Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. So, if the aloes and myrrh were to have been embalming materials, then we need to provide some logic, reasoning or rationale as to prove that they had indeed wanted to embalm Jesus. 40 They took therefore the body of Jesus, and bound it in linen cloths, with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury. Aloes (5 Occurrences) John 19:39 Nicodemus, who at first came to Jesus by night, also came bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred Roman pounds. In Egyptian cemeteries at nowadays aloe plants planted everywhere for Muslim and Christian people…..And when gypsy man die , other gypsies plant a “thorn plant” like blackberry bush on his grave …and in jewish cemetery people plant aloe plant….. They call it the “swoon theory,” as you rightly say. From time to time, I ask congregates to pray that he comes to a saving knowledge of Christ. (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV) Numbers 24:6 As valleys they are spread forth, as gardens by the riverside, as aloes which Yahweh has planted, as cedar trees beside the waters. Some sources identified the aloe as the oldest medicinal plant. It’s supposed to activate certain glands in the body that bring on a meditative state, so it’s appropriate in that sense too. Taking Jesus’s body, the two of them wrapped it, with the spices, in strips of linen. I love Bible plants along with their symbolism. I really should ask them to pray for him every Sunday. During One Night. not easily be removed. Nicodemus, who had first come to Him by night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds … Also, all the disciples, minus John, died Martyrs death’s for a willful lie?? When the resin is exposed to the air, the gum hardens forming irregular shaped yellow or brown globules. Aloes are associated with God’s garden in Numbers 24:6. 9 If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 1. “Take the finest spices: of liquid myrrh 500 shekels, and … Jump to: Bible Study Tools; Parallel Bible Verse; Bible Contextual Overview myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon" (7: 17). Finally, John says Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus brought a mixture of 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes to anoint Jesus' body, then wrapped it in linen cloths and laid in the tomb. When the resin is harvested, lateral cuts are made on the trunk or branches. In the book of Isaiah (Isaiah 53:5, NIV, 2002) we read these prophetic words about Christ, “But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.” Jesus body was dead; therefore, aloes weren’t used to heal him. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes. This amount of burial myrrh and aloes would have been an extreme amount even for a wealthy person. They wrapped the body in linen stripes and 75 pounds of mixed aloe and myrrh. For still others it was easier to continue their same religious observances, e.g., make an animal sacrifice or give a little money into a treasury, than to accept a new way of thinking. 7:17; Song of Sol. Hyssop. All its ingredients were considered sacred. Weights Of Other Things weight. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. We find in Mark and Luke Mary prepares spices to bring to Jesus’ Song of Solomon 1:13 | View whole chapter | … tomb; I wonder if you know what spices she prepared? The globules smell pleasant but have a bitter taste. After Jesus’ resurrection some individuals in Judea and the Roman Empire accepted healing from Jesus. Christ did not really die on the cross. There is so much evidence that Jesus died and was resurrected on the third day in scriptures and was seen by many intimates of Jesus including some of His disciples. The aloes mentioned in the Bible are the fragrant wood of either an eaglewood or sandalwood tree used as perfume. It was also not likely to be a form of embalming, since Jews do NOT embalm, to the best of my knowledge. Attraction Perfume. I’m surprised how much blooming aloe looks like Kniphofia flowers. The aloes were a fragrant wood which was pounded to a dry dust, and the myrrh was an aromatic gum which was mixed in with the dry aloes. After all, if Jesus did not die, then our entire faith is in vain, says St Paul. Rykel, I have heard this idea also. Myrrh continues to be used today as sweet smelling incense for religious celebrations. Surprisingly, myrrh and aloes are associated with marriage and love-making in the Bible (Psalm 45:8, Proverbs 7:17; Canticles 4:14). He came therefore, and took the body of Jesus. The Israelite myrrh plant is the Commiphora abyssinic. There are Youtube videos of how Sunni Muslims in Indonesia beat an Ahmadi Muslim alive and burnt down their places of worship. We carefully combine these ingredients and the result is a fragrance which serves as a reminder of His Presence. There is little doubt that the aloe mentioned in John 19:39 (the Gr. And so the aloe was used to perfume, and to give a good scent, Proverbs 7:17 and Christ's garments are said to smell of myrrh, aloes, and cassia, Psalm 45:8. Magdi, I am not sure why Gypsy traditions are similar to Jewish and Egyptian burial traditions; however, I believe the geographical closeness and trade, communications between Egypt and Israel caused some overlap in behavior and traditions. Verse