Exodus 29 Study Notes
General
After Aaron was dressed in the priestly garments, how was he anointed (29:7)?
Answer: Anointing oil was poured over his head
Once Aaron was dressed in the tunic, robe, ephod, breastpiece, and turban with its holy diadem, Moses was to pour the anointing oil over his head (29:5-7). Anointing with oil marked a person as chosen and set apart by God for a task. The psalmist later remembered this oil flowing down over Aaron's beard (Psalm 133:2), and Moses did it just as commanded (Leviticus 8:12). The priesthood was given to Aaron's family by a lasting statute (29:9). The titles Messiah and Christ both mean Anointed One, and God anointed Jesus with His Spirit and power (Acts 10:38).
- Exodus 29:7 (BSB)“Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.”Moses anoints Aaron by pouring the anointing oil on his head.
- Exodus 29:9 (BSB)“Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.”The priesthood is given to Aaron and his sons by a permanent statute.
- Psalm 133:2 (BSB)“It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.”Recalls the oil on Aaron's head running down his beard, showing how memorable this anointing was in Israel.
- Leviticus 8:12 (BSB)“He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.”Records Moses pouring the anointing oil on Aaron's head to consecrate him.
- Acts 10:38 (BSB)“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.”Shows God anointing Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power, the true Anointed One to whom Israel's anointed priests pointed.
Theological
How is Aaron anointed in Exodus 29:7?
Answer: By pouring the anointing oil over his head
Following his investiture in the tunic, robe, ephod, breastpiece, and turban with the holy diadem (29:5-6), Aaron is anointed by having the sacred oil poured over his head (29:7), a lavish anointing remembered in Psalm 133:2 and executed in Leviticus 8:12. The priesthood is conferred on Aaron's line by lasting statute (29:9). Anointing signified divine appointment and consecration to office; it anticipates the Messiah, the Anointed One, whom God anointed with the Spirit and power (Acts 10:38).
- Exodus 29:7 (BSB)“Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.”Moses anoints Aaron by pouring the anointing oil on his head.
- Exodus 29:9 (BSB)“Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.”The priesthood is given to Aaron and his sons by a permanent statute.
- Psalm 133:2 (BSB)“It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.”Recalls the oil on Aaron's head running down his beard, showing how memorable this anointing was in Israel.
- Leviticus 8:12 (BSB)“He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.”Records Moses pouring the anointing oil on Aaron's head to consecrate him.
- Acts 10:38 (BSB)“how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.”Shows God anointing Jesus with the Holy Spirit and power, the true Anointed One to whom Israel's anointed priests pointed.
General
What two things were sprinkled on the priests and their clothing to consecrate them (29:21)?
Answer: Blood from the altar and anointing oil
Moses was to sprinkle blood taken from the altar, together with anointing oil, on Aaron, his sons, and the clothes each of them wore, so that the priests and their clothing would be consecrated, or made holy (29:21). Moses did this at the ordination (Leviticus 8:30). The combination of blood and oil shows that the priests were set apart both by sacrifice and by God's anointing. Hebrews explains that under the law almost everything was cleansed with blood, and that no sin is forgiven unless blood is shed (Hebrews 9:22). Believers in Christ are likewise described as sprinkled with His blood (1 Peter 1:2).
- Exodus 29:21 (BSB)“And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.”Blood from the altar and anointing oil are sprinkled on Aaron, his sons, and their garments to consecrate them.
- Leviticus 8:30 (BSB)“Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.”Records Moses sprinkling the oil and blood on the priests and their garments, consecrating them.
- Hebrews 9:22 (BSB)“According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”States that under the law nearly everything was purified with blood, and there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood.
- 1 Peter 1:2 (BSB)“according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.”Describes believers as set apart for obedience and sprinkling with Christ's blood, the reality behind this rite.
Theological
What two elements are sprinkled on the priests and their garments to consecrate them in Exodus 29:21?
Answer: Altar blood and anointing oil
Blood from the altar and the anointing oil are sprinkled together on the priests and their vestments, consecrating both (29:21; executed in Leviticus 8:30). Consecration to priestly office rests on sacrificial blood joined with the anointing. The rite illustrates the principle Hebrews states: under the law nearly everything is cleansed by blood, and apart from blood being shed no forgiveness is granted (Hebrews 9:22). Its fulfillment is the sprinkling of Christ's blood on those whom the Father foreknew and the Spirit sanctifies (1 Peter 1:2).
- Exodus 29:21 (BSB)“And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.”Blood from the altar and anointing oil are sprinkled on Aaron, his sons, and their garments to consecrate them.
