Exodus 29ASV
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1And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: take one young bullock and two rams without blemish,

2and unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened mingled with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of fine wheaten flour shalt thou make them.

3And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.

4And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tent of meeting, and shalt wash them with water.

5And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the skilfully woven band of the ephod;

6and thou shalt set the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.

7Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.

8And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.

9And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and bind head-tires on them: and they shall have the priesthood by a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.

10And thou shalt bring the bullock before the tent of meeting: and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock.

11And thou shalt kill the bullock before Jehovah, at the door of the tent of meeting.

12And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger; and thou shalt pour out all the blood at the base of the altar.

13And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul upon the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.

14But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and its dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin-offering.

15Thou shalt also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.

16And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

17And thou shalt cut the ram into its pieces, and wash its inwards, and its legs, and put them with its pieces, and with its head.

18And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto Jehovah; it is a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

19And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.

20Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of its blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

21And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

22Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat, and the fat tail, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right thigh (for it is a ram of consecration),

23and one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Jehovah:

24and thou shalt put the whole upon the hands of Aaron, and upon the hands of his sons, and shalt wave them for a wave-offering before Jehovah.

25And thou shalt take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar upon the burnt-offering, for a sweet savor before Jehovah: it is an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

26And thou shalt take the breast of Aaron’s ram of consecration, and wave it for a wave-offering before Jehovah: and it shall be thy portion.

27And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave-offering, and the thigh of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:

28and it shall be for Aaron and his sons as their portion for ever from the children of Israel; for it is a heave-offering: and it shall be a heave-offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifices of their peace-offerings, even their heave-offering unto Jehovah.

29And the holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.

30Seven days shall the son that is priest in his stead put them on, when he cometh into the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.

31And thou shalt take the ram of consecration, and boil its flesh in a holy place.

32And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the tent of meeting.

33And they shall eat those things wherewith atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.

34And if aught of the flesh of the consecration, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

35And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.

36And every day shalt thou offer the bullock of sin-offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou makest atonement for it; and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.

37Seven days thou shalt make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and the altar shall be most holy; whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

38Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar: two lambs a year old day by day continually.

39The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

40and with the one lamb a tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with the fourth part of a hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of a hin of wine for a drink-offering.

41And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meal-offering of the morning, and according to the drink-offering thereof, for a sweet savor, an offering made by fire unto Jehovah.

42It shall be a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations at the door of the tent of meeting before Jehovah, where I will meet with you, to speak there unto thee.

43And there I will meet with the children of Israel; and the Tent shall be sanctified by my glory.

44And I will sanctify the tent of meeting, and the altar: Aaron also and his sons will I sanctify, to minister to me in the priest’s office.

45And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.

46And they shall know that I am Jehovah their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am Jehovah their God.

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Chapter Summary

In this chapter: The sacrifice and ceremony for the consecration of the priests. (1–37). The continual burnt-offerings, God's promise to dwell among Israel. (38–46).

vv1-37

Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own blood; made perfect, or consecrated through sufferings, Heb 2:10. All believers are spiritual priests, to offer spiritual sacrifices, 1Pe 2:5, washed in the blood of Christ, and so made to our God priests, Re 1:5, 6. They also are clothed with the beauty of holiness, and have received the anointing, 1Jo 2:27. The Spirit of God is called the finger of God, (Lu 11:20, compared with Mt 12:28,) and by him the merit of Christ is applied to our souls. This consecration signifies the admission of a sinner into the spiritual priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

vv38-46

A lamb was to be offered upon the altar every morning, and a lamb every evening. This typified the continual intercession which Christ ever lives to make for his church. Though he offered himself but once for all, that one offering thus becomes a continual offering. This also teaches us to offer to God the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise every day, morning and evening. Our daily devotions are the most needful of our daily works, and the most pleasant of our daily comforts. Prayer-time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. Those starve their own souls, who keep not up constant attendance on the throne of grace; constancy in religion brings in the comfort of it.

Cross References

Exodus 29
v14Hebrews 13:11-13typology

The burning of the sin offering bullock outside the camp prefigures Christ's suffering outside the gate.

