Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Leviticus 8:1 - 8:13

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Paul Kretzmann Commentary - Leviticus 8:1 - 8:13


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Putting On The Garments

v. 1. And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

v. 2. take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin-offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;


v. 3. and gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.
The detailed instructions of the Lord regarding the consecration of the priests, Exo_28:29; Exo_28:40, were now to be carried out. "This is the ordinance: first the persons; then the garments, as symbols of the office: the anointing oil, the symbol of the Spirit; the bullock for the sin-offering, the symbol of the priest favored with the entrusted atonement, and yet needing favor; the ram for the burnt offering, the symbol of the sacrificial employment; the ram for the sacrifice of consecration, the symbol of the priestly emoluments in true sacrifices of consecration; and the basket of unleavened bread, the symbol of life's enjoyment of the priests, sanctified in every form by the oil of the Spirit. " (Lange. )

v. 4. And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the Tabernacle of the Congregation.

v. 5. And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.
Very likely Moses repeated the entire ordinance referring to the consecration of the priests before the act of consecration was begun, as he had recorded the Lord's words.

v. 6. And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water,
very likely the whole body, a screen obviating the apparent impropriety, as on the Day of Atonement. This washing was symbolical of the purity of soul required in all those that draw near to God, and applies to all believers of the New Testament, as kings and priests before God and the Father.

v. 7. And he put upon him the coat,
the long garment of shining byssus, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, the hyacinth-colored, close-fitting tunic, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious (skillfully made) girdle of the ephod, of variegated material, and bound it unto him there with.

v. 8. And he put the breastplate upon him,
fastening it to the front of the ephod; also he put in the breastplate, in the pocket formed by the doubling of the material, the Urim and the Thummim. Cf Exo_28:30.

v. 9. And he put the miter upon his head; also upon the miter, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown,
the diadem of holiness, with the inscription, "Holiness unto the Lord," as the Lord commanded Moses.

v. 10. And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the Tabernacle,
the curtains or hangings of the tent, and all that was there in, the Ark of the Covenant, the altar of incense, the table of showbread, the candlestick, and all their instruments, and sanctified them.

v. 11. And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar,
namely, of burnt offering, seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them, Exo_40:6-10.

v. 12. And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
According to Jewish tradition, the anointing of the ordinary priests, which is not mentioned here, although referred to repeatedly, as in Num_3:3, differed from that of the high priest inasmuch as the oil was applied to their foreheads only.

v. 13. And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets,
bound caps, upon them, as the Lord commanded Moses. The minuteness of the description shows how thoroughly the believers of the Old Testament were in bondage under externals, Gal_4:3, from whose dominion we have been freed by the work of Christ.