The Art of the Apothecary

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The Art of the Apothecary

• CHRISTIAN HOUSE OF PRAYER - SAN ANGELO
• January 2008

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Making the Anointing Oil

• An Apothecary is like a pharmacist, a druggist or
  a perfumer. Apothecaries would gather items such
  as tree barks, branches, roots, herbs and spices
  as God would instruct them. Genesis identifies
  two types of trees (Gen 29)
• The Tree of Life (which represents Jesus)
• The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

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Education Verses Revelation

• What we are to learn in life should come from the
  Tree of Life not from the Tree of Knowledge of
  Good and Evil. We are living in a day where some
  people think that education is everything. We
  all need education, but we cannot know God by
  education alone! We must know Him by revelation
  We must experience Him. After we come to know
  Him by revelation, some may preach by a position
  of education, and not from a position of
  revelation. These people can explain truth but
  havent lived it.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Experiences
(Exodus 3035-36)

• The Apothecary takes all the ingredients and
  mixes or beats them together notice there were
  some bitter and some sweet. This mixture
  represents us it is our experiences in Christ
  and outside of Christ. This is how life is
  bitter and sweet. All of it is put in the mix.
  God uses the good and bad, the pretty and the
  ugly and makes all things work together for our
  good. (Romans 1228) God never causes evil to
  happen to anyone, but he does use it in the mix.

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Five Principle Spices

• The five principle spices (myrrh, cinnamon,
  calamus, cassis, and olive oil) represent the
  ministry of GRACE. Meaning that no matter what
  the devil brings Gods grace is sufficient

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Four Sweet Spices

• The four sweet spices (stacte, onycha, galbanum,
  and frankincense) represent the work of SALVATION
  through Jesus Christ (His crucifixion, death,
  burial, and resurrection) When these two numbers
  are added together, it equals nine (459),
  which represents the number of the Holy Spirit
  (gifts and fruits

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Biblical Applications

• Myrrh (John 1939) (Used in burials)
• Sweet Cinnamon (Proverbs 717) (Facilitates JOY)
• Sweet Calamus (Song of Solomon 414) (
• Cassia (Exodus 3024) (Facilitates Joy)
• Hyssop (Psalm 517) (Facilitates Purging)
• Onycha (Exodus 3034) (
• Frankincence (Matthew 211) (Facilitates
  offerings to the king
• Rose of Sharon (Song of Solomon 21) (Facilitates
  Endurance)
• Spikenard (Mark 143) (Facilitates Sacrifice
  Preparation)
• Aloes (John 1939) (Facilitates Healing)
• Galbabum (Exodus 3034) (Represents the Difficult
  times of Life)
• Cedarwood (I Kings 433) (Represents
  Preservation)
• Olive Oil (Matt 253,4) (All purpose Healing ,
  cooking, lamps)
• Alabaster ((Matthew 267-13)

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Scriptural Application

• Gen 2818 And Jacob rose up early in the
  morning, and took the stone that he had put for
  his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and
  poured oil upon the top of it.
• 1Sa 1613 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and
  anointed him in the midst of his brethren and
  the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that
  day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to
  Ramah.
• Luk 746 My head with oil thou didst not
  anoint but this woman hath anointed my feet with
  ointment.

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More Scriptural Application

• Jam 514 Is any sick among you? let him call for
  the elders of the church and let them pray over
  him, anointing him with oil in the name of the
  Lord
• Psa 235 Thou preparest a table before me in the
  presence of mine enemies thou anointest my head
  with oil my cup runneth over.
• Psa 9210 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the
  horn of an unicorn I shall be anointed with
  fresh oil.

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Purification, Beautification, and Preparation -
Esther 212

• Each young woman's turn came to go in to King
  Ahasuerus after she had completed twelve months'
  preparation, according to the regulations for the
  women, for thus were the days of their
  purifications were accomplished six months with
  oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes and
  preparations for beautifying women. 13 Thus
  prepared, each young woman went to the king, and
  she was given whatever she desired to take with
  her from the women's quarters to the king's
  palace.

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Purification, Beautification, and Preparation -
Esther 212

• Esther prepared herself for 12 months (6 months
  in myrrh, 6 months in perfumes) before coming to
  the king. The art of the apothecary is a
  process Purification (being purged from dead
  works and fleshly ways), Preparation (taking the
  time to go through the process of being made so
  we can be made) Beautification (involves praise
  and worship) and not solely about outer
  appearance.

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A Note About Divine Relationships

• Using the oil liberally will help every married
  couple in their relationship to know the
  importance of preparation. Because it is a type
  and shadow of the anointing, it must be applied
  in every family.