TomLogan Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) When giving a priesthood blessing, what is the specific purpose for anointing a person with consecrated oil? Edited September 1, 2010 by TomLogan sentence restructuring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel2020 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) What is the purpose for anointing a person with consecrated oil for a priesthood blessing?Anciently oil--not soap and shampoo--was used to clean the body. Anointing with oil represents being cleanest from sin and worth of the Lord's presence. (Of course, one becomes free from sin through repentance and Christ's atonement, not consecrated oil.) To receive blessings from God one needs to obey the laws upon which such blessings are predicated (D&C 130:20-21), which often means there is a need of repentance. Edited August 30, 2010 by Daniel2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mordorbund Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 What is the purpose for anointing a person with consecrated oil for a priesthood blessing?Which part is in question - Why is there a blessing for the sick? Why is there a physical requirement beyond the laying on of hands (to include the anointing)? Why oil specifically? or Why must the oil be consecrated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 The olive oil is symbolic of Gethsemane which means "oil press" where the Savior took upon himself the sins of mankind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookofMormonLuvr Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Here is a good article on the use of oil in ancient religious practice...Biblical Anointing Oil Uses and Applications, Pray For Others With Anointing Oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anim82r Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 What is the purpose for anointing a person with consecrated oil for a priesthood blessing?A little confusing Tom. Would you please elaborate. Thanks!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomLogan Posted September 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Daniel2020 and BookofMormonLuvr thanks for your responses, that's what I was after. If anyone else cares to elaborate or add to that please feel free to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel2020 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 The olive oil is symbolic of Gethsemane which means "oil press" where the Savior took upon himself the sins of mankind.Where did that come from? (Source please...if you have one.)Oil was used in OT times. Long before Gethsemane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anim82r Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 This is in answer to TomLogan's and Daniel2020's."Olive trees are special in the Holy Land. The olive branch is universally regarded as a symbol of peace. This tree provides food, light, heat, lumber, ointments, and medicine. It is now, as it was then, crucial to life in Israel. It is not a deciduous tree, but ever bearing—always green. Even if the tree is chopped down, life will spring from its roots, suggesting everlasting life.Jesus came to the base of the Mount of Olives to effect the first component of the Atonement. This He did at the Garden of Gethsemane. The word Gethsemane comes from two Hebrew roots: gath, meaning “press,” and shemen, meaning “oil,” especially that of the olive.There olives had been pressed under the weight of great stone wheels to squeeze precious oil from them. So the Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane was literally pressed under the weight of the sins of the world. He sweat great drops of blood—his life’s “oil”—which issued from every pore. (See Luke 22:44; D&C 19:18.)Jesus was accorded titles of unique significance. One was the Messiah, which in Hebrew means “anointed.” The other was the Christ, which in the Greek language means “anointed” as well. In our day, as it was in His day, the ordinance of administration to the sick includes anointing with the consecrated oil of the olive. So the next time you witness consecrated oil being anointed on the head of one to be blessed, and these sacred words are said, “I anoint you with this consecrated oil,” remember what that original consecration cost. Remember what it meant to all who had ever lived and who ever would yet live. Remember the redemptive power of healing, soothing, and ministering to those in need. Remember, just as the body of the olive, which was pressed for the oil that gave light, so the Savior was pressed. From every pore oozed the life blood of our Redeemer. And when sore trials come upon you, remember Gethsemane."In This Holy LandElder Russel M. NelsonLiahona February 1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Where did that come from? (Source please...if you have one.)Oil was used in OT times. Long before Gethsemane.From Elder Nelson:Olive trees are special in the Holy Land. The olive branch is universally regarded as a symbol of peace. This tree provides food, light, heat, lumber, ointments, and medicine. It is now, as it was then, crucial to life in Israel. It is not a deciduous tree, but ever bearing—always green. Even if the tree is chopped down, life will spring from its roots, suggesting everlasting life.Jesus came to the base of the Mount of Olives to effect the first component of the Atonement. This He did at the Garden of Gethsemane. The word Gethsemane comes from two Hebrew roots: gath, meaning “press,” and shemen, meaning “oil,” especially that of the olive.There olives had been pressed under the weight of great stone wheels to squeeze precious oil from them. So the Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane was literally pressed under the weight of the sins of the world. He sweat great drops of blood—his life’s “oil”—which issued from every pore. (See Luke 22:44; D&C 19:18.)Jesus was accorded titles of unique significance. One was the Messiah, which in Hebrew means “anointed.” The other was the Christ, which in the Greek language means “anointed” as well. In our day, as it was in His day, the ordinance of administration to the sick includes anointing with the consecrated oil of the olive. Remember the redemptive power of healing, soothing, and ministering to those in need. Remember, just as the body of the olive, which was pressed for the oil that gave light, so the Savior was pressed. From every pore oozed the life blood of our Redeemer. And when sore trial So the next time you witness consecrated oil being anointed on the head of one to be blessed, and these sacred words are said, “I anoint you with this consecrated oil,” remember what that original consecration cost. Remember what it meant to all who had ever lived and who ever would yet live.s come upon you, remember Gethsemane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Where did that come from? (Source please...if you have one.)Oil was used in OT times. Long before Gethsemane.Of course most things in Holy Writ are symbolic of the Savior...so it stands to reason that oil would be used. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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