, Violence and the Bible As we have seen, the Hebrews held the
anointing in the highest esteem. It was to be used only in the
consecration of the high priests and the tent of meetings. Over
time however the sacred anointing came to be used in the
coronation ritual of the high kings of Israel also. As we have
seen the anointing oil was originally intended to consecrate the
tent of the tabernacles and the high priests of the house of
Levi. When Israel became a an player on the field of Near
-Eastern politics, the uses of the oil came to include corona
ting the kings of Israel. " Then Samuel took a flask of oil and
poured it on Saul's head and kissed him, saying, "Has not the
Lord anointed you leader over his inheritance"(1 Samuel 10:1).
After anointing Saul, Samuel tells him that shortly " The Spirit
of the Lord will come upon you in power...and you will be
changed into a different person"(1 Samuel 10:6) in this passage
we can see the psycho-active properties of the oil at work .
After being anointed Saul is "c