29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
29 You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy.
29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy. Whatever touches them will become holy.
29 Consecrate them so they'll be soaked in holiness, so that anyone who so much as touches them will become holy.
29 You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them must be holy.
29 Consecrate them to make them absolutely holy. After this, whatever touches them will also become holy.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 30:29
Commentary on Exodus 30:22-38
(Read Exodus 30:22-38)
Directions are here given for making the holy anointing oil, and the incense to be used in the service of the tabernacle. To show the excellency of holiness, there was this spiced oil in the tabernacle, which was grateful to the sight and to the smell. Christ's name is as ointment poured forth, Ecclesiastes 7:1. The incense burned upon the golden altar was prepared of sweet spices. When it was used, it was to be beaten very small; thus it pleased the Lord to bruise the Redeemer, when he offered himself for a sacrifice of a sweet-smelling savour. The like should not be made for any common use. Thus God would keep in the people's minds reverence for his own services, and teach us not to profane or abuse any thing whereby God makes himself known. It is a great affront to God to jest with sacred things, and to make sport with his word and ordinances. It is most dangerous and fatal to use professions of the gospel of Christ to forward wordly interests.