- Leviticus 8:30 (BSB)“Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.”Records Moses sprinkling the oil and blood on the priests and their garments, consecrating them.
- Hebrews 9:22 (BSB)“According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.”States that under the law nearly everything was purified with blood, and there is no forgiveness without the shedding of blood.
- 1 Peter 1:2 (BSB)“according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and sanctified by the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ and sprinkling by His blood: Grace and peace be yours in abundance.”Describes believers as set apart for obedience and sprinkling with Christ's blood, the reality behind this rite.
General
Where was blood from the second ram placed on the priests (29:19-20)?
Answer: On each right earlobe, right thumb, and right big toe
After Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the second ram, it was slaughtered, and part of its blood was put on each priest's right earlobe, right thumb, and right big toe; the rest was splashed around the altar (29:19-20). Moses later did exactly this (Leviticus 8:23-24). The text does not explain why these three places were chosen. What it does make clear is that the priests themselves, not just their clothes, were marked by sacrificial blood. The same three places were marked when a person healed of a skin disease was declared clean (Leviticus 14:14).
- Exodus 29:20 (BSB)“Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.”Blood from the ordination ram is put on the right earlobe, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and his sons.
- Leviticus 8:23-24 (BSB)“Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.”Records Moses applying the blood in exactly this way at the ordination.
- Leviticus 14:14 (BSB)“The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.”Shows the same three places marked with blood in the cleansing of a person healed of a skin disease.
Theological
According to Exodus 29:19-20, where is blood from the ordination ram applied to the priests?
Answer: To the right earlobe, right thumb, and right big toe
Blood from the second ram, the ordination ram, is applied to the right earlobe, right thumb, and right big toe of each priest, and the remainder splashed around the altar (29:19-20; executed in Leviticus 8:23-24). The text offers no explanation of the three points. What is evident is that the priests' own persons are marked with sacrificial blood. The identical application recurs in the cleansing of one healed of a skin disease (Leviticus 14:14).
- Exodus 29:20 (BSB)“Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.”Blood from the ordination ram is put on the right earlobe, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and his sons.
- Leviticus 8:23-24 (BSB)“Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot. Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.”Records Moses applying the blood in exactly this way at the ordination.
- Leviticus 14:14 (BSB)“The priest is to take some of the blood from the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.”Shows the same three places marked with blood in the cleansing of a person healed of a skin disease.
General
True or False: The flesh, hide, and dung of the bull of the sin offering were burned on the altar (29:14).
Answer: False
This is false. Only the fat and certain inner parts were burned on the altar (29:13). The bull's flesh, hide, and dung were taken and burned away from the camp, because it was a sin offering (29:14). The same rule applied when the anointed priest atoned for his own sin with a young bull (Leviticus 4:11-12). The New Testament sees Jesus in this practice: just as the bodies of sin-offering animals whose blood the high priest carried into the sanctuary were burned beyond the camp, Jesus suffered outside the gate of Jerusalem to make His people holy through His blood (Hebrews 13:11-12).
- Exodus 29:14 (BSB)“But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.”The bull's flesh, hide, and dung are burned outside the camp because it is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:11-12 (BSB)“But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung— all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.”Gives the same instruction for the anointed priest's sin-offering bull, taking the remains outside the camp to be burned.
- Hebrews 13:11-12 (BSB)“Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.”Applies the burning outside the camp of sin offerings whose blood was brought into the Holy Place to Jesus suffering outside the city gate.
Theological
True or False: Exodus 29:14 directs that the flesh, hide, and dung of the sin-offering bull be burned on the altar.
Answer: False
This is false. The fat and specified organs were burned on the altar (29:13), but the flesh, hide, and dung were burned beyond the camp, because it was a sin offering (29:14), consistent with the rule for the anointed priest's own sin-offering bull (Leviticus 4:11-12). Hebrews 13:11-12 reads this practice typologically: as the bodies of the sin-offering animals whose blood the high priest carried into the sanctuary were burned beyond the camp, so Jesus suffered beyond the gate of the city, making His people holy through His blood.
- Exodus 29:14 (BSB)“But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.”The bull's flesh, hide, and dung are burned outside the camp because it is a sin offering.
- Leviticus 4:11-12 (BSB)“But the hide of the bull and all its flesh, with its head and legs and its entrails and dung— all the rest of the bull—he must take outside the camp to a ceremonially clean place where the ashes are poured out, and there he must burn it on a wood fire on the ash heap.”Gives the same instruction for the anointed priest's sin-offering bull, taking the remains outside the camp to be burned.
