Instructions: Aaron’s Consecration, the Altar Consecration, and Daily Sacrifices: “After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests” (28:41). Exodus 29 contains specific instructions for the priestly consecration and ordination ceremony, including three sacrifices and the consecration of the bronze altar. It also includes instructions for the ongoing daily sacrifice of two lambs. Verses 1–9 describe methods for the preparation of the animals, the vestments for the consecration, and the ordination ritual. Verses 10–14 describe the first offering, a young bull for the removal of sin. The second offering was a ram as a “gift offering” to God (vv. 15–18). The third animal was the ordination ram brought as a …
Consecration of the Priests
Exodus 29:1-46
Exodus 29:1-46
Understanding Series
by James K. Bruckner
by James K. Bruckner
Baker Publishing Group, Understanding the Bible Commentary Series, by James K. Bruckner