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:
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 large loaf is distinguished from the smaller cakes and wafers that follow. The cake was flour and oil mixed together, and the wafer came anointed and crossed as the Jewish writers report. This basket of unleavened bread sat in the tabernacle court, devoted entirely to whatever use the Lord commanded.
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These different breads functioned as a minchah, acknowledging God as Creator, Governor, Preserver, and sole Dispenser of every good gift. The minchahs and wave-offerings pointed to His providential goodness; burnt-offerings and sin-offerings pointed to His justice and power to pardon. Each sacrifice carried its own weight of meaning.
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