Oil

The type of the Holy Spirit. Hence we find that the meat offering, the type of the sinless perfection of Christ’s life, was both mingled with, and anointed with oil (compare Matt. 1:2020But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. (Matthew 1:20) and Acts 10:3838How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him. (Acts 10:38)). In Matt. 25, too, we find that the foolish virgins had no oil in their vessels. The light of the seven-branched candlestick, too, entirely depended on the oil it contained. In many other places also the significance of this type is clearly apparent.