What then is anointing?
The impartation of God’s ability into our lives to do His work is called “the anointing.”
All through the Bible, we read about God calling and anointing people to do His work.
Aaron and his sons were anointed to the priesthood (Ex. 30:30; Lev. 8: 12). Moses had an anointing of God’s
Spirit upon him (Num. 11: 17). Joshua had the anointing imparted upon him through the laying on of hands
(Deut. 34:9). Saul was anointed to be king (1 Sam. 10: 1). David was anointed to be king (1 Sam. 16: 13).
Jesus was anointed to manifest His Messiahship (Acts 10: 38)
The word anointing has been used in Old Testament many times even before the New Testament
uses it. We see the word anointing in the book of Exodus when it mentioned that Moses anointed the whole
tabernacle.
Lets look at Isa. 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to
preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the
captives, and opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.
The Lord Jesus used this phrase in concerning Himself in the book of Luke 4: 17-19. This phrase
spoke about God’s Spirit coming on Jesus Christ. Now the word anoint in the Hebrew language speaks
about a rubbing in and an impartation of oil. In the Old Testament, Moses used oil to anoint that whole
tabernacle. Then at a later time, we see how Samuel the prophet took that anointing oil and came to David
the son of Jesse and poured it on him. The word anointing in Hebrew speaks of a rubbing and an
impartation. Now the anointing can strictly be spoken of as an impartation. Something is transacted. There is
an impartation of something. You cannot say, “I received an anointing,” and then you cannot show it. An
impartation and transaction have taken place. Something has been given in the supernatural and spiritual
realm. TO BE CONTINUED
