annointing oils, charging, empowering candles

Anointing, Charging, & Empowering Candles

Anointing with Oil was a common Biblical practice which continues today. In the Bible, people, places and things were anointed with Holy Oil. The ceremony of “anointing with Holy Oil” means to make Sacred, to consecrate or to set apart, and dedicate it for use unto our CREATOR. Yahshua has a triple anointing as Prophet, High Priest, and King.
YAHWEH instructed Moses how to prepare a Holy anointing oil, for anointing the Tabernacle, all of the religious objects used in it, and the priests (Exo.30:23-35; Lev.8:10-13). It was “compounded according to the art of the perfumer.” Some of the original ingredients have been lost in time, either because the herbs and spices used in ancient times have disappeared or corresponding names of today’s herbs and spices have changed.
The main ingredient is olive oil, which has both secular and Sacred purposes. The olive tree is very important in secular life for oil lamps, cooking, etc., and in religious life the Bible mentions it some 50 times. Pictured on the right, the olive tree has been a symbol of peace and prosperity since the time the dove returned to Noah’s Ark with an olive branch. The olive tree “epitomizes the Spirit of the Lord” and for that reason it was forbidden to cut it down in ancient times.
Today, quality anointing oil is generally made from the finest olive oil, pure myrrh, and frankincense. It is never-ever compounded on the Sabbath. And don’t even think about using any synthetic substitutes (Exo.30:38).
During anointing, the person customarily knelt while oil was poured or rubbed on the head or forehead. For extra special anointing, this Rite can be incorporated with the “laying on of hands” beginning with a kiss or hug (1Sam.10:1), and then ending in a prayer.
There are three types of Anointing for people: Sacred, medical and ordinary. The Apostle John writes in 1John 2:27, that anointing refers to a Sacred spiritual process in which the Holy Spirit empowers a persons heart and mind with YAHWEH’S truth and love. The Prophet Isaiah writes 10:27, “. . . the yoke [of the evil one] will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.” You can anoint yourself by taking some oil and place a small amount on your forehead and claim YAHWEH’S promise of HIS strength (Ps.92:10).
Today, many infant children are sprinkled with water and it is called a baptism. Technically, it is not a true baptism. Dedicating a child to our CREATOR and HIS path of righteousness is a good thing. But anointing the child with oil might be a better spiritual tool. And when that special day arrives, and dedication ceremony begins, it should be the parents invoking the Rite of Anointing. Priests should be spiritual coaches, not hired masters of ceremony.