- Hebrews 13:11-12 (BSB)“Although the high priest brings the blood of animals into the Holy Place as a sacrifice for sin, the bodies are burned outside the camp. And so Jesus also suffered outside the city gate, to sanctify the people by His own blood.”Applies the burning outside the camp of sin offerings whose blood was brought into the Holy Place to Jesus suffering outside the city gate.
General
According to 29:43-44, who would ultimately make the tent, the altar, and the priests holy?
Answer: God Himself, by His glory
After all the rituals Moses was to perform, God declares that He would meet with His people Israel at the tent, and that place would be made holy by His glory. He Himself would consecrate the tent, the altar, and the priests (29:43-44). The ceremonies were God's appointed means, but the holiness came from God's own presence, not from human effort. He had promised to meet with Moses above the ark (Exodus 25:22), and He kept His word: His glory appeared to the whole nation when the priests began to serve (Leviticus 9:23-24), and it filled the finished tabernacle (Exodus 40:34-35).
- Exodus 29:42-44 (BSB)“For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you. I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory. So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.”God promises to meet with Israel at the tent, to consecrate it by His glory, and to consecrate the altar and the priests.
- Exodus 25:22 (BSB)“And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.”Earlier promised that God would meet with Moses above the mercy seat, the same promise of meeting.
- Leviticus 9:23-24 (BSB)“Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.”Records the glory of the LORD appearing to all the people after the priests began their service.
- Exodus 40:34-35 (BSB)“Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”Records the glory of the LORD filling the finished tabernacle, fulfilling this promise.
Theological
In Exodus 29:43-44, who is identified as the one who consecrates the tent, the altar, and the priests?
Answer: The LORD Himself, through His glory
Having prescribed the rites, the LORD declares that He will meet with Israel at the tent, that His glory will make it holy, and that He Himself will sanctify the tent, the altar, and the priests (29:43-44). The ordained ceremonies are the instruments, but the efficient cause of holiness is God's own presence. The promise of meeting (Exodus 25:22) is fulfilled when His glory appears to the people at the inauguration of the priesthood (Leviticus 9:23-24) and fills the completed tabernacle (Exodus 40:34-35).
- Exodus 29:42-44 (BSB)“For the generations to come, this burnt offering shall be made regularly at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, where I will meet you to speak with you. I will also meet with the Israelites there, and that place will be consecrated by My glory. So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.”God promises to meet with Israel at the tent, to consecrate it by His glory, and to consecrate the altar and the priests.
- Exodus 25:22 (BSB)“And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.”Earlier promised that God would meet with Moses above the mercy seat, the same promise of meeting.
- Leviticus 9:23-24 (BSB)“Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people. Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.”Records the glory of the LORD appearing to all the people after the priests began their service.
- Exodus 40:34-35 (BSB)“Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. Moses was unable to enter the Tent of Meeting because the cloud had settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.”Records the glory of the LORD filling the finished tabernacle, fulfilling this promise.
General
What was done with the first ram in the consecration ceremony (29:15-18)?
Answer: The whole ram went up in smoke on the altar, a burnt offering
Aaron and his sons placed their hands on the first ram's head, and after it was slaughtered and its blood splashed around the altar, the whole ram was burned on the altar (29:15-18). This burnt offering was a sacrifice completely given up to God, and God calls it a pleasing aroma, meaning He accepts it with delight. Burnt offerings were regularly described this way (Leviticus 1:9). Paul uses this same language for Jesus, whose loving self-sacrifice was a fragrant offering to God (Ephesians 5:2).
- Exodus 29:18 (BSB)“Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.”The whole first ram is burned on the altar as a burnt offering and a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:9 (BSB)“The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”Describes the regular burnt offering in the same terms, wholly burned as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Ephesians 5:2 (BSB)“and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.”Describes Christ's giving of Himself as a fragrant offering to God, the language of the burnt offering.
Theological
How is the first ram disposed of in the consecration rite (29:15-18)?
Answer: It is wholly consumed upon the altar, a burnt offering
After the laying on of hands, slaughter, and splashing of its blood around the altar, the first ram is consumed whole upon the altar, a burnt offering whose aroma pleases the LORD (29:15-18), in the characteristic language of the burnt-offering regulations (Leviticus 1:9). The total consumption expresses complete dedication to God and His acceptance of the offering. Paul applies the sacrificial vocabulary of fragrance to Christ, whose self-giving love was a fragrant sacrifice offered to God (Ephesians 5:2).
