Exodus 29

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:17

And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces ,.... For the better convenience of laying it upon the wood on the altar, that it might be burnt; for it was to be a whole burnt offering: and wash the inwards of him, and his legs ; denoting the purity of the sacrifice of Christ, and that when his people give up themselves to God as a whole burnt offering, in the flames of love and zeal, their affections should be pure and sincere: and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head ; lay them... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:18

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar ,.... For which reason his head, his pieces, his inwards, and his legs, were to be put together, and laid in order upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the Lord ; offered up to him, and accepted by him, as follows: it is a sweet savour ; or "a smell of rest" F25 ריח ניחוח "odor quietis", Montanus, Fagius, Vatablus, Cartwright, Piscator. , in which God acquiesces, and rests, and takes delight and pleasure; it is, as the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:19

And thou shall take the other ram ,.... The other of the two that was left, Exodus 29:1 , and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands on the head of the ram , as they were to do, and did, upon the head of the other; See Gill on Exodus 29:15 . read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:20

Then shall thou kill the ram ,.... As the other: and take of his blood , some part of it being received into a basin: and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons ; according to Jarchi, this is the middle gristle within the ear; but Saadiah more rightly says it is the tender part which joins to the orb of the ear. The blood was put upon this part to sanctify it, and cleanse from sins that come thereby, and to teach the high priest... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:21

And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar ,.... Not that which was sprinkled upon it, which could not be gathered up in such quantities as to be sprinkled again; but which was in a basin on it, having been received into it when the ram was slain: and of the anointing oil ; hereafter to be made, and with which Aaron was anointed as soon as he had his garments on; and this is a different anointing from that that was poured on his head; this was sprinkled on his garments, as... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:22

Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump ,.... The fat which was upon it: the sheep in Arabia and about Judea were remarkable for their large tails; according to Rauwolff F26 Travels, p. 221. , they were half a span thick, and one and a half broad, and very fat; and so in Africa and Egypt were rams of large tails often and twenty pounds weight F1 Leo. African. Descript. Africae, l. 9. p. 753. ; and Aristotle F2 Hist. Animal. l. 8, c. 28. speaks of sheep in Syria... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:23

And one loaf of bread ,.... Of unleavened bread, as in Exodus 29:2 large bread is meant, as Ben Melech observes, for the rest were cakes and wafers, as follows: and one cake of oiled bread ; which was made of flour and oil mixed and tempered together: and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread ; which was anointed with oil and crossed, as the Jewish writers say: that is before the Lord ; which basket of unleavened bread, cakes, and wafers, was set in the court of the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:24

And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons ,.... Which accounts for the use of the phrase, filling the hand for consecration, Exodus 29:9 for all the above things of the ram, bread, cakes, and wafers, were put into their hands when consecrated, denoting their investiture with their office: all things are in the hands of Christ, relative to the glory of God and the good of his people; their persons are in his hands, and all grace and blessings of it for them;... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:25

And thou shalt receive them of their hands ,.... After they had been put into them, and filled with them, and waved by them: and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering ; not the flesh of the ram, which is after ordered to be boiled and eaten by Aaron and his sons; but the fat of it, before described, with one loaf, one cake, and one wafer of unleavened bread, out of the basket: this was done for a sweet savour before the Lord ; that it might be grateful and acceptable to him,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:26

And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecrations ,.... The ram being slain and cut to pieces, this part is particularly disposed of: and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord ; in the manner before described: and it shall be thy part : the part of Moses, he officiating now as a priest; and we find accordingly in later times that this part of the sacrifice belonged to the priest, Leviticus 7:31 . read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:25

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Exodus 29:26

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