Exodus 29:29-39

29 "1The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, that in them they may be anointed and ordained *.
30 "For seven days the one of his sons who is priest in his stead shall put them on when he enters the tent of meeting to minister in the holy place.

Food of the Priests

31 "You shall take the ram of ordination and 2boil its flesh in a holy place.
32 "Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
33 "Thus 3they shall eat those things by which atonement was made at their ordination * and consecration; but a 4layman shall not eat them, because they are holy.
34 "5If any of the flesh of ordination or any of the bread remains until morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
35 "Thus you shall do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you; you shall ordain * them through 6seven days.
36 "7Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement, and you shall purify the altar when you make atonement for it, and 8you shall anoint it to consecrate it.
37 "For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it; then 9the altar shall be most holy, and whatever touches the altar shall be holy.
38 "Now 10this is what you shall offer on the altar: two one year old lambs each day, continuously.
39 "The 11one lamb you shall offer in the morning and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;

Exodus 29:29-39 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 11

  • 1. Numbers 20:26, 28
  • 2. Leviticus 8:31
  • 3. Leviticus 10:14
  • 4. Leviticus 22:10, 13
  • 5. Exodus 12:10; Exodus 23:18; Exodus 34:25; Leviticus 8:32
  • 6. Leviticus 8:33
  • 7. Hebrews 10:11
  • 8. Exodus 40:10
  • 9. Exodus 30:28
  • 10. Numbers 28:3-31; Numbers 29:6-38
  • 11. Ezekiel 46:13-15

Footnotes 12

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