Alabaster oil commentary
This perfume was made from the oil of an herb plant called nard and was only found in India in Biblical times, so this was a precious import and it could very well have been a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. In biblical times, perfume was stored in an alabaster jar and could only be used once. As they reclined at the table a woman came in with an alabaster cruse of very valuable perfumed oil (liquid spikenard) and poured it on His head. The thin-necked alabaster vessel, commonly used for such purposes, would be snapped at the neck in order to release the oil. E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament. In Song of Songs, the beloved man is described as having legs like “alabaster columns” (ESV) or “pillars of marble” (NIV, KJV). So the container the two women used to carry the perfumed oil was made of a white, marble-like substance. Ointment, oils and perfumes used to be put in vessels made of alabaster, which kept them pure and unspoiled. Lessons learned from the woman with the alabaster box. If you could imagine with me for a minute what it must have been like when Jesus entered a room. Try to picture the woman who had the alabaster box. This was something that was precious to her. This box was the most valuable thing that she had and she gave it all away. Faith to Empty Your Alabaster Box. Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, Alabaster. occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of "ointment of spikenard very precious," with the contents of which a woman anointed the head of Jesus as he sat at supper in the house of Simon the leper ( Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37).These boxes were made from a stone found near Alabastron in Egypt, and from this circumstance the Greeks gave them the name of the Bible > Commentaries > Luke 7:37 Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (37) A woman in the city,
A. The Value of the Alabaster Ointment Here the value of the Alabaster oil shall be quantified numerically in terms of financial measures in the then Roman world and relate it to the Nigerian present day currency value. Also, the descriptive statistics shall be explored here by using measures of central tendencies.
Matthew 26:7. ἀλάβαστρον, an “alabaster” (vase), the term, originally denoting the material, being transferred to the vessel made of it, like our word “glass” (Speaker’s Com.), in common use for preserving ointments (Pliny, N.H., iii., 3). An alabaster of nard (μύρου) was a present for a king. There's a famous woman in the Bible, albeit having her name kept unknown from readers. This woman, found in Luke 7:36-50, is the woman who brought an alabaster jar of fragrant oil to the Lord Jesus. Her story is one of the most powerful stories of repentance and forgiveness, one that shows the kind heart of God. This perfume was made from the oil of an herb plant called nard and was only found in India in Biblical times, so this was a precious import and it could very well have been a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. In biblical times, perfume was stored in an alabaster jar and could only be used once. As they reclined at the table a woman came in with an alabaster cruse of very valuable perfumed oil (liquid spikenard) and poured it on His head. The thin-necked alabaster vessel, commonly used for such purposes, would be snapped at the neck in order to release the oil. E.M. Zerr's Commentary on Selected Books of the New Testament.
The woman who anointed Jesus with oil in Luke’s account is a sexually disgraced prostitute and the woman who anointed Jesus with oil in John, in an entirely separate story, is a respected follower of Jesus. Mary was no doubt holding that same alabaster jar she used to anoint Jesus in the home of Simon. She stood ready to anoint her savior
Faith to Empty Your Alabaster Box. Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to meat. Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, Alabaster. occurs only in the New Testament in connection with the box of "ointment of spikenard very precious," with the contents of which a woman anointed the head of Jesus as he sat at supper in the house of Simon the leper ( Matthew 26:7; Mark 14:3; Luke 7:37).These boxes were made from a stone found near Alabastron in Egypt, and from this circumstance the Greeks gave them the name of the Bible > Commentaries > Luke 7:37 Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (37) A woman in the city, Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster…
This perfume was made from the oil of an herb plant called nard and was only found in India in Biblical times, so this was a precious import and it could very well have been a family heirloom passed down from generation to generation. In biblical times, perfume was stored in an alabaster jar and could only be used once.
ALABASTER BOX WOMAN STAND UP. INTRODUCTION. Matthew 26:6. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. Mark 14:3-9. ‘And while he was in Bethany at the house of Simon the Leper, as he sat at the meal, there came a woman having an alabaster vessel of perfumed oil of spikenard, which was very costly, and she broke the vessel and poured it over his head.’ A. The Value of the Alabaster Ointment Here the value of the Alabaster oil shall be quantified numerically in terms of financial measures in the then Roman world and relate it to the Nigerian present day currency value. Also, the descriptive statistics shall be explored here by using measures of central tendencies. Alabaster Box Anointing Your Place in the Story Sermon Notes by Marshal Blessing. We just sang about an alabaster jar. The last time we sang this song a few weeks ago, God put a message on my heart that I want to share with you today. MARY’S ALABASTER BOX. Text: Mark 14:1 – 11. Someone once said that worship is the act of sacrificially giving to Jesus something that is precious to us. What would that be for you? Your money? Your time? Your job? For the woman described in this scripture, it was a container of perfume. Let’s look at her story.
ALABASTER BOX WOMAN STAND UP. INTRODUCTION. Matthew 26:6. Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.
Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster… She said, I have to do something. Suddenly, she remembers her alabaster box. No Bible scholar has come up with a good answer as to how she was able to acquire such an expensive possession—very unusual for a woman of her position to have an alabaster box of costly perfume. But there she has it. She says, there is something I can do.
Bible > Commentaries > Luke 7:37 Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers (37) A woman in the city, Luke 7:36 And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, and sat down to meat. Luke 7:37 And, behold, a woman in the city, which was a sinner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster… She said, I have to do something. Suddenly, she remembers her alabaster box. No Bible scholar has come up with a good answer as to how she was able to acquire such an expensive possession—very unusual for a woman of her position to have an alabaster box of costly perfume. But there she has it. She says, there is something I can do.