The oil of joy!
Scripture reading for June 9th: Psalm 43-47
Key Scriptures: Psalm 45:6-8 “Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of Your kingdom. You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has set You above your companions by anointing You with the oil of joy. All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory the music of strings makes you glad.”
The sons of Korah were Levites assigned to leading worship by song in the temple. This psalm was composed by them as a coronation song for the King. It extolled the virtues of the King and His Kingdom. The anointing of the King was with the ‘oil of joy’! This King would delight in doing God’s will and would love righteousness and hate wickedness! His robes would smell of that holy anointing oil applied to prepare Him for His death for our sins! The writer of Hebrews applies these verses to Jesus Christ! (Hebrews 1:8-9)
Rejoicing in the oil of joy: “Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:2)
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