Leviticus 8:1-5

B. HISTORICAL SECTION 8:110:20
1. THE CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS 8:1-36
a. INTRODUCTION 8:1-5
TEXT 8:1-5

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And Jehovah spake unto Moses, saying,

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Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread;

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and assemble thou all the congregation at the door of the tent of meeting.

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And Moses did as Jehovah commanded him; and the congregation was assembled at the door of the tent of meeting.

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And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to be done.

THOUGHT QUESTIONS 8:1-5

149.

How many sons did Aaron have? Name them.

150.

List the garments here involved.

151.

Why two rams? Why the unleavened bread ?

152.

Isn-'t this an impossible request? i.e. assembling the whole congregation before the tent of meeting? Discuss possible solutions to this problem.

PARAPHRASE 8:1-5

The Lord said to Moses, Now bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tabernacle, together with their garments, the anointing oil, the young bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast; and summon all Israel to a meeting there. So all the people assembled, and Moses said to them, What I am now going to do has been commanded by Jehovah.

COMMENT 8:1-5

Leviticus 8:1-3 The command of God is always very clear and distinct. Since the sacrifices have been described we need now to describe the men who will administer them. We are all acquainted with Aaron, the older brother of Moses. Aaron has four sons. Their names are: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Two of them are soon to lose their lives because of sacrilege. The garments were those worn by Aaron, the high priest, and those worn by his sons and all other lesser priests. The six garments of the high priest are pictured and described in this text. The composition of the holy anointing oil is given in Exodus 30:22-33. It was made of myrrh, cinnamon, aromatic cane, cassia and olive oil. A bull was taken to be used in the sin offering, two rams were led by these six men. One ram for the burnt offering and one for the consecration or ordination of the priests. The basket of unleavened bread was the meal offering always given with the burnt offering. It must have been an impressive ceremony to have assembled before the tabernacle such a vast concourse of people. Since the ceremony was to last seven days, perhaps we are to understand that the people came and left as they could find a place during the entire time or that they were represented by their princes or elders.

Leviticus 8:4-5 It is more than a little encouraging to realize God wants all the congregation to see and understand the function of the priesthood. It is the same today except that the congregation is the priesthood. Our problem is that of Aaron's sons; we do not respect our great high priest and his words to us.

FACT QUESTIONS 8:1-5

194.

Why would we expect the installation of the priests at this particular place in the text?

195.

Who were the sons of Aaron?

196.

Name the elements used in the holy anointing oil.

197.

What was the purpose of the bull? Two rams? Of the unleavened bread?

198.

How was it possible to have the whole congregation before the tent of meeting?

199.

Why did God want all the congregation before the tabernacle? How do we compare with Aaron's sons?