- Exodus 29:18 (BSB)“Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the LORD.”The whole first ram is burned on the altar as a burnt offering and a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Leviticus 1:9 (BSB)“The entrails and legs must be washed with water, and the priest shall burn all of it on the altar as a burnt offering, a food offering, a pleasing aroma to the LORD.”Describes the regular burnt offering in the same terms, wholly burned as a pleasing aroma to the LORD.
- Ephesians 5:2 (BSB)“and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.”Describes Christ's giving of Himself as a fragrant offering to God, the language of the burnt offering.
General
What was to happen to Aaron's holy garments after him (29:29-30)?
Answer: They would pass to the son who succeeded him, to be worn a full week at his ordination
God said Aaron's holy garments would pass down to his descendants, so that each new high priest could receive his anointing and ordination while wearing them. Whichever son took Aaron's place was to wear them through his first seven days when he began serving in the sanctuary (29:29-30). This happened at the end of Aaron's life, when Moses dressed Eleazar in his father's garments before Aaron died (Numbers 20:26-28). The need for successors reveals a weakness: every earthly high priest died. Hebrews notes that there were many priests because death kept each one from continuing (Hebrews 7:23), which is why Jesus, who lives forever, is the better High Priest.
- Exodus 29:29-30 (BSB)“The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them. The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.”Aaron's holy garments pass to his sons after him, and the successor wears them for seven days.
- Numbers 20:26-28 (BSB)“Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.” So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation. After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.”Records Aaron's garments being put on his son Eleazar just before Aaron's death, fulfilling this provision.
- Hebrews 7:23 (BSB)“Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.”Notes that there were many priests because death kept each from continuing, the reason succession was needed.
Theological
What does Exodus 29:29-30 provide concerning Aaron's holy garments?
Answer: They pass to his successor, who wears them a full week at his installation
Aaron's holy garments are to pass to his descendants, each successor receiving anointing and ordination in them; the heir to the office wears them seven days when he begins his ministry in the sanctuary (29:29-30). The provision is carried out when Moses transfers Aaron's garments to Eleazar on Mount Hor before Aaron's death (Numbers 20:26-28). Built into the Aaronic order is the fact of mortality: the priests were many because death cut short each one's tenure (Hebrews 7:23), a limitation Christ's permanent priesthood overcomes.
- Exodus 29:29-30 (BSB)“The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them. The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.”Aaron's holy garments pass to his sons after him, and the successor wears them for seven days.
- Numbers 20:26-28 (BSB)“Remove Aaron’s priestly garments and put them on his son Eleazar. Aaron will be gathered to his people and will die there.” So Moses did as the LORD had commanded, and they climbed Mount Hor in the sight of the whole congregation. After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.”Records Aaron's garments being put on his son Eleazar just before Aaron's death, fulfilling this provision.
- Hebrews 7:23 (BSB)“Now there have been many other priests, since death prevented them from continuing in office.”Notes that there were many priests because death kept each from continuing, the reason succession was needed.
General
According to Exodus 29:46, why did the LORD bring Israel out of Egypt?
Answer: So that He could live among them and they would know Him as their God
The chapter ends with the purpose behind everything: God would live in Israel's midst as their God, and the people would recognize Him as the LORD, the God who led them from Egypt precisely so that He could make His home with them (29:45-46). The rescue from Egypt was not only freedom from slavery; its goal was a relationship with God Himself. God had promised this before the exodus (Exodus 6:7). This promise was fulfilled even more fully when Jesus, God the Son, became human and lived among us (John 1:14), and it will reach its completion when God dwells with His people forever (Revelation 21:3).
- Exodus 29:45-46 (BSB)“Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.”God declares He will dwell among Israel and be their God, the purpose for which He brought them out of Egypt.
- Exodus 6:7 (BSB)“I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.”Earlier promised that God would take Israel as His people, be their God, and make Himself known as the one who brought them out.
- John 1:14 (BSB)“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”Shows the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, God's presence with His people fulfilled in Christ.
- Revelation 21:3 (BSB)“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.”Shows the final fulfillment, when God's dwelling is with His people and He is their God.
Theological
What purpose for the exodus does God state in Exodus 29:46?
Answer: To take up residence in their midst and be known as their God
The consecration chapter climaxes with the covenant formula: the LORD will reside in Israel's midst as their God, and the people will acknowledge Him as the LORD, the God who led them from Egypt in order to reside with them (29:45-46). The exodus is thus explicitly teleological; redemption from bondage has communion with God as its goal, as promised in Exodus 6:7. The tabernacle presence anticipates the incarnation, in which the eternal Word took on flesh and tabernacled among us (John 1:14), and the consummation, when God's dwelling is with humanity and He is their God (Revelation 21:3).
