Here are 30 Bible verses that mention oil:
- Exodus 30:25:
“And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil.”
- Psalm 23:5:
“You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.”
- James 5:14:
“Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.”
- Exodus 30:23:
“Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and of sweet-smelling cinnamon half as much, that is, 250, and 250 of aromatic cane.”
- Matthew 25:3:
“For when the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them,”
- Exodus 29:7:
“You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.”
- Matthew 25:4:
“but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps.”
- Exodus 30:31:
“And you shall say to the people of Israel, ‘This shall be my holy anointing oil throughout your generations.”
- Leviticus 8:30:
“Then Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments, and also on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, and his sons and their garments with him.”
- Exodus 29:21:
“Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons’ garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.”
- Leviticus 14:17:
“And some of the oil that remains in his hand the priest shall put on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, on top of the blood of the guilt offering.”
- Exodus 30:24:
“and of cassia 500, according to the shekel of the sanctuary, and a hin of olive oil.”
- Matthew 25:8:
“And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’”
- Leviticus 8:12:
“And he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.”
- Leviticus 14:26:
“And the priest shall take one of the male lambs and offer it for a guilt offering, along with the log of oil, and wave them for a wave offering before the Lord.”
- Leviticus 14:28:
“And the priest shall put some of the oil that is in his hand on the lobe of the right ear of him who is to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot, in the place where the blood of the guilt offering was put.”
- Exodus 29:21:
“Then you shall take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons’ garments with him. He and his garments shall be holy, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.”
- Leviticus 14:29:
“And the rest of the oil that is in the priest’s hand he shall put on the head of him who is to be cleansed, to make atonement for him before the Lord.”
- Exodus 30:33:
“Whoever compounds any like it or whoever puts any of it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.”
- 1 Samuel 10:1:
“Then Samuel took a flask of oil and poured it on his head and kissed him and said, ‘Has not the Lord anointed you to be prince over his people Israel? And you shall reign over the people of the Lord and you will save them from the hand of their surrounding enemies. And this shall be the sign to you that the Lord has anointed you to be prince over his heritage.”
- Leviticus 8:10:
“Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.”
- Exodus 29:7:
“Then you shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.”
- Leviticus 8:11:
“And he sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed the altar and all its utensils and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.”
- Leviticus 14:16:
“And the priest shall dip his finger in the oil that is in his left hand and shall sprinkle some of the oil with his finger seven times before the Lord.”
- Leviticus 21:10:
“The priest who is chief among his brothers, on whose head the anointing oil is poured and who has been consecrated to wear the garments, shall not let the hair of his head hang loose nor tear his clothes.”
- Leviticus 14:15:
“And the priest shall take some of the log of oil and pour it into the palm of his own left hand.”
- 1 Kings 17:14:
“For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain upon the earth.’”
- Exodus 29:36:
“And every day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also you shall purify the altar, when you make atonement for it, and shall anoint it to consecrate it.”
- Exodus 29:20:
“You shall kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet, and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.”
- Exodus 30:26:
“With it you shall anoint the tent of meeting and the ark of the testimony,”
These verses primarily focus on the symbolic and practical uses of oil in religious rituals and ceremonies as well as its significance in anointing and consecration.
