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Translation: ESV

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On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel,

Key Message

After seven days of preparation, a new beginning opens on the eighth day.

▸The seven-day ordination is complete and the eighth day has arrived.

The seven-day ordination is complete and the eighth day has arrived. This day marks the formal beginning of the priests' service. The number 'eight,' signifying a new beginning, symbolizes resurrection and new creation. Moses summons Aaron and his sons together with the elders of Israel, beginning this important day as a community.

Related Verses

You shall not go outside the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are completed.On the eighth day you shall have a solemn assembly.
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and he said to Aaron, "Take for yourself a bull calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.

Key Message

A minister too needs atonement for himself first; only Jesus can intercede for others without need of atonement for himself.

▸Moses instructs Aaron to prepare a calf for the sin offering and a ram for the burnt offering.

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And say to the people of Israel, 'Take a male goat for a sin offering, and a calf and a lamb, both a year old without blemish, for a burnt offering,

Key Message

The specific designation of offerings for the people shows that the way of approaching God is determined by God himself.

▸The offerings for the people are also designated: a male goat for the sin offering and a year-old calf and lamb for the burnt offering.

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and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD, and a grain offering mixed with oil, for today the LORD will appear to you.'"

Key Message

Worship is preparation to experience God's presence; God responds to proper worship.

▸An ox and ram for peace offerings are also commanded to be prepared, along with a grain offering mixed with oil.

5

And they brought what Moses commanded in front of the tent of meeting, and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.

Key Message

All of the community standing before God together is genuine communal worship.

▸The Israelites immediately obeyed Moses's command, prepared offerings, and assembled before the tent of meeting.

6

And Moses said, "This is the thing that the LORD commanded you to do, and the glory of the LORD will appear to you."

Key Message

God's glory appears not through human effort but through obedience to God's command.

▸Moses reconfirms that all these acts of worship are the LORD's command.

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Then Moses said to Aaron, "Draw near to the altar and offer your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and bring the offering of the people and make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded."

Key Message

A mediator can intercede for others only after he himself has been cleansed.

▸Moses officially commands Aaron to begin his priestly service.

8

So Aaron drew near to the altar and killed the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

Key Message

True obedience is immediate, and atonement is accomplished through blood.

▸Aaron immediately obeys Moses's command and approaches the altar.

9

And the sons of Aaron presented the blood to him, and he dipped his finger in the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and poured out the blood at the base of the altar.

Key Message

The blood of atonement takes effect when it touches the power of God (the horns of the altar).

▸Aaron's sons bring the blood to Aaron in an assisting role.

10

But the fat and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the LORD commanded Moses.

Key Message

To God must be given the best of what we have, even the deepest interior.

▸The inner fat, kidneys, and liver lobe of the sin offering—parts belonging to the LORD—are burned on the altar.

11

The flesh and the skin he burned up with fire outside the camp.

Key Message

The sin offering burned outside the camp is a foreshadowing of Jesus who was crucified outside the city gate.

▸The flesh and skin of the sin offering are burned outside the camp.

12

Then he killed the burnt offering, and Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.

Key Message

The burnt offering is worship of complete dedication, presenting all of oneself to God.

▸After the sin offering, the burnt offering proceeds.

13

And they handed the burnt offering to him, piece by piece, and the head, and he burned them on the altar.

Key Message

The complete burning of the burnt offering represents complete dedication with nothing left back.

▸The burnt offering is cut into pieces and given to Aaron with the head, and Aaron burns them on the altar.

14

And he washed the entrails and the legs and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar.

Key Message

Everything offered in worship must first be cleansed by washing.

▸The entrails and legs are washed with water and then burned on top of the burnt offering.

15

Then he presented the people's offering and took the goat of the sin offering that was for the people and killed it and offered it for sin, like the first offering.

Key Message

A priest earns the right to intercede for the people only after atonement for himself.

▸After completing the sacrifice for himself, Aaron now offers the sin offering for the people.

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And he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the rule.

Key Message

Only worship offered according to the method God has established is true worship.

▸The burnt offering for the people is also offered according to the rule.

17

And he presented the grain offering, took a handful of it, and burned it on the altar, besides the burnt offering of the morning.

Key Message

Daily sustenance (the grain offering) must also be offered as part of worship.

▸The grain offering is also presented according to regulations.

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And he killed the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings for the people. And Aaron's sons handed him the blood, and he threw it against the sides of the altar.

Key Message

The peace offering is worship enjoying complete reconciliation and fellowship with God.

▸The ox and ram for the peace offering are slaughtered.

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But the fat pieces of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails and the kidneys and the long lobe of the liver—

Key Message

To God must always be given the best.

▸The portions given to God in the peace offering are described in detail: the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the kidneys, and the lobe of the liver are presented to God.

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they put the fat pieces on the breasts, and he burned the fat pieces on the altar,

Key Message

The peace offering is worship of a shared table with God and humanity together.

▸The fat pieces are placed on top of the breasts and then burned on the altar.

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but the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD, as Moses commanded.

Key Message

The wave offering shows that God materially supplies his ministers.

▸The breasts and right thigh are offered as a wave offering.

22

Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them, and he came down from offering the sin offering and the burnt offering and the peace offerings.

Key Message

Worship is completed by presenting to God and proclaiming to the people the blessing received from him.

▸After completing the sacrifice, Aaron lifts his hands toward the people and pronounces a blessing.

23

And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and when they came out they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.

Key Message

God's glory comes upon proper worship. This is both the purpose and the result of worship.

▸Moses and Aaron enter the tent of meeting and come out together to bless the people.

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And fire came out from before the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar, and when all the people saw it, they shouted and fell on their faces.

Key Message

When God himself accepts the offerings, humanity can only fall on their faces in reverence.

▸The climax! Fire comes out from before the LORD and burns the burnt offering and fat on the altar.