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11/05/2025

🍃 Marlene De Wet and Linda Margolius for youz a Letter “posted” to Jack's Paint Blackheath and Not Bread Alone Bakery ☕️ have a lovely day 🌹from Marlecia Marais

30/04/2025

01/04/2025

🪔 Hyssop at the Doorpost – The Smell of Freedom!
Day 1 of the 6-part Hyssop Series | Leading up to פסח (Pesach – Passover)

Shalom beloved of משיח (Mashiach – Messiah),

On the night of redemption, the people of Yisrael were not only given commands…
They were given a scent.

The smell of roasted lamb…
The aroma of מצה (Matzah – unleavened bread)…
The sharp fragrance of bitter herbs and fresh אזוב (Ezov – Hyssop, Sweet Marjoram)…

This was no ordinary night.
This was the smell of freedom.

“And you shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood… and strike the lintel and the two side posts…”
— Shemot (Exodus), perek יב (12), pasuk כב (22)

Did you know that smell is the only sense that travels straight to the limbic brain — the seat of emotion and memory?

יהוה (The LORD) used scent — specifically אזוב — to awaken the people emotionally and spiritually.
To prepare them, not just to leave their homes…
But to leave bo***ge.

🍽️ They Ate the Word — Whole and Unrefined
They were commanded to eat the lamb in haste —
🔥 Roasted, not boiled
🫓 With מצה — humble, flat, without pride
🌿 With bitter herbs — bitter truths that confront and cleanse

No filters.
No softening.
No compromise.

“You are what you eat.”
When you eat the unrefined Word, it becomes your strength.
It builds your body, renews your cells, and transforms your Ruach (spirit).

✨ Today’s Activation
🌿 Take your אזוב (Hyssop) oil.
Rub a few drops into your hands.
💨 Take a deep, meditative breath.
🗣️ Declare:

“I commit to eat the Word whole — bitter and sweet — and I will walk out of מצרים (Mitsrayim – Egypt) free!
Let the scent of אזוב awaken my רוח (Ruach – spirit) to obedience.”

🕊️ This is Day 1 of our 6-part journey:
From the Doorposts to Deliverance – The Hyssop Series
Follow us every second day until Pesach.

We are returning to the ancient path — and to the pure tongue — one breath, one word, one scent at a time.

Blessings! 🙌🏽💐

Daniel & Sarah
📞 +27817970405
🌐 www.ancientbiblicaloils.co.za

14/11/2024

Over time, most essential oils degrade, but a select few technically don't have an expiration date...

Many essential oils deteriorate and lose their potency over time due to factors like oxidation, light exposure, and heat. Their chemical composition changes, which can diminish their therapeutic properties and alter their aromatic profile.

However, some essential oils have a remarkable quality – they don’t just resist expiration; they actually improve aromatically as they age.

These unique oils undergo a maturation process where their aroma deepens and becomes more complex, making them even more engaging and valuable.

Here are a few such plants whose essential oils mature beautifully over time:

Valerian root: This essential oil becomes more potent and earthy as it ages. Initially, it has a strong, musky scent that some may find overpowering (and even repelling), but with time, it mellows and develops into a more balanced, rich aroma.

Vetiver root: This essential oil is known for its earthy, smoky, and grounding scent. As it ages, its aroma becomes even deeper and more refined, developing a complex, sweet, and woody character that is highly valued in natural perfumery.

Palo Santo: This special wood is known for its sweet, woody, almost citrusy aroma, which becomes richer and more aromatic with age. When wood from live trees is cut and allowed to mature over several years, the wood develops a higher essential oil content. Aging of the actual wood before distillation also enhances both its scent and potency.

Sweetgrass: This sacred herb is often used in dried form rather than as an essential oil and has a scent that sweetens and intensifies with age. The dried braids of Sweetgrass emit a warm, sweet, and Vanilla-like fragrance that becomes even more pronounced over time.