_Sanctified Aaron. .. and his sons._ AARON AND HIS CONSECRATION The chapter before us gives a description of the ceremonies by which the priests were consecrated and formally inducted into their high office. These ceremonies were, for the most part, the same for Aaron and his sons; but it is the c... [ Continue Reading ]
_The Urim and the Thummim _ THE URIM AND THE THUMMIM I. The Urim and the Thummim was something distinct from the twelve stones in the pectoral of the high priest. Evidently the breastplate with its jewels was outward and visible; the Urim and the Thummim were inward, and concealed beneath the ephod... [ Continue Reading ]
_Moses took of the blood._ CONSECRATION BY BLOOD 1. There is, first, the selection of the victim. “Behold My servant whom I have chosen,” is God’s message to us concerning Him; and again, He says, “I have exalted one chosen out of the people”; and, in the New Testament, He is called “the Christ, t... [ Continue Reading ]
_The days of your consecration._ CONSECRATION AND SERVICE It seams singular and almost frivolous that the priests were commanded not to go out of the door of the Tabernacle of the congregation for seven days. This is our own practice. The accident has changed, but this is the philosophy of all calc... [ Continue Reading ]