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LEVIT IC U S 8
10 Then Moses took the anointing oil and
anointed the Tabernacle and everything in it,
making them holy. 11 He sprinkled the oil on the
altar seven times, anointing it and all its utensils, as well as the washbasin and its stand,
making them holy. 12 Then he poured some of the
anointing oil on Aaron’s head, anointing him
and making him holy for his work. 13 Next Moses
presented Aaron’s sons. He clothed them in their
tunics, tied their sashes around them, and put
their special head coverings on them, just as the
Lord had commanded him.
14 Then Moses presented the bull for the sin
offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands
on the bull’s head, 15 and Moses slaughtered
it. Moses took some of the blood, and with his
finger he put it on the four horns of the altar
to purify it. He poured out the rest of the blood
at the base of the altar. Through this process,
he made the altar holy by purifying it.* 16 Then
Moses took all the fat around the internal organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys and the fat around them, and he burned
it all on the altar. 17 He took the rest of the bull,
including its hide, meat, and dung, and burned
it on a fire outside the camp, just as the Lord
had commanded him.
18 Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt
offering. Aaron and his sons laid their hands
on the ram’s head, 19 and Moses slaughtered it.
Then Moses took the ram’s blood and splattered
it against all sides of the altar. 20 Then he cut the
ram into pieces, and he burned the head, some
of its pieces, and the fat on the altar. 21 After
• Salvation
LE V IT IC U S 8 :1 -3 6
Why did Israel need priests? Sin, in its
most basic sense, is a violation of God’s
laws and holiness. Sin and holiness
cannot live together, which is why sin
separates us from God. A holy God
cannot dwell with sin. Before Jesus
came, people needed someone to
bridge the gap between God and sinful
humankind. God chose the priests to
bridge that gap. The priests were the
spiritual leaders. They went to God,
using the offerings, to seek forgiveness
for the people. When God forgave the
people, their sins were covered over,
forgotten. When Jesus came, he was
the final sacrifice; people no longer
needed a priest, or go-between. Now
we can approach God directly, seek
his forgiveness, and have fellowship
with him.
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washing the internal organs and the legs with
water, Moses burned the entire ram on the altar
as a burnt offering. It was a pleasing aroma,
a special gift presented to the Lord, just as the
Lord had commanded him.
22 Then Moses presented the other ram, which
was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons
laid their hands on the ram’s head, 23 and
Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of
its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s
right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the
big toe of his right foot. 24 Next Moses presented
Aaron’s sons and applied some of the blood to
the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their
right hands, and the big toes of their right feet.
He then splattered the rest of the blood against
all sides of the altar.
25 Next Moses took the fat, including the fat
of the broad tail, the fat around the internal
organs, the long lobe of the liver, and the two
kidneys and the fat around them, along with
the right thigh. 26 On top of these he placed a
thin cake of bread made without yeast, a cake of
bread mixed with olive oil, and a wafer spread
with olive oil. All these were taken from the basket of bread made without yeast that was placed
in the Lord’s presence. 27 He put all these in the
hands of Aaron and his sons, and he lifted these
gifts as a special offering to the Lord. 28 Moses
then took all the offerings back from them and
burned them on the altar on top of the burnt offering. This was the ordination offering. It was
a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the
Lord. 29 Then Moses took the breast and lifted it
up as a special offering to the Lord. This was
Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination, just as
the Lord had commanded him.
30 Next Moses took some of the anointing oil
and some of the blood that was on the altar,
and he sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments and on his sons and their garments. In
this way, he made Aaron and his sons and their
garments holy.
31 Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons,
“Boil the remaining meat of the offerings at
the Tabernacle entrance, and eat it there, along
with the bread that is in the basket of offerings
for the ordination, just as I commanded when I
said, ‘Aaron and his sons will eat it.’ 32 Any meat
or bread that is left over must then be burned up.
33 You must not leave the Tabernacle entrance
for seven days, for that is when the ordination
ceremony will be completed. 34 Everything we
have done today was commanded by the Lord in
order to purify you, making you right with him.*
35 Now stay at the entrance of the Tabernacle day
and night for seven days, and do everything the
Lord requires. If you fail to do this, you will die,
8:15 Or by making atonement for it; or that offerings for
purification might be made on it. 8:34 Or to make atonement
for you.