Exodus 29:1-9

Consecration of the Priests

1 "1Now this is what * you shall do to them to consecrate them to minister as priests to Me: take one young bull and two rams without blemish,
2 and 2unleavened bread and unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers spread with oil; you shall make them of fine wheat flour.
3 "You shall put them in one basket, and present them in the basket along with the bull and the two rams.
4 "Then 3you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.
5 "You shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the 4tunic and 5the robe of the ephod and 6the ephod and 7the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully 8woven band of the ephod;
6 and you shall set the 9turban on his head and put 10the holy crown on the turban.
7 "Then you shall take 11the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.
8 "You shall bring his sons and put 12tunics on them.
9 "You shall gird them with 13sashes, Aaron and his sons, and bind caps on them, and they shall have 14the priesthood by a perpetual statute. So you shall 15ordain * Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 29:1-9 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO EXODUS 29

This chapter gives an account of the form and order of the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priestly office; preparatory to which Moses is ordered to take a young bullock, two rams, bread, cakes, and wafers unleavened, and bring them and Aaron and his sons to the door of the congregation, where the ceremony was to be publicly performed, and which began with washing them, Ex 29:1-4 and then proceeded by putting on the priestly garments directed to be made in the preceding chapter, first on Aaron, who also was anointed, Ex 29:5-7 and then upon his sons, Ex 29:8,9 after which the bullock and the two rams were to be slain, and orders are given what was to be done with their blood, and the several parts of them, as well as with the cakes and wafers, Ex 29:10-23 and directions are given to make these wave and heave offerings, Ex 29:24-28 and that the garments of Aaron's should be his son's that succeeded him, Ex 29:29,30, and that the flesh of the ram of consecration with the bread should be eaten by Aaron and his sons and no other, Ex 29:31-35, the altar also where they were to officiate was to be cleansed, sanctified, and an atonement made for it, Ex 29:36,37 after which two lambs every day, morning and evening, were to be offered on it in all succeeding generations, Ex 29:38-42, and the chapter is closed with a promise that the Lord would meet with the children of Israel at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and would sanctify the tabernacle, and dwell among them, and be their God, Ex 29:43-46.

Cross References 15

  • 1. Leviticus 8:1-34
  • 2. Leviticus 2:4; Leviticus 6:19-23
  • 3. Exodus 40:12; Leviticus 8:6
  • 4. Exodus 28:39; Leviticus 8:7
  • 5. Exodus 28:31
  • 6. Exodus 28:6
  • 7. Exodus 28:15
  • 8. Exodus 28:8
  • 9. Exodus 28:4, 39
  • 10. Exodus 28:36, 37; Leviticus 8:9
  • 11. Exodus 30:25; Leviticus 8:12; Leviticus 21:10; Numbers 35:25; Psalms 133:2
  • 12. Exodus 28:39, 40; Leviticus 8:13
  • 13. Exodus 28:40
  • 14. Exodus 40:15; Numbers 3:10; Numbers 18:7; Numbers 25:13; Deuteronomy 18:5
  • 15. Exodus 28:41; Leviticus 8:1-36

Footnotes 5

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