And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
Whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. This sanctification or external holiness, which was communicated to all who merely touched these tabernacle vessels which had been anointed with the holy oil, was typical of the inward purity of those who through faith in Christ receive the renewing and sanctifying influences of the Holy Spirit (cf. 1 Samuel 10:1; 1 Samuel 16:12-14; 1 Kings 19:15; Isaiah 61:1; Mark 6:13; Acts 4:27; 2 Corinthians 1:21; James 5:14; 1 Peter 2:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 2:20; 1 John 2:29).