Exodus 29

Ver. 1, 2, 4. Their oblations signified that they and their services should be holy, gracious, and excellent. Their washing signified justification and regeneration by the blood and Spirit of Christ

Exodus 29:7

The common priests were, at least at first, anointed by sprinkling; but the high priest had oil poured out plentifully upon his head; Ps. cxxxiii. 3

Exodus 29:12

The brazen altar was thus solemnly sanctified that it might sanctify the offerings of the people

Exodus 29:19

This was a kind of peace-offering, to thank God for calling them to the office, and to solicit his assistance in the discharge of it

Exodus 29:21

Peace-offerings were either tossed from one band to another, or shaken to and fro, towards the several quarters of the world, to denote, (1) God’s dominion over all places and people; (2) the extensive virtue of Christ’s sacrifice; (3) the general publication thereof in the gospel; (4) the offerers giving themselves to God as the universal sovereign

Exodus 29:27

The heave-offerings were thrown up and caught with the hand, to denote that these things were devoted to God, and received back from him, as the portion of the priests who offered them. 3

REFLECTIONS UPON CHAP. XXIX.—Through these dark shadows of good things to come, these washings, arrayings, oblations, and unctions, I look to Jesus and his ransomed offspring. I see his solemn call to his work, and theirs to their station. The infinite purity of his Godhead; the perfect holiness of his manhood; the complete humanity which he assumed; the extensive office which he undertook; the humble obedience which he fulfilled; the unbounded influences of the Holy Ghost which he received; fully qualified him to offer himself in his death, and to make continual intercession for us. Predestinated before the foundation of the world, promised and typified at the fall, and manifested in the evening and end of the world, to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself, he is the daily, the continued salvation, provision, and comfort, of our souls; and, as reconciled in him, God dwells with and blesses us with all spiritual blessings.—Let none then approach to the sacred ministry without being washed in Jesus’ blood, regenerated by his Spirit, endowed with his gifts and graces, and, at the same time, using due care and deliberation to prepare for their awful work. In the exercise of that ministry let them daily exhibit Jesus as the atonement, food, and consolation, of sinners; so shall God be present in his ordinances, and bless the attenders.—Let every Christian likewise, as a redeemed priest unto God, always improve Jesus as made of God unto him wisdom, righteousness, sanctification; and redemption: that, being purged in his utoning blood, clothed with his imputed righteousness, and endowed with his Spirit, he may daily live by faith on the Son of God, and offer up the spiritual sacrifices of prayer, praise, and good works; nay, his whole self, as acceptable to God through him; and let him constantly hold fellowship with a sanctifying God as his God, and his ALL in ALL