It has taken me a bit of research to get to the history of fragrances as we know them today.
Since most fashion houses make in the vicinity of 75% of their revenue from accessories and perfume, this theme will need to be addressed here.
Perfumes and fragrances are old. Many ancient cultures, also Judaism used specific recipes for fragrant offerings / sacrifices, which could not be used anywhere else. Read Exodus 30:38 in context. Buddhism and Hinduism still use incense sticks in their worship / prayers, mainly made from fragrant oils and woods.
In 2 Corinthians 2 it says: 15 For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 16To the one we are the smell of death; to the other, the fragrance of life. And who is equal to such a task? 17Unlike so many, we do not peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, like men sent from God.
It is amazing that we are that fragrant offering in the end.
I also remember a scene from the book "I dared to call him Father" where she has a dreams about a perfume bottle on her dress stand and when she wakes up finds the Bible sitting in the same spot. I think God's word is like a fragrance in our lives as well.
