Exodus 29:1-25
“And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.” (Exodus 29:1-3)
Sanctification or consecration of the priests would demand the sacrifice of a young bull and two rams. They had to be among the best of the flock, without scars, malformations or even off color markings. In addition, they were to bring regular wheat bread like what they usually ate except unleavened, unleavened cakes made of wheat flour and olive oil, and thin cracker or tortilla like wafers with oil spread on them. The lack of blemishes and leavening portray Christ as the sinless sacrifice I Peter 2:21-22 declares him to be. “… Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:”
“And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.” (Exodus 29:4-9)
The consecration of the priests illustrates what God does for the Christian at salvation. The first step in sanctification was the cleansing. I John 1:9 promises, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” It is an unwillingness to admit they need cleansing that prevents many people from being saved.
Once they were cleansed they were dressed in the priestly garments. When he accepts Christ, the believer receives his priestly garments. Revelation 7:13-14 describes what John was told. “And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Romans 3:22 says it is received by faith. “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:” The priestly garments would be theirs for a perpetual statute and would never be taken away.
“And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.” (Exodus 29:10-14)
The priests were to place their hands on the bullocks head, identifying him as their sacrifice before he was killed. His blood was then to be placed on the horns of the brazen altar of judgment and poured at it’s base as payment for the sin. All the intestinal fat, the spleen, and the kidneys were to burned on the altar, but the remainder of the bullock was to be burned outside the camp because it was a sin offering. Under the law, the sacrifices could only postpone judgment.
Burning the body outside the camp showed that sin had to be dealt with beyond the limits of the law. Hebrews 13:10-13 refers to this necessity. “We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.” Galatians 3:11-13 makes it very clear. “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:” It is what the entire book of Galatians is about.
“Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.” (Exodus 29:15-18)
This ram was an offering or gift to God, not an a way of dealing with sin. It illustrates the principle of Romans 6, yielding our lives to Christ rather than keeping it for ourselves. Just as they did with the sin offering, they had to personally lay their hands on the sacrifice, identifying with it personally. While salvation is offered to all the world it still must be accepted individually. Our relationship with Christ after salvation is also a personal matter, not a corporate one.
“And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.” (Exodus 29:1-3)
Sanctification or consecration of the priests would demand the sacrifice of a young bull and two rams. They had to be among the best of the flock, without scars, malformations or even off color markings. In addition, they were to bring regular wheat bread like what they usually ate except unleavened, unleavened cakes made of wheat flour and olive oil, and thin cracker or tortilla like wafers with oil spread on them. The lack of blemishes and leavening portray Christ as the sinless sacrifice I Peter 2:21-22 declares him to be. “… Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:”
“And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.” (Exodus 29:4-9)
The consecration of the priests illustrates what God does for the Christian at salvation. The first step in sanctification was the cleansing. I John 1:9 promises, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” It is an unwillingness to admit they need cleansing that prevents many people from being saved.
Once they were cleansed they were dressed in the priestly garments. When he accepts Christ, the believer receives his priestly garments. Revelation 7:13-14 describes what John was told. “And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they? And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” Romans 3:22 says it is received by faith. “Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference:” The priestly garments would be theirs for a perpetual statute and would never be taken away.
“And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.” (Exodus 29:10-14)
The priests were to place their hands on the bullocks head, identifying him as their sacrifice before he was killed. His blood was then to be placed on the horns of the brazen altar of judgment and poured at it’s base as payment for the sin. All the intestinal fat, the spleen, and the kidneys were to burned on the altar, but the remainder of the bullock was to be burned outside the camp because it was a sin offering. Under the law, the sacrifices could only postpone judgment.
Burning the body outside the camp showed that sin had to be dealt with beyond the limits of the law. Hebrews 13:10-13 refers to this necessity. “We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burned without the camp. Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach.” Galatians 3:11-13 makes it very clear. “But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, The just shall live by faith. And the law is not of faith: but, The man that doeth them shall live in them. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree:” It is what the entire book of Galatians is about.
“Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.” (Exodus 29:15-18)
This ram was an offering or gift to God, not an a way of dealing with sin. It illustrates the principle of Romans 6, yielding our lives to Christ rather than keeping it for ourselves. Just as they did with the sin offering, they had to personally lay their hands on the sacrifice, identifying with it personally. While salvation is offered to all the world it still must be accepted individually. Our relationship with Christ after salvation is also a personal matter, not a corporate one.
A very good post.
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