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Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies give perfume a bad smell. And a little foolishness can make a lot of wisdom useless.
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Revelation 8:3-4
Another angel came and stood at the altar. He had a shallow gold cup for burning incense. He was given a lot of incense to offer on the golden altar. The altar was in front of the throne. With the incense he offered the prayers of all God’s people.The smoke of the incense rose up from the angel’s hand. The prayers of God’s people rose up together with it. The smoke and the prayers went up in front of God.
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2 Corinthians 1 21-2 Corinthians 1 22
He makes both us and you remain strong in the faith because we belong to Christ. He anointed us.He put his Spirit in our hearts and marked us as his own. We can now be sure that he will give us everything he promised us.
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Psalms 92:10
You have made me as strong as a wild ox. You have poured the finest olive oil on me.
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Psalms 14:1-2
Foolish people say in their hearts,“ There is no God.” They do all kinds of horrible and evil things. No one does anything good.The Lord looks down from heaven on all people. He wants to see if there are any who understand. He wants to see if there are any who trust in God.
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Isaiah 11:2
The Spirit of the Lord will rest on that Branch. The Spirit will help him to be wise and understanding. The Spirit will help him make wise plans and carry them out. The Spirit will help him know the Lord and have respect for him.
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Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord and King is on me. The Lord has anointed me to announce good news to poor people. He has sent me to comfort those whose hearts have been broken. He has sent me to announce freedom for those who have been captured. He wants me to set prisoners free from their dark cells.
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1 John 2 20
You have received the Spirit from the Holy One. And all of you know the truth.
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John 3:34
The one whom God has sent speaks God’s words. That’s because God gives the Holy Spirit without limit.
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Psalms 141:2
May my prayer come to you like the sweet smell of incense. When I lift up my hands in prayer, may it be like the evening sacrifice.
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Hebrews 7:25
People now come to God through him. And he is able to save them completely and for all time. Jesus lives forever. He prays for them.
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Isaiah 61:3
He wants me to help those in Zion who are filled with sorrow. I will put beautiful crowns on their heads in place of ashes. I will anoint them with olive oil to give them joy instead of sorrow. I will give them a spirit of praise in place of a spirit of sadness. They will be like oak trees that are strong and straight. The Lord himself will plant them in the land. That will show how glorious he is.
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Psalms 23:5
You prepare a feast for me right in front of my enemies. You pour oil on my head. My cup runs over.
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1John 2:27
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Exodus 30:23-38
“ Get some fine spices. Get 12 pounds eight ounces of liquid myrrh. Get six pounds four ounces of sweet- smelling cinnamon and the same amount of sweet- smelling calamus.Also get 12 pounds eight ounces of cassia. All the spices must be weighed out in keeping with the standard weights that are used in the sacred tent. And get a gallon of olive oil.Have a person who makes perfume mix everything into a sacred anointing oil. It will smell sweet.Then use it to anoint the tent of meeting and the ark where the tablets of the covenant law are kept.Anoint the table for the holy bread and all its things. Anoint the lampstand and the things that are used with it. Anoint the altar for burning incense.Anoint the altar for burnt offerings and all its tools. And anoint the large bowl together with its stand.You must set them apart so that they will be very holy. Anything that touches them will be holy.“ Anoint Aaron and his sons. Set them apart so that they can serve me as priests.Say to the people of Israel,‘ This will be my sacred anointing oil for all time to come.Do not pour it on anyone else’s body. Do not make any other oil in the same way. It is sacred. So you must think of it as sacred.Suppose a person makes perfume in the same way. And suppose that person puts it on someone who is not a priest. Then that person must be separated from their people.’ ”Then the Lord said to Moses,“ Get some sweet- smelling spices. Get some gum resin, onycha and galbanum. Also get some pure frankincense. Make sure everything is in equal amounts.Have a person who makes perfume mix it all up into a sweet- smelling incense. It must have salt in it. It will be pure and sacred.Grind some of it into powder. Place it in front of the ark of the covenant law in the tent of meeting. There I will meet with you. The incense will be very holy to you.Do not make any incense for yourselves in the same way. Think of it as holy to the Lord.Whoever makes incense in the same way to enjoy its sweet smell must be separated from their people.”
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Hebrews 5:7
Jesus prayed while he lived on earth. He made his appeal with sincere cries and tears. He prayed to the God who could save him from death. God answered Jesus because he truly honored God.