This is the risen Jesus bringing life to a sinful soul. This is Jesus holding back the judgement of God upon sin. BALM Aromatic resin or gum widely used in the ancient Near East for cosmetic and medical purposes. Egyptians used them for embalming. Despite the widespread usage, balm is difficult to identify.
Ancient writers refer to balm by a variety of names, which adds to the difficulty of identification.
Most ancient references seem to be to the resin from Balsamodendron opobalsamum or balm of Gilead. A yellow aromatic resin was extracted from the mastic tree by cutting the branches. It flowed from the side of a tree found on the sunny slopes of Mt. Gilead. It was counted as very precious. When Jacob counseled his sons on making trouble right with Joseph, he told them to take a present of balm.