- Exodus 29:45-46 (BSB)“Then I will dwell among the Israelites and be their God. And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I might dwell among them. I am the LORD their God.”God declares He will dwell among Israel and be their God, the purpose for which He brought them out of Egypt.
- Exodus 6:7 (BSB)“I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.”Earlier promised that God would take Israel as His people, be their God, and make Himself known as the one who brought them out.
- John 1:14 (BSB)“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”Shows the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, God's presence with His people fulfilled in Christ.
- Revelation 21:3 (BSB)“And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will dwell with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God.”Shows the final fulfillment, when God's dwelling is with His people and He is their God.
General
What rules governed the meal of the ordination ram and bread (29:31-34)?
Answer: Only the priests could eat it, outsiders were barred, and anything left until morning had to be burned
The ordination ram's meat was boiled in a sacred place, and the priests ate it with the bread from the basket at the tent's doorway (29:31-32). These foods had been used to make atonement when the priests were installed, so no outsider could eat them, because they were holy (29:33). Anything left until morning had to be burned rather than eaten (29:34). Moses gave these same instructions at the ordination (Leviticus 8:31-32), and later law repeated that sacred food belonged only to the priestly household (Leviticus 22:10).
- Exodus 29:32-34 (BSB)“At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred. And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.”Aaron and his sons eat the ordination meat and bread; outsiders may not eat it, and leftovers are burned.
- Leviticus 8:31-32 (BSB)“And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’ Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.”Records Moses instructing Aaron and his sons to boil and eat the meat and burn what remained.
- Leviticus 22:10 (BSB)“No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.”Confirms that no one outside a priest's family could eat the sacred offerings.
Theological
What restrictions does Exodus 29:31-34 place on the meal of the ordination ram?
Answer: It was reserved to the priests, forbidden to outsiders, and any remainder by morning was burned
The ordination ram's flesh is boiled in a sacred place and eaten with the basket bread by the priests at the tent's doorway (29:31-32). Because atonement was made by these things for their ordination, they are holy and forbidden to any outsider (29:33), and any remainder at morning must be burned (29:34). The instructions are executed in Leviticus 8:31-32, and the restriction of holy food to the priestly household is codified in Leviticus 22:10. The meal marks the priests' participation in the sacrifice that consecrated them.
- Exodus 29:32-34 (BSB)“At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket. They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred. And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.”Aaron and his sons eat the ordination meat and bread; outsiders may not eat it, and leftovers are burned.
- Leviticus 8:31-32 (BSB)“And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’ Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.”Records Moses instructing Aaron and his sons to boil and eat the meat and burn what remained.
- Leviticus 22:10 (BSB)“No one outside a priest’s family may eat the sacred offering, nor may the guest of a priest or his hired hand eat it.”Confirms that no one outside a priest's family could eat the sacred offerings.
General
What did God require Moses to bring for the consecration of the priests (29:1-3)?
Answer: A young bull, two flawless rams, and a basket of bread made without yeast
To consecrate the priests, meaning to set them apart as holy for God's service, Moses was to bring a young bull plus a pair of rams with no defect, along with bread, cakes, and wafers made without yeast, all presented together in a basket (29:1-3). The animals had to be flawless, because God would not accept a defective offering (Leviticus 22:20). This requirement points ahead to Jesus, the perfect sacrifice, who is called a spotless, unblemished Lamb (1 Peter 1:19) and who offered Himself to God without any flaw (Hebrews 9:14).
- Exodus 29:1-3 (BSB)““Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.”God lists the animals and unleavened bread required to consecrate Aaron and his sons.
- Leviticus 22:20 (BSB)“You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.”States that a defective offering will not be accepted, which is why the animals had to be flawless.
- 1 Peter 1:19 (BSB)“but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.”Calls Christ a lamb without blemish or spot, the flawless sacrifice these animals foreshadowed.
- Hebrews 9:14 (BSB)“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!”Says Christ offered Himself unblemished to God, fulfilling the requirement of a spotless sacrifice.
Theological
What does Exodus 29:1-3 require for the consecration of the priests?
