Tuesday – Pentateuch

Reading – Exodus 37-38

Highlight Verse:

“Then he made the sacred anointing oil and the fragrant incense, using the techniques of a skilled incense maker.”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭37‬:‭29‬ ‭NLT‬‬

I remember cooking some particularly good applewood bacon one day and wondering if that was what heaven was going to smell like.

I don’t think the people of that time would have considered that a good smell since pigs were considered unclean.

But I am sure the incense and fragrant anointing oil smelled good to them.
Why would they have these fragrances?

Water was in scarce supply. Baths, outside of the ceremonial washings, were rare. Incense and oils would have covered most of the smells that would have wafted through the camp creating a cleaner, more holy atmosphere for the Tabernacle.

Part of me wants to say that is analogous to Jesus covering our sins but that would not be true.

Unlike the aromas of the Tabernacle, Jesus takes our sin and completely removes it.

He doesn’t just make us smell clean. He makes us clean.

So, burn your incense and light your candles. Put on your cologne and perfumes. Just know that you don’t need them to make you clean. Only trust in Jesus, accepting His sacrifice can do that.

Do you act like your sins are covered or removed?
How will knowing that Christ removes your sin affect the way you live your life?