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
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