Exodus 29

Of the consecration of Aaron and his sons , v.1.etc. how the bullock of the sin-offering was to be offered , 10. and the one ram of the burnt-offerings , 15. also the other ram for the hallowing of the Priests , 19. Aaron and his sons did eat the flesh of the ram , wherewith they were consecrated , 32. The Altar was to be expiated for the space of seven days , 36. Two Lambs were daily to be offered for burnt-offering , 38. God promiseth to hallow the Tabernacle , and Aaron likewise with his sons , 44. and to dwell in the midst of the children of Israel , 45.

1. This now is the thing, which thou shalt do for to hallow them , that they may administer ( or serve ) the Priests office unto me : Take one bullock , a young one , and two perfect Rams : [See Exodus 12:5.]

2. And unleavened bread , and unleavened cakes , mixed with oil , and unleavened waifers , rubbed over with oil : [Understand here , oil of olives] of wheat-flower shalt thou make the same .

3. And thou shalt put them into one basket , and shalt bring them on [Or, offer them] in the basket with the bullock, and with the two rams .

4. Then shalt thou make Aaron and his sons to approach to the door of the Tent of the Congregation : and tho shalt wash them with water . [viz. of the holy Laver , Exod.30.18.]

5. After that thou shalt take the garments, [To wit, the holy or hallowed garments , spoken of before , chapter 28.] and put on Aaron the coat and cloak of the Ephod , and the ephod and the breast-plate : and thou shalt gird him about, with the artificial girdle of the Ephod .

6. And thou shalt set the hat upon his head : the crown of holiness thou shalt set on the hat . [The Hebrew word rendred Crown here , viz. Nezer , doth properly signifie seperation, setting apart. This crown is called thus , because the same was a token of seperating Aaron from all other men ; and therefore the Crown of Kings is called Nezer, 2 Sam.1.10. And Psalms 89:40. Here it is the ornament of the high Priest , to shew his dignity , exod.28.36. Leviticus 8:9. it doth appear, that the Plate were mentioned , and this Crown , are one and the same thing .]

7. And thou shalt take the anointing oil , whereof see below, Exodus 30:23. ] and pour it upon his head : [that it may run down by his beard , Psalms 133:2.] thus shalt thou anoint him

8. Then thou shalt cause his sons to approach, and thou shalt make them put on the coats .

9. And thou shalt gird them with the girdle , ( namely) Aaron and his sons , and thou shalt binde them on the caps, that they may have the Priesthood , for an everlasting institution . [i.e. until the Messiah his coming : for then Aarons service together with all the ceremonies were finished] Moreover thou shalt fill the hand of Aaron , and the hand of his sons . [See Lev. 7. on 37. and Lev. 8. from verse 22. to 35.]

10. and thou shalt bring the bullock near before the Tent of the Cogregation : and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands [Heb. lean with their hands] upon the bullocks head .

11. and thou shalt slay the bullock before the face of the LORD , [See Lev. 1. verse 3.] before [or, by] the door of the Tent of the Congregation .

12. Thus thou shalt take of the bloud of the bullock, and with the fingure do (it) upon the horns of the Altar, and all the bloud [i.e. all the rest of the bloud , also below , verse 10.] thou shalt pour forth on the bottomes of the Altar . [where there was a sink or hole , through which it ran away .]

13. Thou shalt likewise take all the fat which covers the bowels , and the cawl over the liver , and both the kidneys , and the fat which is thereon : and thou shalt kindle the same ( or, make it to smoak) upon the Altar .

14. But the flesh of the bullock , and his skin , and his dung , thou shalt burn with fire , without the Camp : it is a sin-offering .

15. Then thou shalt take the one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their bands on the rams head :

16. And thou shalt slay the ram : and thou shalt take his bloud , and sprinkle round about the Altar.

17. And thou shalt divide that ram into his parts , [or, cut him into his pieces , viz. after that his skin shall be fleaed off, Lev.1.6.] and thou shalt wash his intrals , and his legs, and lay (them) upon his parts, and upon his head

18. Thus shalt thou kindle the whole ram upon the Altar : it is a burnt – offering to the LORD, for a pleasant smell ; it is a fire-offering to the LORD.[It is a sacrifice , which is wholly to be consumed by fire, see Lev.1.9.]

19. After that , thou shalt take the other ram : and Aaron and his sons shalllay their hands upon the rams head .

20. And thou shalt slay the ram , and take of his bloud , and do (it) upon the (right ) ear-tip of Aaron , and upon the right ear-tips of his sons ; (as) also upon the thumb of their right hand , and upon the great toe of their right foot ; and that bloud [see above verse 12.] thou shalt sprinkle upon the Altar round about (it).

21. Then thou shalt take of the bloud that is upon the Altar , and of the anointing oil, [described ; Exod.30.22.] and thou shalt sprinkle upon Aaron , and upon his garments , and upon his sons , and upon the garments of his sons with him ; that he may be hallowed , and his garments , likewise his sons , and his sons garments with him .

22. After that thou shalt take the fat from the ram, together with the tail ; also the fat which covereth the entrails, and the cawl of the liver , [i.e. that which is upon, or over the liver , as above, verse 13.] and both the kidneys , with the fat that is on them , and the right shoulder ; for it is a ram of the fill-offerings . [Heb. of the fillings , replenishings , and so in the sequel ; see Leviticus 7:37.]

