“And you will command the children of Israel … take unto yourself pure olive oil ….” (Shemot, 27:20) “Unto yourself,” meaning to the Chochma (wisdom) inherent in every soul of Israel, and all the wisdom of Israel is called in the name of Moshe Rabeynu. To this God commanded that every one of Israel shall take to the wisdom inside of him some pure olive oil, meaning refined wisdom, and that is that he should not turn to any side that might be tainted. Doing this he will understand who God has chosen, and that is why the verse following immediately after is, “bring close Aharon and his sons.”
וְאַתָּה תְּצַוֶּה וכו' וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ. "אֵלֶיךָ" הַיְינוּ אֶל הַחָכְמָה הַנִּמְצֵאת בְּכָל נֶפֶשׁ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל, וְחָכְמוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל נִקְרְאוּ עַל שֵׁם מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ עָלָיו הַשָּׁלוֹם. וְלָזֹאת צִוָּה הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ שֶׁכָּל אֶחָד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל יִקַּח לוֹ לְהַחָכְמָה הַנִּמְצֵאת בּוֹ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ, הַיְינוּ חָכְמָה מְבֹרֶרֶת וְהוּא שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה נוֹטֶה לְשׁוּם צַד בִּנְגִיעָה וְאָז יָבִין בְּמִי הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בּוֹחֵר, וְלָזֶה נִסְמַךְ תֵּיכֶף "וְאַתָּה הַקְרֵב" וכו'.
“And you will command the children of Israel … take unto yourself pure olive oil ….” (Shemot, 27:20)
“Unto yourself,” meaning to the Chochma (wisdom) inherent in every soul of Israel, and all the wisdom of Israel is called in the name of Moshe Rabeynu. To this God commanded that every one of Israel shall take to the wisdom inside of him some pure olive oil, meaning refined wisdom, and that is that he should not turn to any side that might be tainted. Doing this he will understand who God has chosen, and that is why the verse following immediately after is, “bring close Aharon and his sons.”