Exodus 29:7

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Exodus 29:7

ANOINTING"Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him."The very word "Messiah" means anointed one, and thus Aaron as Israel's High Priest would serve in some particulars as a type of Christ, despite the fact of Jesus' being a "priest forever after the order of Melchizedek," and not "after the order of Aaron." Note that this anointing followed very shortly after the baptismal ceremony, and so it was with Christ. When he came up straightway out of the water,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Exodus 29:7

Exodus 29:7. Take the anointing oil— This third particular in the ceremony of consecration, signified the communication of the Divine Spirit: see Isaiah 61:1. Anointing was always used as one of the rites of inauguration into the regal, priestly, or prophetic office: hence JESUS, the King, Priest, and Prophet of his people, is emphatically called the Messiah or Christ; that is, the Anointed: he who received not the Spirit by measure. Though the anointing of Aaron only is mentioned here, it is... 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 29:1-46

The Consecration of the PriesthoodCp. Leviticus 8, 9. The form of consecration consists of four things, (1) ablution (Exodus 29:4), (2) investiture with the holy garments (Exodus 29:5-9), (3) anointing with holy oil (Exodus 29:7), and (4) offering of sacrifices (Exodus 29:10).1. Without blemish] see on Exodus 12:5.2. Unleavened bread] see on Exodus 12:8. Tempered] RV ’mingled.’ Oil is a common ingredient of cakes in the East: see e.g. 1 Kings 17:12, and cp. Leviticus 2:5, Leviticus 2:6.4. Wash... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Exodus 29:7

(7) The anointing oil—i.e., the oil mentioned in Exodus 25:6, and recently glanced at in Exodus 28:41. On its composition see Exodus 30:23-25.Pour it upon his head.—As the ablution typified cleansing from sin, so the anointing was emblematic of the outpouring of Divine grace upon the person anointed. The pouring of the oil on Aaron’s head was perhaps to indicate the freeness and abundance with which God gives His grace to His servants. (Comp. Psalms 133:2.)Coats—i.e., tunics. (See Note 1 on... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Exodus 29:1-46

Exodus 29:45 So long as there is in man's heart one fibre to vibrate at the sound of what is just and true and honourable, so long as the instinctively pure soul prefers purity to life, so long as friends of truth are to be found who are ready to sacrifice their peace in the cause of science, friends of righteousness ready to devote themselves to holy and useful works of mercy, womanly hearts to love whatsoever is good, beautiful, and pure, and artists to express it by sound and colour and... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:1-46

CHAPTER XXIX.THE CONSECRATION SERVICES.Exodus 29:1-46The priest being now selected, and his raiment so provided as that it shall speak of his office and its glory, there remains his consecration.In our day there is a disposition to make light of the formal setting apart of men and things for sacred uses. If God, we are asked, has called one to special service, is not that enough? What more can earth do to commission the chosen of the sky? But the plain answer which we ought to have the courage... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Exodus 29:1-46

CHAPTER 29 The Consecration of the Priests 1. Aaron and his sons wash with water (Exodus 29:1-4 ) 2. Aaron clothed (Exodus 29:5-7 ) 3. The consecration (Exodus 29:8-25 ) 4. The food of the priests (Exodus 29:26-35 ) 5. God’s meeting place (Exodus 29:36-46 ) In Leviticus we find the record of their consecration, which is linked there with the offerings. Here it is only the instruction, while in Leviticus we find the act of the consecration. We touch upon it briefly; in Leviticus, we... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - Exodus 29:1-46

CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS (vs.1-10) The consecration of the priests, that is, the inducting them into their priestly office, involved much detail. First, because most important, Moses was to take one young bull and two rams, all without blemish(v.1). Also unleavened bread and cakes mixed, were to be put in one basket and presented with the bull and rams. These things emphasize what is basic to priesthood, all being presented as offerings to God, though the actual sacrifice of the animals... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:1-46

CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS THE CEREMONY IN OUTLINE (Exodus 29:1-9 ) What animals were required for sacrifice, and what qualification must they have (Exodus 29:1 )? What offerings accompanied them (Exodus 29:2 )? Where was the place of ceremony (Exodus 29:4 )? What was the preliminary act? This washing of the bodies of the priests typified the cleanness of the whole man in a moral and spiritual sense, which, while it was true of Aaron only ceremonially, was true absolutely of the Lord... read more