23. And one loaf of bread , and one cake of oiled bread , [i.e. tempered with oil] and one waifer ; out of the basket of unleavened ( bread) which shall be before the face of the LORD.

24. And lay them all upon the hands of Aaron , and upon the hands of his sons : and wave them for (a) wave- offering [see Lev.7.30.] before the face of the LORD.

25. After that take them off their band , and kindle them upon the Altar . [Or, beside , by the Altar.] upon the burnt-offering , for a pleasant smell before the face of the LORD ; it is a fire-offering to the LORD. [see above, verse 18.]

26. And take the breast of the ram of the fill-offerings , which is Aarons , [i.e. shall serve for his consecration] and wave it for a wave-offering before the face of the LORD : and it shall be for a part to thee . [viz. for Moseh. See Leviticus 8:29.]

27. And thou shalt hallow the breast of the wave offering , [See Lev.7. On verse 30.] and the shoulder of the heave-offerings , [see Exodus 25:2.] which shall be waved , and which is heaved up, of the ram of the fill-offering , of that which is Aarons , and of that which is of his sons.

28. And it shall be Aarons and his sons , for an everlasting institution ; because of the children of Israel, [i.e. that which shall be offered ( in this kinde ) by the children of Israel , shall belong to Aaron and his sons] for it is a heave-offering : and the heave -offering because of the children of Israel, shall be of their thank-offerings ; their heave-offering shall be for the LORD.

29. Now the holy garments [Whatever it is used for the service of God , is called holy] which shall have been Aarons , shall be his sons [understand one of his sons , to wit , his, who shall be high Priest unto him] after him, [i.e. after his decease and death] that they may be anointed therein , and that their hand may be filled [i.e. that that they may be consecrated , as verse 22.] in the same .

30. Seven days shall be of his sons , that shall be Priest after him, [viz. high Priest] put them on in his stead : [understand that the successour was to wear these garments seven days , one after the other ; ther being so many days required for his Consecration. See v. 35.] who shall go into the Tent of the Congregation for to serve in the holy (place).

31. Thou shalt take the rams of the fillings , and thou shalt boil his flesh in the holy place , [to wit, at the door of the Tent of the Congregation , as it is set down verse 32. and Leviticus 8:31. here everyone might come in, and those that offered the sacrifice , did eat their part .]

32. Aaron now and his sons shall eat this rams flesh , and the bread that shall be in the basket , at the door of the Tent of the Congregation .

33. And they shall eat those things wherewith the expiation shall be made, for to fill their hand , ( and ) to hallow them ; but a stranger [viz. any one that is not of the progeny or poeterity of Aaron ; the Levites themselves were not allowed to eat thereof. See Leviticus 10:14.] shall not eat the same ; for they are holy . [i.e. holy food, consecrated to God . Heb. Holiness.]

34. And if there shall remain ( ought) over the flesh of the fill-offerings , or of this bread , until the morning ; then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire : it shall not be eaten , [The Priests themselves might not eat of such remainders] for it is holy.

35. Thus then thou shalt do to Aaron to his sons , according to all that I commanded thee ; seven days shalt thou fill their hand .

36. Thou shalt likewise prepare a bullock of sin-offering a day, for the propitiation , and thou shalt un-sin ( or, expiate , cleanse , mundifie ) the Altar , or thou shalt make expiation for the Altar , with the sin-offering ; see further , Lev.8. On verse 15.] by making the expiation over the same : and thou shalt anoint it for to hallow it .

37. Seven days shalt thou make expiation for the Altar, and shalt hallow it , [viz. with the holy oil] then shall the Altar be a Holiness of Holinesses, [as being not only hallowed it self , but hallowing likewise the gifts offered on it ; and in this regard the Altar was greater then the Sacrifice , as Christ testifieth , Matth. 23. 19.] all that [oth. all who , or whosoever , and so below , chapter 30. on verse 29.] toucheth the Altar, shall be holy .[to wit , Ceremonially.]

38. This now is it that thou shalt prepare upon the Altar ; two lambs a day which are a year old , continually.

39. The one lamb thou shalt prepare ; [viz. for to be offered or sacrificed] but the other lamb thou shalt prepare betwixt the two evenings .[See Exodus 12 verse 6.]

40. With a tenth part of [viz. of an Epha, i.ewith a Gomer : see Exodus 16:36.] meal-flower, mixt with a fourth part of a Hin [as much as eighteen Hen-egg-shells do contain] of beaten oil , see above chap.27.20.] and for drink-offering , a fourth part of a Hinof wine for the one lamb .

41. The other lamb now thou shalt prepare betwixt two evenings ; thou shalt do therewith as with the morning meat- offering , and as with the drink-offering of the same , for a pleasant smell, it is a fire-offering to the LORD.

42. It shall be a continual fire-offering with your generations , at the door of the Tent of the Congregation , [Here stood the Altar for burnt offerings , Exod.40.29.] before the face of the LORD : there I shall come ( together) with you, to speak with you there.

43. And there i shall come ( together) to the children of Israel ; that they [Heb. he, i.e. every one of them ; or, the people of Israel] may be hallowed through my glory .

44. And I will hallow the Tent of the Congregation , [To wit, by my glorious presence and apparition] together with the Altar : I will likewise hallow Aaron and his sons , that they may administer the Priests office unto me .

45. And I will dwell in the midst of the children of Israel : and i will be a God unto them.

46. And they shall know that I am the LORD their god, that hath carried them forth out of the land of Egypt , that I might dwell in the midst of them : I am the LORD their God.