Answer: A young bull, two unblemished rams, and a basket of bread, cakes, and wafers made without leaven
The consecration required a young bull together with a pair of unblemished rams, together with unleavened bread, oil-mixed cakes, and oil-anointed wafers of fine flour presented in a basket (29:1-3). The insistence on unblemished animals reflects the principle that a defective offering is not accepted (Leviticus 22:20). The requirement finds its fulfillment in Christ, the spotless and unblemished Lamb (1 Peter 1:19), who by the eternal Spirit presented Himself to God without flaw (Hebrews 9:14).
- Exodus 29:1-3 (BSB)““Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish, along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour, put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.”God lists the animals and unleavened bread required to consecrate Aaron and his sons.
- Leviticus 22:20 (BSB)“You must not present anything with a defect, because it will not be accepted on your behalf.”States that a defective offering will not be accepted, which is why the animals had to be flawless.
- 1 Peter 1:19 (BSB)“but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or spot.”Calls Christ a lamb without blemish or spot, the flawless sacrifice these animals foreshadowed.
- Hebrews 9:14 (BSB)“how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!”Says Christ offered Himself unblemished to God, fulfilling the requirement of a spotless sacrifice.
General
How long did the ordination of the priests last, and what was done for the altar during that time (29:35-37)?
Answer: Seven days, with a bull sacrificed daily for sin and atonement made even for the altar
The ordination took seven days (29:35). Each day a bull was to be sacrificed for sin to make atonement, and the altar itself was to be purified, atoned for, and anointed. After seven days the altar became most holy, and whatever touched it became holy (29:36-37). The seven days are confirmed when the ordination took place (Leviticus 8:33), and the same pattern appears in Ezekiel's vision of a future altar (Ezekiel 43:26). The daily repeating of these sacrifices shows their limits. Hebrews says that priests offered the same sacrifices day after day, and these could never remove sin, but Jesus offered a single sacrifice that covers sins for all time (Hebrews 10:11-12).
- Exodus 29:35-37 (BSB)“This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.”The ordination takes seven days, with a daily sin offering to make atonement for the altar until it becomes most holy.
- Leviticus 8:33 (BSB)“You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.”Records that the ordination took seven days, during which the priests stayed at the entrance of the tent.
- Ezekiel 43:26 (BSB)“For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.”Shows the same seven days of atonement for the altar in Ezekiel's vision, confirming the pattern.
- Hebrews 10:11-12 (BSB)“Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.”Contrasts sacrifices repeated day after day, which can never take away sins, with Christ's one sacrifice for all time.
Theological
What does Exodus 29:35-37 prescribe regarding the duration of the ordination and the altar?
Answer: Seven days, with a daily sin-offering bull purifying the altar until it becomes most holy
The ordination extends over seven days (29:35), each with a bull sacrificed for sin; the altar is purified, anointed, and atoned for until it becomes most holy, so that whatever touches it becomes holy (29:36-37). The seven days are confirmed in Leviticus 8:33 and echoed in Ezekiel's altar consecration (Ezekiel 43:26). The daily repetition itself testifies to the inadequacy of these sacrifices: Hebrews contrasts priests offering the same sacrifices day after day, powerless to remove sin, with Christ, who offered a single sacrifice for sins valid for all time and then sat down (Hebrews 10:11-12).
- Exodus 29:35-37 (BSB)“This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them. Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it. For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.”The ordination takes seven days, with a daily sin offering to make atonement for the altar until it becomes most holy.
- Leviticus 8:33 (BSB)“You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.”Records that the ordination took seven days, during which the priests stayed at the entrance of the tent.
- Ezekiel 43:26 (BSB)“For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.”Shows the same seven days of atonement for the altar in Ezekiel's vision, confirming the pattern.
- Hebrews 10:11-12 (BSB)“Day after day every priest stands to minister and to offer again and again the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins. But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.”Contrasts sacrifices repeated day after day, which can never take away sins, with Christ's one sacrifice for all time.
General
Before the priests could offer sacrifices for others, what did the bull of the sin offering show about them (29:10-14)?
Answer: That they themselves were sinners who needed atonement
Aaron and his sons were to place their hands on the bull, and then it was slaughtered and part of its blood put on the altar's horns (29:10-12). The bull was a sin offering (29:14), a sacrifice to deal with sin. By laying their hands on it, the priests identified themselves with the animal offered for their sin. Before these men could represent anyone else, their own sin had to be covered. Hebrews points out that Israel's high priests needed sacrifices for their own sins, not only for the people's (Hebrews 5:3; compare Leviticus 4:3-4). Jesus is different: He had no sin of His own, and He offered Himself once for all (Hebrews 7:27).
