Leviticus 8:6 - Exposition

Washing, robing, anointing, sacrificing, are the four means by the joint operation of which the consecration is effected. The washing, or bathing, took place in the sight of the people. The whole of the person, except so much as was covered by the linen drawers ( Exodus 28:42 ), was washed . The symbolical significance is clear. Cleansing from sin precedes clothing in righteousness and spiritual unction.