Exodus 29:18

18 Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to me. It has a pleasant smell. It is an offering that is made to me with fire.

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 Kill it. Take the blood and sprinkle it against every side of the altar.
17 "Cut the ram into pieces. Wash the inside parts and the legs. Put them with the head and the other pieces.
18 Then burn the whole ram on the altar. It is a burnt offering to me. It has a pleasant smell. It is an offering that is made to me with fire.
19 "Get the other ram. Have Aaron and his sons place their hands on its head.
20 Kill it. Put some of its blood on the right ear lobes of Aaron and his sons. Put some on the thumbs of their right hands. Also put some on the big toes of their right feet. Then sprinkle blood against every side of the altar.
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