THE USE OF PERFUME
TEXT: Ex.30:35-38
KEY VERSE: Isa.57:9 "And thou wentest to the king with ointment, and didst increase thy perfumes. and
didst send thy messengers far off, and didst debase thyself even unto hell.
Perfumes were used in religious worship, for personal and domestic enjoyment (Ex.30:35-38; Prov.7:17:Isa.
57:9); and also in embalming the dead, and in other funeral ceremonies (Mark 14:8; Luke 24:1; John 19:39)
PERFUME FOR PRIDE AND SEDUCTION
Only sinners that do not know the Lord used perfumes in the Bible for seduction and attraction.
The people of
God never used perfume
Prov.7:17-19 "I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let us take our fill of love
until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves. For the...