Exodus 29:19-35
“And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.” (Exodus 29:19-21)
Not only did the priests identify with the Ram of consecration, but they were Identified with it by having some the blood placed on their ear, thumb and right toe indicating that the entire body was given to the Lord. That is what should be expected for every Christian I Thessalonians 5:23 promises, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.” (Exodus 29:22-25)
Only part of this ram and one loaf of bread, one cake and one wafer were to be burned from this offering, after being waved before the Lord.
It was the power of God that makes us priests and what we offer to him is the result of his work in us according to Ephesians 2:8-10. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Since it is all the result of God working in us rather than our own efforts paul stressed the need to give God the glory rather than building our own reputation in II Corinthians 10:12-18
“And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.” (Exodus 29:26-28)
The breast of the ram was to be presented to the Lord as a wave offering, and the left shoulder as a heave offering. In doing so they were consecrated to God, but they were to be given to the priests. These same parts were to be given from all the peace offerings. Again, The picture relates to the Christian, that while he has given his life to the Lord, he has received life as well. II Corinthians 4:11 declares, “For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” As Galatians 2:20 says, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Not only did the priests receive the rest of the meat they also received the rest of the unleavened bread, cakes and wafers. As II Peter 1:3 describes, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue,” God has given everything we need to live the Christian life. As we will see later, different parts of different sacrifices were to be given to the priests.
“And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.” (Exodus 29:29-30)
The priesthood was to be an ongoing thing passed from generation to generation. There was to be no substituting newer more modern garments. The priest was to be on duty a week at a time.
“And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.” (Exodus 29:31-35)
The sacrifice was to be boiled and eaten by the door of the Tabernacle. It was consecrated to God and was not to shared with those who were not also holy. Leftovers were to be destroyed, preventing spoilage or being eaten by those who were not holy. As Matthew 7:6 advises, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
“And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.” (Exodus 29:19-21)
Not only did the priests identify with the Ram of consecration, but they were Identified with it by having some the blood placed on their ear, thumb and right toe indicating that the entire body was given to the Lord. That is what should be expected for every Christian I Thessalonians 5:23 promises, “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
“Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD.
And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.” (Exodus 29:22-25)
Only part of this ram and one loaf of bread, one cake and one wafer were to be burned from this offering, after being waved before the Lord.
It was the power of God that makes us priests and what we offer to him is the result of his work in us according to Ephesians 2:8-10. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.”
Since it is all the result of God working in us rather than our own efforts paul stressed the need to give God the glory rather than building our own reputation in II Corinthians 10:12-18
“And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD.” (Exodus 29:26-28)
The breast of the ram was to be presented to the Lord as a wave offering, and the left shoulder as a heave offering. In doing so they were consecrated to God, but they were to be given to the priests. These same parts were to be given from all the peace offerings. Again, The picture relates to the Christian, that while he has given his life to the Lord, he has received life as well. II Corinthians 4:11 declares, “For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.” As Galatians 2:20 says, “I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”
Not only did the priests receive the rest of the meat they also received the rest of the unleavened bread, cakes and wafers. As II Peter 1:3 describes, “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue,” God has given everything we need to live the Christian life. As we will see later, different parts of different sacrifices were to be given to the priests.
“And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.” (Exodus 29:29-30)
The priesthood was to be an ongoing thing passed from generation to generation. There was to be no substituting newer more modern garments. The priest was to be on duty a week at a time.
“And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.” (Exodus 29:31-35)
The sacrifice was to be boiled and eaten by the door of the Tabernacle. It was consecrated to God and was not to shared with those who were not also holy. Leftovers were to be destroyed, preventing spoilage or being eaten by those who were not holy. As Matthew 7:6 advises, “Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.”
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