Supported by Matthew Henry, JFB

v21Leviticus 8:30fulfillment

The historical fulfillment of sprinkling the anointing oil and blood on Aaron and his garments.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v42Exodus 25:22thematic

Explicit parallel of God's promise to meet and speak with Israel there.

Supported by Matthew Poole

The historical fulfillment and enactment of these very consecration rites by Moses.

Supported by Matthew Henry, Matthew Poole, John Calvin

v7Psalms 133:2thematic

Describes the oil poured on Aaron's head, running down his beard, signifying the Spirit's abundance.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v7Isaiah 61:1typology

The anointing of the priest typifies Christ being anointed with the Holy Spirit for ministry.

Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB

v36Hebrews 7:27typology

Contrast between earthly priests offering daily sacrifices and Christ's once-for-all perfect sacrifice.

Supported by JFB

v37Matthew 23:19allusion

Jesus references this law, confirming that the altar is what sanctifies the gift placed upon it.

Supported by JFB

v38Numbers 28:3-8thematic

The parallel liturgical law detailing the morning and evening continual burnt offerings.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v43Exodus 40:34fulfillment

The historical fulfillment where the tabernacle was sanctified by God's glory.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v45Revelation 21:3fulfillment

The ultimate eschatological fulfillment of God dwelling with His people.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v452 Corinthians 6:16fulfillment

Paul cites the promise of God dwelling in them to describe the church.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v4John 13:8-10typology

Washing with water signifies the absolute necessity of spiritual cleansing before serving God.

Supported by JFB

v10Leviticus 16:21thematic

Laying hands on the sacrifice's head to confess sin and transfer guilt.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v18Ephesians 5:2typology

The burnt offering's sweet savor typifies Christ's offering of Himself as a sweet-smelling savor.

Supported by Matthew Henry, JFB

v20Leviticus 14:14thematic

Identical ritual of applying blood to the right ear, thumb, and toe for cleansing.

Supported by Matthew Poole, JFB

v21Psalms 133:2allusion

Celebrates the precious anointing oil running down Aaron's head onto his priestly garments.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v26Leviticus 8:29fulfillment

Moses takes the breast of the ram of consecration as his portion, just as commanded.

Supported by JFB

v28Leviticus 7:34thematic

The general statute reserving the wave breast and heave shoulder of peace offerings for the priests.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v31Leviticus 8:31fulfillment

Moses executes the command to boil the ram of consecration and eat it at the tabernacle door.

Supported by JFB

v39Psalms 141:2thematic

The spiritual application of the daily sacrifices, equating prayer with the evening incense and sacrifice.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v41Daniel 9:21thematic

Daniel refers to the 'evening oblation', showing the continuity of this practice.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v41Psalms 141:2typology

The evening sacrifice as a type of the believer's daily prayers.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v42Numbers 28:6thematic

Confirms the continual burnt offering was ordained in Mount Sinai.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v45Leviticus 26:12thematic

Pentateuchal parallel reiterating the promise to walk and dwell among Israel.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v1Hebrews 7:26contrast

Contrasts the imperfect, sinful Levitical priests who needed sacrifices with our holy, undefiled High Priest.

Supported by Matthew Henry, JFB

Unleavened bread signifies sincerity and truth, typified by Christ's freedom from all malice.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v6Exodus 28:36-39thematic

Identifies the holy crown placed upon the mitre as the engraved plate of gold.

Supported by Matthew Poole, John Calvin

v21Hebrews 9:22typology

Explains that according to the law, almost all things are purged and dedicated with blood.

Supported by Matthew Poole, Matthew Henry

v29Numbers 20:26-28thematic

The literal transfer of Aaron's holy garments to his son Eleazar at his death.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v32Leviticus 24:9thematic

Confirms that holy food is reserved exclusively for Aaron and his sons to eat in a holy place.

Supported by Matthew Poole

v42Exodus 30:36thematic

Further instructions on the meeting place before the testimony.

v42Numbers 17:4thematic

Identifies the tabernacle as the place where God meets with Moses.

v44Revelation 1:5typology

Believers are washed in Christ's blood to become a spiritual priesthood.

Supported by Matthew Henry

v45Exodus 6:7thematic

The foundational covenant formula: 'I will be to you a God'.

v45Ephesians 2:22typology

Believers are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.