Exodus 29:18

18 Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It's a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.

Exodus 29:18 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 29:18

And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar
For which reason his head, his pieces, his inwards, and his legs, were to be put together, and laid in order upon the altar:

it is a burnt offering unto the Lord;
offered up to him, and accepted by him, as follows:

it is a sweet savour;
or "a smell of rest" F25, in which God acquiesces, and rests, and takes delight and pleasure; it is, as the Septuagint version,

for a smell of sweet savour,
or a sweet smelling savour; which phrase the apostle makes use of, and applies to the sacrifice of Christ, ( Ephesians 5:2 ) :

an offering made by fire unto the Lord;
which being consumed by fire ascended upwards to the Lord, and became acceptable to him, as the sacrifice of his own Son, in his fiery sufferings and death, was unto him.


FOOTNOTES:

F25 (xwxyn xyr) "odor quietis", Montanus, Fagius, Vatablus, Cartwright, Piscator.

Exodus 29:18 In-Context

16 Slaughter it, take the blood, and throw it against the altar on all sides.
17 Cut the ram into pieces, wash the internal organs and legs, and put them with the other pieces and the head.
18 Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It's a burnt offering, a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to the LORD.
19 "Take the other ram. Then Aaron and his sons will place their hands on its head.
20 Slaughter it, take some of the blood, and put it on the right ear lobes of Aaron and his sons, on their right thumbs, and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the [rest of the] blood against the altar on all sides.
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