Chapter 8 - 10. a. As he has done this day, so the LORD has commanded to do, to make atonement for you. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram, He took some of its blood and put it on the tip of Aaron’s right ear, Tip of Aaron’s right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot, Waved them as a wave offering before the LORD, Moses took them from their hands and burned them on the altar, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood which was on the altar, and sprinkled it, And sprinkled it on Aaron, on his garments, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, and eat it there with the bread, What remains of the flesh and of the bread you shall burn with fire, You shall not go outside the door of the tabernacle of meeting for seven days, You shall stay at the door of the tabernacle of meeting day and night for seven days, You shall abide at the door of the tabernacle…and keep the charge of the LORD, © Copyright - Enduring Word       |      . For Aaron and his descendants, the consecration process took seven days. Leviticus 8 Commentary, One of over 110 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary, by the leading authority in the Church of Christ, presents a verse level look at the Bible. The following cookies are also needed - You can choose if you want to allow them: You can read about our cookies and privacy settings in detail on our Privacy Policy Page. We need 2 cookies to store this setting. Leviticus 8. of The consecration ceremony wasn’t quick and easy. i. For seven days he shall consecrate you. They give up attending the means of grace as hearers, because they have so much to do as workers.” (Spurgeon). (Psalms 84:1-2), ii. We are greatly impressed by the solemnity of the consecration and installation of the priest which is described in this chapter. Study the bible online using commentary on Leviticus 8 and more! “The Lord’s part was consumed with fire upon the altar, and another portion was eaten by man in the holy place. Our website uses cookies to store user preferences. e. You shall abide at the door of the tabernacle…and keep the charge of the LORD. b. All rights reserved. You can check these in your browser security settings. And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.” a. Moses is commanded to consecrate Aaron and his sons, Leviticus 8:1-3.Moses convenes the congregation; washes, clothes, and anoints Aaron, Leviticus 8:4-12.He also clothes Aaron's sons, Leviticus 8:13.Offers a bullock for them as a sin-offering, Leviticus 8:14-17.And a ram for a burnt-offering, Leviticus 8:18-21.And another ram for a consecration-offering, Leviticus 8:22-24. You always can block or delete cookies by changing your browser settings and force blocking all cookies on this website. We may request cookies to be set on your device. Click to enable/disable _ga - Google Analytics Cookie. Since these providers may collect personal data like your IP address we allow you to block them here. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. c. To make atonement for you: Through the repetition of these sacrifices over seven days, it was emphasized again and again that these priests were sinners, they were fallible men who needed atonement. ii. You can also change some of your preferences. Click to enable/disable Google Analytics tracking. Due to security reasons we are not able to show or modify cookies from other domains. The Consecration of the Priests 8:1-36. He shall consecrate you: The he mentioned here may be a reference to Moses, who supervised the consecration ceremony.