Levítico 9

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1 Aconteci贸 en el octavo d铆a que Mois茅s llam贸 a Aar贸n, a sus hijos y a los ancianos de Israel;
2 y dijo a Aar贸n: Toma un becerro de la vacada para la ofrenda por el pecado, y un carnero para el holocausto, ambos sin defecto, y ofr茅celos delante del SE脩OR.
3 Luego hablar谩s a los hijos de Israel, diciendo: "Tomad un macho cabr铆o para la ofrenda por el pecado, y un becerro y un cordero, ambos de un a帽o, sin defecto, para el holocausto,
4 y un buey y un carnero para las ofrendas de paz, para sacrificar delante del SE脩OR, y una ofrenda de cereal mezclado con aceite; porque hoy se aparecer谩 el SE脩OR a vosotros."
5 Llevaron, pues, al frente de la tienda de reuni贸n lo que Mois茅s hab铆a ordenado, y toda la congregaci贸n se acerc贸 y permaneci贸 de pie delante del SE脩OR.
6 Y Mois茅s dijo: Esto es lo que el SE脩OR ha mandado que hag谩is, para que la gloria del SE脩OR se aparezca a vosotros.
7 Entonces Mois茅s dijo a Aar贸n: Ac茅rcate al altar y presenta tu ofrenda por el pecado y tu holocausto, para que hagas expiaci贸n por ti mismo y por el pueblo; luego presenta la ofrenda por el pueblo, para que puedas hacer expiaci贸n por ellos, tal como el SE脩OR ha ordenado.
8 Se acerc贸, pues, Aar贸n al altar y degoll贸 el becerro de la ofrenda por el pecado que era por s铆 mismo.
9 Y los hijos de Aar贸n le presentaron la sangre; y 茅l moj贸 su dedo en la sangre, puso parte de ella sobre los cuernos del altar, y derram贸 el resto de la sangre al pie del altar.
10 Despu茅s quem贸 sobre el altar el sebo, los ri帽ones y el l贸bulo del h铆gado de la ofrenda por el pecado, tal como el SE脩OR hab铆a ordenado a Mois茅s.
11 Sin embargo, la carne y la piel las quem贸 en el fuego fuera del campamento.
12 Luego degoll贸 el holocausto; y los hijos de Aar贸n le dieron la sangre y la roci贸 sobre el altar, por todos los lados.
13 Y le dieron el holocausto en pedazos, con la cabeza, y los quem贸 sobre el altar.
14 Lav贸 tambi茅n las entra帽as y las patas, y las quem贸 con el holocausto sobre el altar.
15 Luego present贸 la ofrenda por el pueblo, y tom贸 el macho cabr铆o para la ofrenda por el pecado que era por el pueblo, lo degoll贸 y lo ofreci贸 por los pecados, como el primero.
16 Present贸 tambi茅n el holocausto, y lo ofreci贸 conforme a la ordenanza.
17 Despu茅s present贸 la ofrenda de cereal, y llen贸 de ella su mano, y la quem贸 sobre el altar, adem谩s del holocausto de la ma帽ana.
18 Luego degoll贸 el buey y el carnero, el sacrificio de las ofrendas de paz que era por el pueblo; y los hijos de Aar贸n le dieron la sangre y 茅l la roci贸 sobre el altar, por todos los lados.
19 En cuanto a los pedazos de sebo del buey y del carnero, la cola gorda, el sebo que cubre las entra帽as, los ri帽ones y el l贸bulo del h铆gado,
20 los pusieron sobre los pechos de los animales sacrificados; y 茅l quem贸 los pedazos de sebo sobre el altar.
21 Pero Aar贸n present贸 los pechos y la pierna derecha como ofrenda mecida delante del SE脩OR, tal como Mois茅s hab铆a ordenado.
22 Entonces Aar贸n alz贸 sus manos hacia el pueblo y lo bendijo, y despu茅s de ofrecer la ofrenda por el pecado, el holocausto y las ofrendas de paz, descendi贸.
23 Y Mois茅s y Aar贸n entraron en la tienda de reuni贸n, y cuando salieron y bendijeron al pueblo, la gloria del SE脩OR apareci贸 a todo el pueblo.
24 Y sali贸 fuego de la presencia del SE脩OR que consumi贸 el holocausto y los pedazos de sebo sobre el altar. Al verlo, todo el pueblo grit贸 y se postr贸 rostro en tierra.

Levítico 9 Commentary

Chapter 9

The first offerings of Aaron for himself and the people. (1-21) Moses and Aaron bless the people, Fire cometh upon the altar from the Lord. (22-24)

Verses 1-21 These many sacrifices, which were all done away by the death of Christ, teach us that our best services need washing in his blood, and that the guilt of our best sacrifices needs to be done away by one more pure and more noble than they. Let us be thankful that we have such a High Priest. The priests had not a day's respite from service allowed. God's spiritual priests have constant work, which the duty of every day requires; they that would give up their account with joy, must redeem time. The glory of God appeared in the sight of the people, and owned what they had done. We are not now to expect such appearances, but God draws nigh to those who draw nigh to him, and the offerings of faith are acceptable to him; though the sacrifices being spiritual, the tokens of the acceptance are spiritual likewise. When Aaron had done all that was to be done about the sacrifices, he lifted up his hands towards the people, and blessed them. Aaron could but crave a blessing, God alone can command it.

Verses 22-24 When the solemnity was finished, and the blessing pronounced, God testified his acceptance. There came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed the sacrifice. This fire might justly have fastened upon the people, and have consumed them for their sins; but its consuming the sacrifice signified God's acceptance of it, as an atonement for the sinner. This also was a figure of good things to come. The Spirit descended upon the apostles in fire. And the descent of this holy fire into our souls, to kindle in them pious and devout affections toward God, and such a holy zeal as burns up the flesh and the lusts of it, is a certain token of God's gracious acceptance of our persons and performances. Nothing goes to God, but what comes from him. We must have grace, that holy fire, from the God of grace, else we cannot serve him acceptably, ( Hebrews 12:28 ) . The people were affected with this discovery of God's glory and grace. They received it with the highest joy; triumphing in the assurance given them that they had God nigh unto them. And with the lowest reverence; humbly adoring the majesty of that God, who vouchsafed thus to manifest himself to them. That is a sinful fear of God, which drives us from him; a gracious fear makes us bow before him.

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Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 9

Aaron and his sons, being consecrated to and invested with the priest's office, are called upon to the exercise of it, to offer a sin offering and a burnt offering for themselves, and all sorts of offerings, a sin offering, a burnt offering, peace offerings, and a meat offering, for the people; and a promise is made for their encouragement, that the glory of the Lord would appear to them, Le 9:1-7 and which were in their course accordingly offered; first, Aaron's sin offering for himself, Le 9:8-11 then his burnt offering, Le 9:12-14 after that the several offerings of the people before mentioned, Le 9:15-21 when Aaron and Moses blessed the people, the one as soon as he had done offering, and both together when they came out of the tabernacle, Le 9:22,23 upon which a fire came forth from the Lord, and consumed the burnt offering upon the altar, Le 9:24.

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