.

Every Christian is directed to read the Holy Scriptures - the Bible in common language - on their own. To study, explore, critique and determine the message of the Lord without the direct supervision of a 'Holy Man' or 'priest'. So in that sense also, every believer is a 'priest'.

This is NOT to say everyone should have their own ideas about everything, willy nilly. There are those who the Holy Spirit has appointed as teachers and so forth. On the other hand, EVERYONE - including 'teachers' - need some feedback as to what conforms to the rest of Scripture and the overall message of God. Besides, those appointed teachers do not spring complete and finished from the womb.

Andy, thanks for the question. This may be the most important thing I've written lately.