And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto 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
Moses receives from their hands not the flesh of the ram, which Aaron and his sons will eat boiled, but the fat with one loaf, one cake, and one wafer of unleavened bread from the basket, and burns these upon the altar as a sweet savor before the Lord, an offering made by fire unto Him.
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Aaron and his sons stand here as common persons bringing an offering to God, not yet holding authority to present it themselves; Moses serves them as their priest, the minister of God who consecrates them to the sacred office and presents their offerings to Jehovah.
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