Anointing with Frankensense & Myrh?

[Singlesis]

A Christian brother gave me a small vial of "frankensense & myrh", as anointing oil. Can anyone tell me the significance of this? I know about anointing oils, but he said something about teh F&M represent the HS, something or other.
Anyone?

[evangelyn]

A Christian brother gave me a small vial of "frankensense & myrh", as anointing oil. Can anyone tell me the significance of this? I know about anointing oils, but he said something about teh F&M represent the HS, something or other.
Anyone?

Our Pastor did a sermon on the annointing of the Holy Spirit and yes, I believe he mentioned something about the spices/oil, their purpose, and their symbolic meaning. I'll have to find my notes and get back to you on this.

[Singlesis]

Thanks... I had not heard this before.

[Hootmon]

Christ, which means 'Anointed', is pictured as being scented with 'oil of joy'... Psa 45:7-8
You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You With the oil of joy above Your fellows. All Your garments are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; Out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made You glad I posted an article awhile back about a 'Jesus-scented Candle' that used this Scripture as its basis.

[Gates]

That's really interesting, actually.

I love cooking with different spices and always wondered why these weren't more common, as they seemed to be very common in Biblical times.

I honestly don't know what they smell like? I'm assuming they must smell good? :)

[Hootmon]

Frankenscense and Myyrh are both Resins. I imagine they smell a bit like Sandalwood.

Cassia is a form of Cinnamon.

Found this about 'Aloes'. aloes
Related: Plant

(ăl´ōz) , drug obtained from the aloe ; also a biblical name for an aromatic substance of various uses, mentioned in connection with myrrh and spices and thought to be the fragrant wood of the modern aloeswood (also called eaglewood, agalloch, or agilawood), an Aquilaria native to Asia. In the East the aloeswood has been valued for medicinal purposes, as an incense, and for the beautiful grain of its wood, which takes a high polish and was used for setting precious stones. The tree lignaloes mentioned in the Book of Numbers, sometimes thought to be the aloeswood, may have been a different plant. The aloe and the American aloe, or agave (see amaryllis ), are not to be confused with the aloes of the Scriptures.