You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar.
The priest must be sprinkled with blood to reconcile God's favor toward himself, so that he may intercede; thus Christ's priesthood was dedicated with blood to make it effectual to reconcile God with us. The right ear, hand, and foot signify obedience and the whole course of life, consecrated by blood.
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The ceremonies for consecrating Aaron and his sons had to be set down in detail so that they themselves would grasp the weight of what God called them to, and the people would learn to honor the office and keep their hands off it. The Hebrew word for consecrating means filling the hand, which tells us ministers have their hands full, no time for trifling, their work is so great and constant.
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Commenting on Exodus 29:1-37
The blood is sprinkled round about the altar with hyssop, not applied by finger as with the bullock. Christ's deity is the altar sanctifying every gift, and His blood derives its virtue and efficacy from that to atone for sins and cleanse men from them.
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