Levítico 9

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1 Y FU脡 en el d铆a octavo, que Mois茅s llam贸 谩 Aar贸n y 谩 sus hijos, y 谩 los ancianos de Israel;
2 Y dijo 谩 Aar贸n: Toma de la vacada un becerro para expiaci贸n, y un carnero para holocausto, sin defecto, y ofr茅celos delante de Jehov谩.
3 Y 谩 los hijos de Israel hablar谩s, diciendo: Tomad un macho cabr铆o para expiaci贸n, y un becerro y un cordero de un a帽o, sin tacha, para holocausto;
4 Asimismo un buey y un carnero para sacrificio de paces, que inmol茅is delante de Jehov谩; y un presente amasado con aceite: porque Jehov谩 se aparecer谩 hoy 谩 vosotros.
5 Y llevaron lo que mand贸 Mois茅s delante del tabern谩culo del testimonio, y lleg贸se toda la congregaci贸n, y pusi茅ronse delante de Jehov谩.
6 Entonces Mois茅s dijo: Esto es lo que mand贸 Jehov谩; hacedlo, y la gloria de Jehov谩 se os aparecer谩.
7 Y dijo Mois茅s 谩 Aar贸n: Ll茅gate al altar, y haz tu expiaci贸n, y tu holocausto, y haz la reconciliaci贸n por ti y por el pueblo: haz tambi茅n la ofrenda del pueblo, y haz la reconciliaci贸n por ellos; como ha mandado Jehov谩.
8 Entonces lleg贸se Aar贸n al altar; y degoll贸 su becerro de la expiaci贸n que era por 茅l.
9 Y los hijos de Aar贸n le trajeron la sangre; y 茅l moj贸 su dedo en la sangre, y puso sobre los cuernos del altar, y derram贸 la dem谩s sangre al pie del altar;
10 Y el sebo y ri帽ones y reda帽o del h铆gado, de la expiaci贸n, h铆zolos arder sobre el altar; como Jehov谩 lo hab铆a mandado 谩 Mois茅s.
11 Mas la carne y el cuero los quem贸 al fuego fuera del real.
12 Degoll贸 asimismo el holocausto, y los hijos de Aar贸n le presentaron la sangre, la cual roci贸 茅l alrededor sobre el altar.
13 Present谩ronle despu茅s el holocausto, 谩 trozos, y la cabeza; 茅 h铆zolos quemar sobre el altar.
14 Luego lav贸 los intestinos y las piernas, y quem贸los sobre el holocausto en el altar.
15 Ofreci贸 tambi茅n la ofrenda del pueblo, y tom贸 el macho cabr铆o que era para la expiaci贸n del pueblo, y degoll贸lo, y lo ofreci贸 por el pecado como el primero.
16 Y ofreci贸 el holocausto, 茅 hizo seg煤n el rito.
17 Ofreci贸 asimismo el presente, 茅 hinchi贸 de 茅l su mano, y lo hizo quemar sobre el altar, adem谩s del holocausto de la ma帽ana.
18 Degoll贸 tambi茅n el buey y el carnero en sacrificio de paces, que era del pueblo: y los hijos de Aar贸n le presentaron la sangre (la cual roci贸 茅l sobre el altar alrededor),
19 Y los sebos del buey; y del carnero la cola con lo que cubre las entra帽as, y los ri帽ones, y el reda帽o del h铆gado:
20 Y pusieron los sebos sobre los pechos, y 茅l quem贸 los sebos sobre el altar:
21 Empero los pechos, con la espaldilla derecha, meci贸los Aar贸n por ofrenda agitada delante de Jehov谩; como Jehov谩 lo hab铆a mandado 谩 Mois茅s.
22 Despu茅s alz贸 Aar贸n sus manos hacia el pueblo y bend铆jolos: y descendi贸 de hacer la expiaci贸n, y el holocausto, y el sacrificio de las paces.
23 Y entraron Mois茅s y Aar贸n en el tabern谩culo del testimonio; y salieron, y bendijeron al pueblo: y la gloria de Jehov谩 se apareci贸 谩 todo el pueblo.
24 Y sali贸 fuego de delante de Jehov谩, y consumi贸 el holocausto y los sebos sobre el altar; y vi茅ndolo todo el pueblo, alabaron, y cayeron sobre sus rostros.

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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