Anointed With the Oil of Gladness (Psalm 45:7) by Rev. Angus Stewart
I. The Holy Reason
II. The Wonderful Meaning
Gerrit Vos: "Oil, in God's Word, is a figure of the Holy Ghost. Thus the oil in the candlestick in the Temple. Thus in the vision of the golden candlestick in Zechariah 4:1-6. And thus in Isaiah 61:3. The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord hath anointed me. It is rather clear why this should be so, for oil is the source of light and light is the very life of God. Thus the Holy Ghost is Workmaster of all the light and the life which is from God and which is transposed to the whole Church of Christ. That life of the Spirit is very fragrant. It has the power and capacity to make one glad. For instance, read Psalm 45:7: 'therefore, God, thy God, hath anointed me with the oil of gladness'" (Standard Bearer, vol. 35, issue 8).