LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:1 The Establishment of the Priesthood. The book of Exodus 1:1 ends with the construction of the tabernacle (Exodus 35:1), and Leviticus 1:1 provides a manual for sacrifice in the tabernacle. Now, ch. Leviticus 8:1 records the installation of the priesthood; ch. Leviticu... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:8 On URIM and THUMMIM, see note on Ex. 28:30. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:10 Anointing the TABERNACLE and ITS UTENSILS with OIL (Exodus 30:22) sets apart these items for holy use. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:14 Moses presents a SIN OFFERING to purify the priesthood and the altar. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:18 Compare Exodus 29:15 and Leviticus 1:1. AARON AND HIS SONS dedicate themselves by offering a RAM as a BURNT OFFERING. The use of this animal, which is probably costlier than a goat (compare Leviticus 4:28 with Leviticus 5:15,... [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:22 The second RAM is for the sacrifice of installation. Placing its blood on the right extremities of the priests represents total dedication and purification. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 8:31 This is a meal of covenant agreement, symbolizing the bond between the Lord and his priesthood. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]