- Exodus 29:10-12 (BSB)“You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.”Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the bull, which is slaughtered, and its blood is put on the altar.
- Hebrews 5:3 (BSB)“That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.”Explains that the high priest had to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as the people's.
- Hebrews 7:27 (BSB)“Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.”Contrasts Christ, who needed no sacrifice for His own sins, with the priests who had to offer first for themselves.
- Leviticus 4:3-4 (BSB)“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.”Shows the same pattern of an anointed priest laying his hand on a bull as a sin offering for his own sin.
Theological
What does the sin-offering bull presented at the priests' consecration (29:10-14) reveal about the Aaronic priesthood?
Answer: That the priests were themselves sinners who required atonement before mediating for others
Aaron and his sons place their hands on the bull, identifying themselves with it, before it is slaughtered and its blood applied to the altar's horns (29:10-12); the bull is designated a sin offering (29:14). The would-be mediators must first have their own sin atoned for. Hebrews draws out precisely this weakness: the high priest was obligated to offer for himself, not only for the people (Hebrews 5:3; compare Leviticus 4:3-4). Christ, by contrast, needed no sacrifice for Himself; He offered Himself once for all (Hebrews 7:27), the sinless Mediator the Aaronic order could only foreshadow.
- Exodus 29:10-12 (BSB)“You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head. And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.”Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the bull, which is slaughtered, and its blood is put on the altar.
- Hebrews 5:3 (BSB)“That is why he is obligated to offer sacrifices for his own sins, as well as for the sins of the people.”Explains that the high priest had to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as the people's.
- Hebrews 7:27 (BSB)“Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.”Contrasts Christ, who needed no sacrifice for His own sins, with the priests who had to offer first for themselves.
- Leviticus 4:3-4 (BSB)“If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, he must bring to the LORD a young bull without blemish as a sin offering for the sin he has committed. He must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.”Shows the same pattern of an anointed priest laying his hand on a bull as a sin offering for his own sin.
General
What regular offering does God command in Exodus 29:38-42?
Answer: Two year-old lambs every day, one at morning and one at twilight
God commanded that two lambs a year old be offered on the altar every day, one at morning and one at twilight, each with fine flour blended with oil and an offering of wine poured out (29:38-41). This regular burnt offering was to continue for all generations at the doorway of the tent, where God promised to meet with His people (29:42). The command is repeated in Numbers 28:3-4. Day after day, morning and evening, Israel's worship reminded them that they needed sacrifice to come near to God. Jesus ended the need for such repeated sacrifices, because He offered Himself once for all (Hebrews 7:27), and through that one sacrifice He has made His people perfect forever (Hebrews 10:14).
- Exodus 29:38-39 (BSB)“This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.”Two year-old lambs are to be offered every day, one in the morning and one at twilight.
- Numbers 28:3-4 (BSB)“And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,”Repeats the command for the regular daily burnt offering of two lambs, morning and twilight.
- Hebrews 7:27 (BSB)“Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.”Contrasts the daily sacrifices of the old priesthood with Christ's once-for-all offering of Himself.
- Hebrews 10:14 (BSB)“because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.”Shows that by His single offering Christ has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
Theological
What continual offering is instituted in Exodus 29:38-42?
Answer: Two yearling lambs daily, one at morning and one at twilight
The continual burnt offering consists of two yearling lambs each day, one at morning and one at twilight, each accompanied by a grain offering of fine flour with oil and a libation of wine (29:38-41). It was to be perpetual throughout Israel's generations at the doorway of the tent, where the LORD would meet His people (29:42; repeated in Numbers 28:3-4). The unceasing, repeated sacrifice testified that access to God required continual atonement. Christ, unlike Aaron's line, needs no daily sacrifices, having offered Himself once for all (Hebrews 7:27), and by one offering He has perfected forever all whom He sanctifies (Hebrews 10:14).
- Exodus 29:38-39 (BSB)“This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.”Two year-old lambs are to be offered every day, one in the morning and one at twilight.
- Numbers 28:3-4 (BSB)“And tell them that this is the food offering you are to present to the LORD as a regular burnt offering each day: two unblemished year-old male lambs. Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight,”Repeats the command for the regular daily burnt offering of two lambs, morning and twilight.
- Hebrews 7:27 (BSB)“Unlike the other high priests, He does not need to offer daily sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people; He sacrificed for sin once for all when He offered up Himself.”Contrasts the daily sacrifices of the old priesthood with Christ's once-for-all offering of Himself.
