Exodus 29:15

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

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 Thou shalt take also all the fat that covereth the entrails, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and shalt offer a burn offering upon the altar:
14 But the flesh of the calf, and the hide and the dung, thou shalt burn abroad, without the camp, because it is for sin.
15 Thou shalt take also one ram, upon the head whereof Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands.
16 And when thou hast killed him, thou shalt take of the blood thereof, and pour round about the altar.
17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and having washed his entrails and feet, thou shalt put them upon the flesh that is cut in pieces, and upon his head.
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