LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 9:1 Now that Aaron and his sons have been ordained, ch. Leviticus 9:1 describes the first tabernacle service. Various offerings are required, because both the priests and the people are sinful. God delivered his covenant to his people at Sinai; now he descends upon his al... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 9:5 The purpose of this service is for the GLORY OF THE LORD to be shown both to the people and to the priests. See note on Ex. 16:7; compare Exodus 40:34. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 9:7 First comes the ATONEMENT for the priests (vv. Leviticus 9:7), and then for THE PEOPLE (vv. Leviticus 9:15). As in other ceremonies, the atonement process moves from the removal of sinfulness (by the sin offering), to petitions and praises (the burnt offering), and fi... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 9:22 MOSES AND AARON together enter the TENT. This means that the priests (represented by Aaron) will now mediate between the Lord and the people, instead of Moses. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]