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The Ministry of the Aaronic Priests

Text: Numbers 3; Leviticus 8; Exodus 28-29
20 April 2015

THE MINISTRY OF THE AARONIC PRIESTS

Leviticus 8-10

1. Commanded by the Lord

a) Instruction to Moses   (Leviticus 8:1)
b) With reference to Aaron and his sons   (Leviticus 8:1)
c) Major reference   (Exodus 28-29)

2. Consecration of the Aaronic priests   (Leviticus 8:2)   (Exodus 28-29)

a) Garments   (Leviticus 8:2)
b) The anointing oil   (Leviticus 8:2)
c) A bull for sin offering   (Leviticus 8:2)
d) Two rams   (Leviticus 8:2)

3. Explanation

a) Washing   (Leviticus 8:6)
Cleansing is in mind
b) The priestly garments   (Leviticus 8:10) (Exodus 28)
Consecration
c) The anointing oil
Consecration   (Leviticus 8:12)
d) Basket of unleavened bread
Consecration   (Leviticus 8:31)
e) A bull as the sin offering
f) Two rams
g) Essentially multi-layered in meaning   (Exodus 29)
i) Sin offering (Propitiation- Bull)   (Leviticus 8:14)
ii) Burnt offering (Atonement/Consecration- 1st Ram)   (Leviticus 8:29)
iii) Peace offering ( Reconciliation/ Fellowship/ Consecration- 2nd Ram)   (Leviticus 8)
iv) Basket of consecration   (Leviticus 8:31)
h) Seven days of consecration   (Leviticus 8:33)