Concepts. Joseph of Arimathea was a prominent member of the Jewish council who believed that Jesus was the Messiah. The Jewish burial custom of using spices in burial linens was associated with covering the smell of the decaying body. Robert: According to a number of sources, the species of aloe used in the New Testament and ancient embalming practices is Aloe succatrina [1] [2]. The reason for this Mosaic requirement was so that the land not be desecrated by a dead body remaining un-buried. Myrrh, and aloes, and cassia were celebrated for their peculiar fragrance, on which account they were used in compounding the choicest unguents. Please. Nicodemus brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy five pounds. In Matthew 2:11 it is brought by the "Wise men" of the East as an offering to the infant Saviour; in Mark 15:23 it is offered mingled with wine as an anesthetic to the suffering Redeemer, and in John 19:39 a "mixture of myrrh and aloes" is brought by Nicodemus to embalm the sacred body. In the single reference in Proverbs 7, the harlot refers to her bed as having been sprinkled with " . Today is the most solemn day in the Christian calendar. In addition, myrrh was (and sometimes is today) used as a perfume (Ps 45:8)(Prov 7:17)(Song 3:6), for beauty treatments (Est 2:12), for commerce (Gen 37:25), and for gifts (Gen 43:11)(Mt 2:11). Barnes' Notes on the Bible All thy garments smell of myrrh - The word "smell" is not in the original. Myrrh was one of the gifts of the Magi to the baby Jesus in the story told in the Gospel of Matthew. The Israelite myrrh plant is the Commiphora abyssinic. To be exact, the group is called the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. p/s. It was prolific in the … 7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows. “I have sprinkled my bed. You can purchase them from my website: Carolyn Roth Ministry at http://www.CarolynRothMinistry.com/, Copyright March 25, 2016; Carolyn A. Roth. Because aloe had little odor, possibly the aloes were used to “fix” or hold the scent of the myrrh. A man’s wealth and esteem for the pharaoh were shown by the amount of aloe, in pounds, that he brought as an offering.”. It was mixed with the myrrh and sprinkled evenly among the wrappings during the embalming process. knew of it and they used the aloe and myrrh to help Him recover more quickly from His wounds, so that He may escape (to Pakistan). Would you be able to enlighten us as to whether this claim is reasonable? Finally, about 75 lbs. 2. It was mentioned in the Bible as a gift at the birth of Christ. word Aloe) is the true Aloë succotrina, which was used often by the Egyptians, both for embalming and for perfume. The usual custom was to use 20 pounds. Some couldn’t comprehend that a man would die for their sins. All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Traditionally, aloe has been associated with healing. . With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. It makes so much sense. Jesus’ crucified body died about 3:00 p.m. on Friday. This was in accordance with Jewish burial customs.” Bible NIV, John (19:38–40) I hope that someone reading this, or perhaps your pastor, would be able to conclusively refute the swoon theory, and idea that the aloe and myrrh were part of a conspiracy theory to revive a wounded but living Jesus. However, certainly unfortunately, they have been condemned and even assaulted by the “mainstream” Sunni and Shia Muslim communities as heretics. Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. . Are Jewish, Egyptian and Gypsy the same people ??? Nicodemus, the man who had previously come to Jesus 1 at night, 2 accompanied Joseph, 3 carrying a mixture of myrrh and aloes 4 weighing about seventy-five pounds. That is about all I know on the topic. says He is risen, and will either be your judge or your Savior So, the main question remains – WHY did they use the aloe and myrrh on Jesus’ body – if it was not a Jewish/Roman/Greek custom? I just wander why some Jewish traditions similar to Egyptian traditions as well as Gypsy traditions …… 8 All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes… I sent my Pastor an Email and asked him if he knew the name of the group. Of course, just because Jews today do not wrap aloe and myrrh with the dead does not mean that they did not do it back then. of myrrh and aloes were used to anoint the body of Jesus in His tomb after He died on the cross (Jn 19:38-39). Myrrh and cassia are mentioned in Exodus 30:23-24, as two of the spices of which the holy anointing oil was made up. Unless you are new to the bible and Christianity the evidence is so overwhelming in scripture I can’t imagine needing to confirm this information with a pastor. Although often referred to as a spice, myrrh is the dried resin from the myrrh tree. Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. An aromatic gum resin exudes from the wounds. Boldly, Joseph went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. By Jewish custom, Friday was the Day of Preparation for the Saturday Sabbath. Will get back to you because now I am also wondering. In present day Israel, the myrrh tree grows in the Biblical Landscape Reserve (Neot Kedumim). Song of Solomon has seven references. Think of this with me. ( Log Out /  Myrrh, a fragrant gum resin, comes from a small bushy tree (Commiphora myrrha), cultivated in ancient times in the Arabian Peninsula. Bible Verses About Cassia: your robes are all fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia. 13 Your plants are an orchard of pomegranates with choice fruits, with henna and nard, 14 nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon, with every kind of incense tree, with myrrh and aloes and all the finest spices.” Jews used myrrh to cover the smell of the decaying body. And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. The myrrh was in sharp-edged, marble-size pieces. In the New Testament, most likely the source of aloe was different than Old Testament agarwood. Exodus 30:23 ESV / 8 helpful votes. Preparation Day ended at about 6:00 p.m. on Friday when the Sabbath began. Other individuals weren’t willing to be healed. We saw myrrh in the bazaar in the old city of Jerusalem. Myrrh is one of my favorite fragrances and I usually wear it on Good Friday as a constant reminder of Christ in the tomb. When u consider the emotional strain Jesus endured the night before while on trial, the brutal beating he absorbed that often killed people, and the crucifixion itself, there is no way he survived this whole ordeal. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. 4 occurrences in 37 translations, Old Testament (3), Psalm (1), Proverbs (1), Song of Songs (1), New Testament (1), John (1). He was trying to say that the herbs were meant for healing, rather than burial items. Around 1876-1880 B.C., Jacob described myrrh as one of the best products of Canaan and directed his sons to take myrrh to Egypt to trade for grain (Genesis 43:11-14). After Jesus died by crucifixion, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus wrapped his body in stripes of linen and seventy-five pounds of mixed aloe and myrrh. “Myrrh is a constituent of perfumes and incense, and was highly prized in ancient times. He simply passed out and after being removed from the cross, He went on with His life on earth.” It is mentioned fifty times in scripture. Ahmadis believe in the “swoon theory” indeed. Psalm 45:8 - Myrrh and aloes, cassia, are all thy garments; out of ivory palaces stringed instruments have made thee glad. It seems a moot point as to whether the spices were used for embalming or not. Blessings, Carolyn. The powder immediately around the myrrh would become sticky and would cement the linen cloths to each other and to the body, but the bulk of the aloe powder would most likely remain dry. The healing aloes in Jesus’ burial cloth exemplified Jesus’ continued healing of us even after his physical death. The literal translation would be, "Myrrh, and aloes - cassia - all thy garments;" that is, they were so impregnated with perfumes that these seemed to constitute his very clothing. It may have been brought out of Egypt when the Israelites fled Pharaoh and was commonly used with myrrh and aloes to scent garments. From ivory palaces stringed instruments make you glad; – Psalm 45:8 (ESV) Also about 40 years today a Jewish scholar by the name of Hugh J. Schonfield authored a book “The Passover Plot.” The book’s thesis was that Christ’s death on the cross was a giant hoax perpetuated by his disciples. 4:14). According to modern day Jews, the only thing they do use in burial is water. Psalms 45:8 Context. Jewish law and custom required immediate burial of Jesus’ dead body. This is a member of the lily family and the extract from the fleshy leaves has no scent of its own. 12 You are a garden locked up, my sister, my bride; you are a spring enclosed, a sealed fountain. People living during biblical times relied on herbs like hyssop. I sprinkled my bed with myrrh and aloes and cinnamon. Along with Nicodemus, Joseph took Jesus’ body from the cross. The myrrh was added to the aloe sap before being used to prepare a body for burial. It was mentioned in the Bible as a gift at the birth of Christ. Pilate was surprised he died so quickly (Mark 15:44). The swoon theory is the most ridiculous theory to explain away the resurrection when u understand that the Romans were efficient when they crucified and killed people. Aloe is talked about as having properties that help wounds heal and aid the reformation of skin, where as Myrrh is used more for anti inflammatory and anti bacterial reasons: “In the past myrrh was used by many cultures for religious ceremonies and as a healing agent. He went into the tomb dead as a door nail! Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Around 1876-1880 B.C., Jacob described myrrh as one of the best products of Canaan and directed his sons to take myrrh to Egypt to trade for grain (Genesis 43:11-14). Some have thought, that this was a mixture of the juice of myrrh, and of the juice of the aloe plant, and was a liquid into which the body of Christ was put: but this will not so well agree with the winding of the body in linen, … The aloe of the New Testament is the Aloe vera also known as the Aloe barbadensis, Aloe vulgaris (common aloe) and the medicinal aloe. ( Log Out /  Many saw Him rising to heaven including the disciples. aloes (al ´ ohz), any plant of the genus Aloe. Furthermore, while on the cross, they pierced his side with a sword to insure he was dead; blood and water emerged, which confirmed he was dead.

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