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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 8:14-30

The covenant of priesthood must be made by sacrifice, as well as other covenants, Ps. 50:5. And thus Christ was consecrated by the sacrifice of himself, once for all. Sacrifices of each kind must be offered for the priests, that they might with the more tenderness and concern offer the gifts and sacrifices of the people, with compassion on the ignorant, and on those that were out of the way, not insulting over those for whom sacrifices were offered, remembering that they themselves had had... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:22-25

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration ,.... Or "filling" F2 המלאים "plenitudinum", Montanus; "impletionum, vel potius completionum", Drusius; Heb. "impletionum", Piscator. , or "fulnesses"; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses Leviticus 8:23 is the same as is ordered, Exodus 29:19 and needs no further... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:26

And out of the basket of unleavened bread ,.... Moses was ordered to take, Leviticus 8:2 , that was before the Lord ; being brought to the tabernacle, where now the Lord had taken up his residence: he took one unleavened cake ; which had no oil in it or upon it: and a cake of oiled bread ; which was mixed and tempered with oil: and one wafer ; which was anointed with oil: and put them upon the fat, and upon the right shoulder ; of the ram of consecration, which he... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:27

And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his son's hands ,.... The fat and the right shoulder, with the cakes upon them: and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord ; See Gill on Exodus 29:24 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:28

And Moses took them from off their hands ,.... After they had been waved before the Lord: and burnt them upon the altar, upon the burnt offering ; of the other ram; or after that burnt offering, as Jarchi, who observes, that we do not find that the shoulder of peace offerings was offered in any place but this, it belonged to the priest; but this being at the consecration of the priests, it was offered to the Lord by Moses, to whom it seems to have belonged, as the breast also, but that... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:29

And Moses took the breast ,.... Of the ram of consecration: and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord ; this Moses seems to have waved with his own hands, and not upon the hands of Aaron and his sons, putting his under them, as in the wave offering of the fat, shoulder, and cakes, and for which the following words seem to give a reason: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses's part ; the breast of it was his: as the Lord commanded Moses ; see Exodus 29:26 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:30

And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar ,.... Which was sprinkled upon the altar round about, Leviticus 8:24 and these two seem to be mixed together, since it follows: and sprinkled it upon Aaron , &c.; See Gill on Exodus 29:21 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 8:23

Put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, etc. - See this significant ceremony explained in the note on Exodus 29:20 ; (note). Calmet remarks that the consecration of the high priest among the Romans bore a considerable resemblance to the consecration of the Jewish high priest. "The Roman priest, clothed with a garment of silk, his head covered with a crown of gold adorned with sacred ribbons, was conducted into a subterranean place, over which there was a floor of planks pierced through... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 8:27

And waved them for a wave-offering - See the nature of this and the heave-offering in the note on Exodus 29:27 ; (note). read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 8:30

And Moses took - the blood - and sprinkled it upon Aaron, etc. - Thus we find that the high priest himself must be sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifice; and our blessed Lord, of whom Aaron was a type, was sprinkled with his own blood. In his agony in the garden. In his being crowned with thorns. In the piercing of his hands and his feet. And, 4. In his side being pierced with the spear. All these were so many acts of atonement performed by the high priest. read more

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