Exodus 29
HAWEISExodus 29:1-37
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The tabernacle being complete, the court and its furniture are next ordered. The most essential part is the brazen altar here described, on which all the offerings of the children of Israel are to be offered, and there accepted as a sweet-smelling favour. It was the type of Christ, who is both altar and sacrifice; and who by one oblation of himself, once offered, hath obtained eternal redemption for us. Our sacrifices of prayer and praise, are acceptable only as offered up through him, who is the true altar which sanctifies the gift. And to him, under the continual accusations of sin, we must fly at the malefactor did to the horns of the altar, and then we shall be safe.
- ¶ And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle for the south side southward: there shall be hangings for the court of fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side. 10. And the twenty pillars thereof, and their twenty fockets shall be of brass: the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets shall be of silver. 11. And likewise for the north side in length, there shall be hangings of an hundred cubits long, and his twenty pillars, and their twenty fockets of brass: the hooks of the pillars, and their fillets of silver. 12. ¶ And for the breadth of the court, on the west side, shall be hangings of fifty cubits: their pillars ten, and their fockets ten. 13. And the breadth of the court on the east side, eastward shall be fifty cubits. 14. The hangings of one side of the gate shall be fifteen cubits; their pillars three, and their fockets three. 15. And on the other side shall be hangings, fifteen cubits: their pillars three, and their fockets three. 16. ¶ And for the gate of the court, shall be an hanging of twenty cubits, of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen, wrought with needle-work: and their pillars shall be four, and their fockets four. 17. All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver: their hooks shall be of silver, and their fockets of brass. 18. ¶ The length of the court shall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth of fifty every where, and the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their fockets of brass. 19. All the vessels of the tabernacle in all the service thereof, and all the pits thereof, and all the pits of the court shall be of brass.
Particular orders are given in this chapter. 1. Concerning the confection of the priests, and the sanctification of the altar, 1—37. 2. Concerning the daily sacrifice, ver. 38—41. To which gracious promises are annexed, that God would turn and bless them in all their services, ver. 42—46.
- AND this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them, to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest’s office: take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish. 2. And ‘unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened unointed with oil; of wheaten flour shall thou make them. 3. And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. 4. And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and ‘shalt wash them with water. 5. And ’thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the Vol. I.
breath-plate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod. 6. And ’thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. 7. Then ‘Chap. 8. Shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. 8. And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. 9. And thou shalt gird them with girdles (Aaron and his sons) and put the bonnets on them: and the priest’s office shall be theirs for a perpetual stature: and thou shalt ‘consecate Aaron and his sons. 10. And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation; and ‘Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. 11. And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 12. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon ’the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood before the bottom of the altar. 13. And ’thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the soul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. 14. But ’the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his slung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a fin-offering. 15. ¶ ‘Thou shalt also take one ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 16. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 17. And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. 18. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet favour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 19. ¶ And ’thou shalt take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21. And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and ‘he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons garments with him. 22. Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of confection: 23. And ‘one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread, that is before the LORD. 24. And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt ‘have them for a wave-offering before the LORD. 25. And ’thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt-offering, for a sweet favour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 26. And thou shalt take the bread of the ram of Aaron’s confection, and wave it for a wave-offering before the LORD: and ‘it shall be thy part. 27. And thou shalt sanctify the bread of the wave-offering, and the shoulder of the heave-offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up of the ram of the confection, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons. 28. And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons by a stature for ever, from the children of Israel: for it is an heave-offering: and ‘it shall be an heave-offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace, even their heave-offering unto the LORD. 29. ¶ And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons after him, to be anointed therein, and to be confection in them. 30. And ’that son that is priest in his head shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation, to minister in the holy place. 31. ¶ And thou shalt take the ram of the confection, and see the his flesh in the holy place. 32. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the ta-
