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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 29:19

The other ram . Compare Exodus 29:15 ; and see also Exodus 29:1 and Exodus 29:3 , where two rams had been mentioned. This second ram is called, "the ram of consecration" in Exodus 29:22 , and again in Le Exodus 8:22 . It was "by far the most peculiar part of the whole ceremony" ( S . Clark). It must be viewed as a "peace-offering" (Le Exodus 3:1-17 ), but one of a peculiar character. The application of the blood to the persons of the priests was altogether unique, and most... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 29:20

The victim having been offered and accepted, its blood had a sanctifying power. Placed upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron and his sons, it sanctified that organ, which was to be ever open to the Divine voice; placed upon the thumb of their right hand , it sanctified their ministerial actions; placed upon the great toe of their right foot , it sanctified their whole walk in life, their "going out," and their "coming in." The consecrated life of the victim which they had offered "was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Exodus 29:21

Thou shalt take of the blood … and of the anointing oil. Apparently, this is the only unction that the ordinary priests were to receive. (Compare Le Exodus 8:30 .) The mixture of the blood with the oil is unusual, and presents some difficulties; but perhaps it is best to view it as symbolising the intimate union which exists between justification and sanctification—the atoning blood, and the sanctifying grace of the Holy Spirit. And sprinkle it . The verb is different from that used in ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Exodus 29:1-37

The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Lev. 8–9.Exodus 29:4Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the tent. See Leviticus 8:3.Exodus 29:27The “waving” was the more solemn process of the two: it was a movement several times repeated, while “heaving” was simply a “lifting up” once.Exodus 29:33A stranger - One of another family, i. e. in this case, one not of the family of Aaron. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Exodus 29:19

Exodus 29:19. There must be a peace-offering; it is called the ram of consecration, because there was more in this, peculiar to the occasion, than in the other two. In the burnt-offering, God had the glory of their priesthood, in this they had the comfort of it. And in token of a mutual covenant between God and them, the blood of this sacrifice was divided between God and them, part of the blood was sprinkled upon the altar round about, and part upon them, upon their bodies, and... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:1-37

Dedication of the priests (29:1-37)One purpose of this dedication ceremony was to impress upon priests and people alike that those who served God had to do so with purity and reverence. The priests were washed, symbolizing purification, then clothed and anointed, symbolizing appointment to their position (29:1-9).Since they themselves were not free from sin, the priests had to offer sacrifices for their own sins before they could act on behalf of others. First they offered a bull as a sin... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Exodus 29:20

and . Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), calling our attention to the several parts touched by the atoning blood. All were consecrated, and each one is singled out and emphasised by the several "and". Aaron . The Antitype, Christ, so anointed and set apart "on the holy mount" (2 Peter 1:16-18 ). See notes on Exodus 28:1 , Exodus 28:2 . Compare Psalms 45:7 . Hebrews 1:9 . Note "thy fellows", but "above" them, infinitely "above". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 29:19-25

THE PEACE OFFERING (Exodus 29:19-25):"And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it on 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 toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And thou shalt take the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 29:20

Exodus 29:20. Thou shalt kill the ram—take of his blood, and put it upon the tip, &c.— This extraordinary ceremony is enjoined (Leviticus 14:14.) in the curing of the leper; and from thence, as well as from the sprinkling of the blood and the oil upon the priests and their garments, Exo 29:21 that they might be hollowed, one would be apt to conclude, that the total, entire purification and sanctification of their persons, from head to foot, was implied: or, in other words, that they were... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Exodus 29:1-37

7. The consecration of the priests 29:1-37The Israelites carried out the instructions given here later. The record of this seven-day ritual appears in Leviticus 8. I shall defer comment since Moses explained the offerings and procedures specified in this chapter more fully in Leviticus. The facts that God specified this ceremony in such detail and Moses recorded it at such length point to its importance for Israel."To Israel had been granted the privilege of being a special people; to Aaron and... read more

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