Thou shalt also take one ram ,.... One of the two he was bid to take, Exodus 29:1 , and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram ; confessing their sins, acknowledging their guilt, and by this act transferring the same to the ram, which was to be a burnt offering, and was typical of the imputation of sin to Christ, as before observed. read more
And thou shalt slay the ram ,.... As he was ordered to slay the bullock, acting in this as a priest, as in that: and thou shall take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar ; the blood being received into a basin, it was not to be put upon the altar with the finger, as the blood of the bullock, but was to be sprinkled probably with a bunch of hyssop, round about upon the altar, on the top and sides: as the deity of Christ is the altar which sanctifies every gift, this may... read more
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
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
It is a burnt-offering - See Clarke's note on Leviticus 7:1 , etc. read more
Verse 16 16.And thou shalt slay the ram. Moses had previously been commanded to take the parts of the victim from the hands of Aaron, to propitiate God with them, in order that he and his posterity might be able hereafter to perform the same office; but here a peculiar ceremony is described, that he should smear the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the toe of the right foot, both of Aaron and his sons, with the blood of a ram; and then that he should sprinkle them and their garments... read more
The rites of consecration for the priesthood. The next portion of the Divine directions relates to the formal investiture of Aaron and his sons with the priests' office. This was to be made the occasion of a solemn and imposing ceremonial. "The rites of consecration proclaimed the necessity of holiness—a holiness not their own, but imputed to them by the grace of God; and following upon this, and flowing from the same source, a plentiful endowment of gifts for their sacred office, with the... read more
THE CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS . From the description of the priestly attire, the Divine Law-giver passed to the form of priestly consecration, whereof investiture in the "holy garments" was a part. The ceremony of consecration was to consist of four things:— 1 . Ablution; 2 . Investiture; 3 . Chrism or Anointing with oil; and 4 . Sacrifice. In the directions given, we have, first, the preparation of the offerings ( Exodus 29:1-3 ); secondly, directions for... read more
The Consecration of the first High Priest. Aaron may be viewed as either I. AS A TYPE OF CHRIST , he typifies especially Christ's priestly character. II. AS A PATTERN TO MINISTERS , Aaron is read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Exodus 29:1-37
Here is, I. The law concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office, which was to be done with a great deal of ceremony and solemnity, that they themselves might be duly affected with the greatness of the work to which they were called, and that the people also might learn to magnify the office and none might dare to invade it. 1. The ceremonies wherewith it was to be done were very fully and particularly appointed, because nothing of this kind had been done before,... read more