Shemen HaMishchah, or Anointing Oils, are favorite of Emerald customers! All essential oils and carrier oils are anointing oils in my opinion, but these are specifically blended to be as close as the biblical 'recipes' as possible according to the research I've done at the inspiration of the Ruach HaKodesh. (The Holy Spirit.) It took months and months to get these off the ground, much longer than anticipated. Almost as if unseen forces didn't want them to become available! Hmmm. But YHWH!
Esther's anointing is of course based on the preparation blend of Queen Esther, let's briefly discover the mysteries of this magnificent story, and the deep meaning behind the oils she was anointed with....
"Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen instead of Vashti." Esther 1:17"
Before a young woman’s turn came to go in to King Xerxes, she had to complete twelve months of beauty treatments prescribed for the women, six months with oil of myrrh and six with perfumes and cosmetics." Esther 2:12
Six full months just with oil of Myrrh alone! WOW. Yes we know that Myrrh is great for retaining youthful skin among other health benefits like being calming, anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory just to name a few, but I don't believe that's why Esther was anointed with Myrrh. Biblically speaking Myrrh is for purity, embalming and anointing for burial. Could it be that she was anointed with Myrrh as a means to leaving her old life behind and starting her new life with the King? Is this sounding familiar to anyone? "Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." Matthew 16:24"Whoever seeks to save his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life will preserve it." Luke 17:33
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.' 2 Corinthians 5:17After six months of anointing with Myrrh, Esther is treated to another six months of anointing, this time with perfumes and cosmetics, certainly to make her a beautifully, sweet aroma to her King.
"For we are to God the pleasing aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing." 2 Corinthians 2:15As we know, her King held out the scepter of acceptance when she went to him with her requests. As you anoint yourself or others with this oil, let us never forget who is the Author and Finisher of our faith and the Giver of every good and perfect gift.
The other oils in the Esther's Anointing blend are listed in Alphabetical order along with their scriptural meaning, or skincare benefits if the biblical meaning is unknown.
