Rivers of Oil: The Flow of Anointing and Prosperity

Rivers of Oil: The Flow of Anointing and Prosperity

Job 29:6 

“When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil.”

Here Job recalls a season of favor when abundance and prosperity flowed freely in his life:

 • Butter (curds) = richness, nourishment, fatness (symbol of prosperity and plenty).

 • Rivers of oil = overflowing anointing, wealth, and divine blessing.

 • Rock pouring oil = supernatural supply from unlikely places, a picture of God’s miraculous provision.

Oil as a Symbol in Scripture

Oil in the Bible carries several overlapping meanings, all tied to flow and prosperity:

 • Anointing and the Spirit – Oil represents the presence and empowerment of the Spirit (1 Samuel 16:13).

 • Healing and Restoration – Oil was applied for healing (James 5:14).

 • Wealth and Abundance – Olive oil was a major product of Israel’s economy; to have “oil” meant prosperity (Deuteronomy 8:8).

 • Joy and Gladness – Called “the oil of gladness” (Psalm 45:7).

When Job says “rivers of oil,” it combines spiritual and material prosperity, symbolizing unending flow.

Rivers of Oil as Prosperity

The phrase “rivers of oil” reveals several truths about prosperity:

 1. Supernatural Flow

– Oil doesn’t usually pour from rocks, but God can make abundance flow from impossible places. Just as water came from the rock in Exodus 17:6, Job recalls oil gushing forth from the rock — divine prosperity.

 2. Overflowing Anointing

– Not a trickle of oil, but rivers. This is abundance of grace and empowerment. Psalm 23:5: “Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.”

 3. Economic Prosperity

– In ancient Israel, oil was commerce. To have rivers of oil symbolized unstoppable financial flow and wealth. (Deuteronomy 33:24: “Let Asher be blessed with children… and let him dip his foot in oil.”)

 4. Sustained Blessing

– Oil keeps lamps burning. Rivers of oil = continuous fuel, continuous supply, continuous prosperity with no end.