Exodus 29:15

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

Exodus 29:15 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 29:15

Thou shalt also take one ram
One of the two he was bid to take, ( Exodus 29:1 ) ;

and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram;
confessing their sins, acknowledging their guilt, and by this act transferring the same to the ram, which was to be a burnt offering, and was typical of the imputation of sin to Christ, as before observed.

Exodus 29:15 In-Context

13 And 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.
14 But the flesh of the bullock, and its skin, and it dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin-offering.
15 Thou shalt also take the one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands upon the head of the ram.
16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take its blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
17 And 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.
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