Say to the Israelites, this is to be my sacred anointing oil for the generations to come. The anointing oil is declared God's possession — my sacred anointing oil — and its sacred status extends through the generations. The formula that consecrates the tabernacle and its priests is not to be modified or replicated. The proprietary status of the anointing oil protects the exclusivity of the sacred consecration: what makes the tabernacle holy cannot be casually reproduced for ordinary use. The uniqueness of the consecration is the uniqueness of the God whose presence the tabernacle hosts.

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