Leviticus 8:25-36

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

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 8:31-36

Moses, having done his part of the ceremony, now leaves Aaron and his sons to do theirs. I. They must boil the flesh of their peace-offering, and eat it in the court of the tabernacle, and what remained they must burn with fire, Lev. 8:31, 32. This signified their thankful consent to the consecration: when God gave Ezekiel his commission, he told him to eat the roll, Ezek. 3:1, 2. II. They must not stir out of the court of the tabernacle for seven days, Lev. 8:33. The priesthood being a good... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:31

And Moses said unto Aaron, and to his sons ,.... After he had offered the bullock, the two rams, and cakes of unleavened bread for the consecration of them: boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation ; the remainder of the flesh of the ram of consecration, which was all but the fat, the shoulder, and the breast: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecration ; what was left of that, there being one cake of a sort taken out of it and burnt:... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 8:32

And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread ,.... Until the next morning, which could not be eaten by Aaron and his sons: shall ye burn with fire ; that it might not be corrupted, nor put to common nor superstitious uses. read more

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