(KJV) Leviticus 81

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Moses Consecrates Aaron and His Sons[ Exodus 29:1–9 ]

[1] And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, [2] Take Aaron2 and his sons with him, and the garments3, and the anointing4 oil, and a bullock5 for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread; [3] And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.6 [4] And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.7 [5] And Moses said unto the congregation, This [is] the thing which the Lord commanded to be done8. [6] And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed9 them with water. [7] And he put10 upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod11 upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound [it] unto him therewith. [8] And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim12 and the Thummim.13 [9] And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, [even] upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses.14 [10] And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that [was] therein, and sanctified them.15 [11] And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.16 [12] And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.17 [13] And Moses18 brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats19 upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put20 bonnets21 upon them; as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Priests’ Sin Offering

[14] And he brought22 the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid23 their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. [15] And he slew [it24]; and Moses25 took the blood, and put [it] upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make26 reconciliation upon it. [16] And he took all the fat that [was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned [it] upon the altar.27 [17] But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the Lord commanded Moses.28

The Priests’ Burnt Offering

[18] [¶]And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.29 [19] And he killed [it]; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about. [20] And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat. [21] And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it [was] a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour30, [and] an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.

The Ram of Ordination[ Exodus 29:10–30 ]

[22] [¶]And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration31: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. [23] And he slew [it]; and Moses took32 of the blood of it, and put [it] upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot. [24] And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled33 the blood upon the altar round about. [25] And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that [was] upon the inwards, and the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:34 [26] And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that [was] before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put [them] on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:35 [27] And he put all upon Aaron’s36 hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved37 them [for] a wave offering before the Lord. [28] And Moses38 took them from off their hands, and burnt [them] on the altar upon the burnt offering: they [were39] consecrations for a sweet savour: it [is] an offering made by fire unto the Lord. [29] And Moses took the breast, and waved it [for] a wave offering before the Lord: [for] of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the Lord commanded Moses.40 [30] And Moses took of the anointing41 oil, and of the blood which [was] upon the altar, and sprinkled [it] upon Aaron, [and] upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified42 Aaron, [and] his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.

[31] And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil43 the flesh [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it44 with the bread that [is] in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it. [32] And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.45 [33] And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation [in] seven days46, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you. [34] As he hath done this day, [so] the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.47 [35] Therefore shall ye abide [at] the door of the tabernacle48 of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep49 the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded. [36] So Aaron50 and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.

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  1. Lev 8:1, Moses consecrates Aaron and his sons; Lev 8:14, Their sin offering; Lev 8:18, Their burnt offering; Lev 8:22, The ram of consecration; Lev 8:31, The place and time of their consecration. 

  2. Exod 29:1-4 

  3. Exod 28:2-4, Exod 28:40-43, Exod 39:1-31, Exod 39:41 

  4. Exod 30:23-37, Exod 40:12-15 

  5. Exod 29:1-2; Heb 7:27 

  6. Num 20:8, Num 21:16; 1Chr 13:5, 1Chr 15:3; 2Chr 5:2, 2Chr 5:6, 2Chr 30:2, 2Chr 30:13, 2Chr 30:25; Neh 8:1; Ps 22:25; Acts 2:1 

  7. Lev 8:9, Lev 8:13, Lev 8:17, Lev 8:29, Lev 8:35; Exod 39:1, Exod 39:5, Exod 39:7, Exod 39:21, Exod 39:26, Exod 39:29, Exod 39:31-32, Exod 39:42-43; Deut 12:32; Matt 28:20; 1Cor 11:23, 1Cor 15:3 

  8. Exod 29:4-37 

  9. Exod 29:4, Exod 40:12; Ps 51:2, Ps 51:7; Isa 1:16; Ezek 36:25; Zech 13:1; John 13:8-10; 1Cor 6:11; Eph 5:26; Heb 9:10, Heb 10:22; Rev 1:5-6, Rev 7:14 

  10. Exod 28:4, Exod 29:5, Exod 39:1-7; Isa 61:3, Isa 61:10; Rom 3:22, Rom 13:14; Gal 3:27 

  11. The ephod seems to have been a garment worn by persons of distinction of various characters (2Sam 6:4); the description of which in the book of Exodus (Exod 28:6, etc.) relates only to its materials. As to its shape, the LXX calls it επωμις, which signifies that it was worn on the shoulders. So also Josephus, who says it was a cubit long. St. Jerome compares it with the Roman caracalla, which was a sort of short cloak, only that it had a head or hood, which the ephod had not. 

  12. Exod 28:30; Ezra 2:63 

  13. the breast plate, Exod 28:15-29, Exod 39:8-21; Song 8:6; Isa 59:17; Eph 6:14; 1Thess 5:8 

  14. Exod 28:4, Exod 28:36-38, Exod 29:6, Exod 39:28-30; Zech 3:5, Zech 6:11-14; Phil 2:9-11 

  15. Exod 30:23-29, Exod 40:9-11 

  16. Exod 4:6, Exod 4:17, Exod 16:14, Exod 16:19; Isa 52:15; Ezek 36:25; Titus 3:6 

  17. Lev 4:3, Lev 21:10-11, Lev 21:12; Exod 28:41, Exod 29:7, Exod 30:30; Ps 133:2 

  18. Exod 28:40-41, Exod 29:8-9, Exod 40:14-15; Ps 132:9; Isa 61:6, Isa 61:10; 1Pet 2:5, 1Pet 2:9; Rev 1:6, Rev 5:10 

  19. The kethoneth, or coat, was made of linen; but the form of it is no where described in Scripture, except in the visionary appearance of Christ to St. John, in the form and habit of a priest (Rev 1:13); where he is said to be ενδεδυμενος ποδηρη, "clothed with a garment down to the feet," which perfectly agrees with the description the Jewish writers give of it; who also say, that it had sleeves which came down to the wrist, and was tied about the neck; so that it was not unlike a long shirt. It was common to all the priests; but the tunic of the high priest was made of finer linen, or wove in a more curious manner (Exod 28:4). 