- Hebrews 10:14 (BSB)“because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.”Shows that by His single offering Christ has perfected for all time those who are being sanctified.
General
What was the first thing done to the priests after they were brought to the tabernacle entrance (29:4)?
Answer: They were washed with water
Before Aaron and his sons were dressed or anointed, Moses was to bring them to the doorway of the tent and have them washed (29:4). Those who would serve a holy God first needed to be cleansed. Moses did exactly this when the ordination took place (Leviticus 8:6). The New Testament uses the same picture for believers: because of Jesus our High Priest, we may draw near to God with hearts made clean and bodies cleansed (Hebrews 10:22).
- Exodus 29:4 (BSB)“Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.”Aaron and his sons are brought to the entrance of the tent and washed with water.
- Leviticus 8:6 (BSB)“Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.”Records Moses carrying out this washing at the priests' ordination.
- Hebrews 10:22 (BSB)“let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”Uses the image of bodies washed with pure water for believers drawing near to God, echoing the priests' cleansing before service.
Theological
What is the first act performed on the priests at the tabernacle entrance in Exodus 29:4?
Answer: Washing with water
The first act of the consecration is the washing of the priests at the doorway of the tent (29:4), preceding their investiture and anointing; it is carried out in Leviticus 8:6. Ritual cleansing was prerequisite to priestly approach. Hebrews appropriates the imagery for the new covenant priesthood of believers, who draw near through Christ with hearts sprinkled clean and bodies washed (Hebrews 10:22).
- Exodus 29:4 (BSB)“Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.”Aaron and his sons are brought to the entrance of the tent and washed with water.
- Leviticus 8:6 (BSB)“Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.”Records Moses carrying out this washing at the priests' ordination.
- Hebrews 10:22 (BSB)“let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.”Uses the image of bodies washed with pure water for believers drawing near to God, echoing the priests' cleansing before service.
General
According to 29:27-28, which parts of Israel's peace offerings were to become the priests' regular share?
Answer: The waved breast and the lifted thigh
At the ordination itself, the fat portions and the ram's right thigh, with bread from the basket, were placed in the priests' hands, waved before the LORD, and then burned on the altar (29:22-25). The ram's breast was also waved before the LORD, and at this first ceremony it was given to Moses as his portion (29:26; Leviticus 8:29). God then named the waved breast and the lifted thigh as the portions consecrated to the priests, and made them their regular share from the peace offerings Israel would bring (29:27-28; Leviticus 7:34). A peace offering was a sacrifice shared in fellowship: part was burned to God and part was eaten. God provided for those who served at His altar, a principle Paul later cites (1 Corinthians 9:13).
- Exodus 29:26-28 (BSB)“Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion. Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination. This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.”The ordination ram's waved breast is Moses' portion; the waved breast and lifted thigh then become the priests' regular share of Israel's peace offerings.
- Leviticus 8:29 (BSB)“He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.”Confirms that at the ordination itself the waved breast of the ram was Moses' portion, as 29:26 directs.
- Leviticus 7:34 (BSB)“I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’””Confirms that the breast and thigh from the people's peace offerings were given to Aaron and his sons as a permanent portion.
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 (BSB)“Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?”Shows Paul citing the priests' share in the altar's offerings as a principle that those who serve God are supported by their service.
Theological
Which portions of Israel's peace offerings does Exodus 29:27-28 establish as the priests' ongoing share?
Answer: The waved breast and the lifted thigh
At the ordination, the fat portions, the right thigh, and the bread are waved and burned (29:22-25), while the ram's waved breast is assigned to Moses, the officiant, as his portion (29:26; Leviticus 8:29). God then designates the waved breast and the lifted thigh as consecrated to Aaron's line and establishes them as the priests' perpetual due from Israel's peace offerings (29:27-28; Leviticus 7:34). Paul appeals to this provision when arguing that altar servants share in what is offered there (1 Corinthians 9:13).
- Exodus 29:26-28 (BSB)“Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion. Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination. This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.”The ordination ram's waved breast is Moses' portion; the waved breast and lifted thigh then become the priests' regular share of Israel's peace offerings.
- Leviticus 8:29 (BSB)“He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.”Confirms that at the ordination itself the waved breast of the ram was Moses' portion, as 29:26 directs.
- Leviticus 7:34 (BSB)“I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’””Confirms that the breast and thigh from the people's peace offerings were given to Aaron and his sons as a permanent portion.
- 1 Corinthians 9:13 (BSB)“Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?”Shows Paul citing the priests' share in the altar's offerings as a principle that those who serve God are supported by their service.