And make a fragrant blend of incense, the work of a perfumer. It is to be salted and pure and sacred. The incense is salted — the preservative that was added to all grain offerings (Leviticus 2:13) is added to the incense. The salt of the covenant is built into the incense of prayer: the preservation principle of the covenant is present in every offering of incense. The pure and sacred designation of the incense mirrors the sacred designation of the anointing oil — both the anointing and the prayer are set apart by divine declaration for divine use alone.

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