Before Christ 1493. 1. Exod. sl. 11. Lev. oil. 35. 36. 2. Chap. xxx. 19. & cl. 10. 3. Chap. sl. 4. 4. Chap. xxx. 19. Marc. 1500. 10. bernacle of the congregation. 33. And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecute and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 34. And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread remain unto the morning; then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35. And thou shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: ‘seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36. And thou shalt offer every day a business for a sin-offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and ’thou shalt anoint it to sanctify it. 37. Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it: and ‘it shall be an altar most holy: ‘whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. The consecration of Aaron and his sons succeeds the preparation of the sanctuary, where they are to minister. The manner is solemn, to intimate the greatness of the charge committed to them, and the surrender they are called upon to make of themselves to God. Moses is employed as an extraordinary minister from God for the purpose, and he begins the ceremonial. 1. With bringing them to the door of the tabernacle, as persent selected of God. 2. By a general ablation, v. 4. God will be fanciled in those who come alight him. How can an unholy minister dare approach the Holy God? 3. By robing them, v. 5, 6, &c. They who would minister before the Lord, must be cheated with righteousness, as a garment. 4. By anointing the high priest with holy oil, v. 7. The unction from the Holy One can only qualify a minister for the discharge of his office. 5. By a variety of sacrifices. A sin-offering precedes, v. 10—14, for, as men, they first needed to offer for their own sins, before they could make atonement for the sins of others. The burnt-offering followed, v. 15—18, intimating the warmth of holy love in their hearts, inclining them to yield themselves up as living sacrifices to God. The peace-offering, v. 19, &c. compleated the consecration. (1.) The blood of it must be put upon them, and, with the holy anointing oil, be sprinkled upon them. The blood of Jesus Christ must be thus applied to our hearts; and when we would appear before God with acceptance, it must be with our robes made white in this blood of the Lamb. (2.) The priest hands must be filled with the parts devoted to God, and thus they begin their ministrations. If we minister acceptably before God, it must be given us; he must fill our hands, or we cannot feed the people; and when he forth, every minister will find business in abundance. No time will be left for idling or vanity. (3.) God’s part must be burnt; afterward, the priest’s portion is assigned them, v. 24—28. They who serve the altar, have a right to live by the altar. (4.) The remainder must be eaten by Aaron and his sons, in token of their joyful acceptance of the mercy bestowed on them. They who are called to communion with Christ, would they commemorate his sacrifice, should feed upon him with thanksgiving. (5.) Seven days were to be employed in the consecration, and peculiar sacrifices every day. It requires solemn deliberation to ordain a minister of the sanctuary; and they have abundant need, who are to preach remission of sins to others, to gain some care and certain hope, that their own are performed. (6.) The altar too must be consecrated, v. 26, 37, to intimate the universal pollution which reigns by sin, and that without atoning blood, nothing can be an acceptable service to God. Lastly, we have in this, 1. A type of Christ, who is both priest and altar, and sacrifice together, consecrated of God, with the oil of ghatness above his fellows, cheated with specials purity, and by his own blood perfecting the atonement. 2. Of every faithful soul, who is called, chosen, washed in the blood, and cheated with the righteousness of the Redeemer; and thus by grace enabled to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 2. Num. 1000. 5. 3. See Sim. iv. 8. & 10. 11. 38. ¶ Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar: ’two lambs of the first year,’ day by day continually. 39. The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning: and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even. 40. And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil: and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink-offering. 41. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat-offering of the morning, and according to the drink-offering thereof, for a sweet favour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. 42. They shall be ‘a continual burnt-offering throughout your generations, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD: ‘where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. 43. And there will I meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. 44. And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I do shall, will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office. 45. ¶ And ‘I will dwell amongst the children of Israel, and will be their God. 46. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell amongst them: I am the LORD their God.
Exodus 29:38-46
The priest’s and altar being consecrated, their continual daily employment is appointed them. 1. The daily sacrifice; to intimate the necessity of daily pardon for our sins, and our obligations to the confluent worship of God. Christ was not only once offered, but, as the Lamb newly slain, continually presents his own blood before the mercy-fear: and we are every day called upon, morning and evening, without ceasing, to offer up our supplications and prayers, in virtue of this atoning blood before the throne of God. Neglect of prayer is the sure proof of contempt of God. 2. God promises to meet them whilst they wait upon him, and bless them, and dwell in the small of them, and be their God. Note, (1.) A life of prayer will be a life of communion with God. (2.) He will ever be present in the congregations of his people to bless them. (3.) The greatest of blessing is to have a portion in a covenant God.