  20. Heb. bound 

  21. The migbaôth, or bonnets, are described by Josephus as being like helmets of linen, one wreath being plaited and folded over another and a thin cap, suited to its shape, put over all, to prevent its unfolding. 

  22. Lev 8:2, Lev 4:3-12, Lev 16:6; Exod 29:10-14; Isa 53:10; Ezek 43:19; Rom 8:3; 2Cor 5:21; Heb 7:26-28; 1Pet 3:18 

  23. Lev 1:4, Lev 4:4, Lev 16:21 

  24. Lev 1:5, Lev 1:11, Lev 3:2, Lev 3:8; Exod 29:10-11 

  25. Lev 4:7, Lev 4:17-18, Lev 4:30; Exod 29:12, Exod 29:36-37; Ezek 43:19-27; Heb 9:18-23 

  26. Lev 6:30, Lev 16:20; 2Chr 29:24; Ezek 45:20; Dan 9:24; Rom 5:10; 2Cor 5:18-21; Eph 2:16; Col 1:21-22; Heb 2:17; The beginning of this verse may be rendered, "And Moses slew it, and took the blood," etc. We find it expressly said in Exodus, that Moses slew the sacrifices. Exod 29:11; Yet, in general, the offerer seems to have killed his own sacrifice. 

  27. Lev 3:3-5, Lev 4:8-9; Exod 29:13 

  28. Lev 4:11-12, Lev 4:21, Lev 6:30, Lev 16:27; Exod 29:14; Gal 3:13; Heb 13:11-13 

  29. Lev 1:4-13; Exod 29:15-18 

  30. Lev 1:17, Lev 2:9; Gen 8:21; Exod 29:18; Eph 5:2 

  31. Lev 8:2, Lev 8:29, Lev 7:37; Exod 29:19-31; John 17:19; 1Cor 1:30; 2Cor 5:21; Eph 5:25, Eph 5:27; Rev 1:5-6 "The ram of consecration" was evidently a sacrifice of peace offering though presented on a particular occasion. Part of the blood was applied, not as that of the sin offering, to the horns of the altar, but to Aaron and his sons; to the tips of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the great toes of their right feet. Implying their obligation to hearken diligently to the word of God - to do his work in the best manner which they could, and to walk in his ways with steady perseverance; and also, that they could not do these things acceptably except through the atoning blood, received and applied by faith. Then part of the blood reserved upon the altar, probably in a basin for that purpose, was mingled with the holy anointing oil, and sprinkled on the garments both of Aaron and his sons, to hallow them to the Lord. "This may be looked upon as a lively representation of our purification by the blood of jesus Christ, through his Holy Spirit." - Bp. Patrick 

  32. Lev 14:14, Lev 14:17, Lev 14:28; Exod 29:20; Rom 6:13, Rom 6:19, Rom 12:1; 1Cor 1:2, 1Cor 1:30, 1Cor 6:20; 1Thess 5:22; Phil 1:20, Phil 2:17; Heb 2:10, Heb 5:8 

  33. Heb 9:22 

  34. Lev 3:3-5, Lev 3:9; Exod 29:22-25; Prov 23:26; Isa 53:10 

  35. Exod 29:23; John 1:14; Acts 5:12; 1Tim 2:5 

  36. Exod 29:24-37; Jer 30:21; Heb 9:14 

  37. Lev 7:30-31 

  38. Exod 29:25; Ps 22:13-14; Zech 13:7; Heb 10:14-22 

  39. Lev 8:22 

  40. Lev 7:30-34; Exod 29:26-27; Isa 66:20; 1Cor 10:31; 1Pet 4:11 

  41. Exod 29:21, Exod 30:30; Isa 61:1, Isa 61:3; Gal 5:22-25; Heb 2:11; 1Pet 1:2; 1John 2:27; Rev 7:14 

  42. Lev 10:3; Num 3:3 

  43. Lev 6:28, Lev 7:15; Exod 29:31-32; Deut 12:6-7; 1Sam 2:13-17; Ezek 46:20-24 

  44. Lev 10:17; John 6:33, John 6:35, John 6:51, John 6:53-56; Gal 2:20 

  45. Lev 7:17; Exod 12:10, Exod 29:34; Prov 27:1; Eccl 9:10; 2Cor 6:2; Heb 3:13-14 

  46. Lev 14:8; Exod 29:30, Exod 29:35; Num 19:12; Ezek 43:25-27 

  47. Heb 7:16, Heb 7:27, Heb 10:11-12 

  48. Lev 14:8; Exod 29:35; Num 19:12; Ezek 43:25; 2Cor 7:1; Col 2:9-10; Heb 7:28; Heb 9:23-24 

  49. Lev 8:30, Lev 10:1; Num 3:7, Num 9:19; Deut 11:1; 1Kgs 2:3; 1Tim 1:3-4, 1Tim 1:18, 1Tim 5:21; 1Tim 6:13, 1Tim 6:17, 1Tim 6:20; 2Tim 4:1 

  50. This was necessary to be added, to shew the exact fulfilment of the commandments delivered to Moses, and which are recorded in Exod 29:1-46; and consequently the complete consecration and preparation of Aaron and his sons to fill the awfully important office of priests and mediators between God and the children of Israel, to offer sacrifices, and make atonement for the sins of the people. Exod 39:43, Exod 40:16; Deut 4:2, Deut 12:32; 1Sam 15:22