The order for the consecration of Aaron and his sons is renewed, Lev. 8:1–3 which accordingly was set about and performed by Moses, Lev. 8:4, Lev. 8:5 who having first washed and clothed them, first Aaron, and then his sons, with the garments of the priesthood, anointing at the same time the…

And the Lord spake unto Moses The following section or paragraph, relating to the consecration of Aaron and his sons, was delivered, according to Jarchi, seven days before the setting up of the tabernacle; but to me it seems to have been delivered after the setting it up, since it was out of the…

Take Aaron, and his sons with him That is, order them to come, or send a message to them, that they appear at such a time at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, where the ceremony of consecration was to be performed, and was performed, which is observed and recorded by Moses, to show…

And gather thou all the congregation together That is, the heads of the tribes and the elders of the people, as Aben Ezra interprets it; for the whole body of the people, and every individual of them, could not be got together: unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; taking this for…

And Moses did as the Lord commanded him He convened Aaron and his sons, and the heads of the people, at the door of the tabernacle, and came himself, and brought with him the garments, the oil, and sacrifices, even everything necessary for the consecration: and the assembly was gathered together…

And Moses said unto the congregation Having convened them, he opened to them the reason of their being called together, which was not done of himself, but by divine direction: this is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done; namely, what follows, concerning the consecration of Aaron and his…

And Moses brought Aaron and his sons To the laver which was in the court of the tabernacle and washed them with water; to show that they should be clean that bear the vessels of the Lord, and offer the sacrifices of the people; all that are in public office in the house of God ought to have both…

And he put upon him the coat The embroidered coat of fine linen, which was next to his flesh; and all the garments were put on just in the order they are here declared; no mention is made indeed of the linen breeches, since it is highly probable these were put on by Aaron himself in some apartment…

And he put the breastplate upon him Which was made of the same materials with the ephod, and was put upon it, and fastened to it: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and Thummim: that is, Moses did it, as all the rest; for there is no reason to be given why this should be appropriated to God as…

And he put the mitre upon his head Which was made of fine linen, and was a wrap of that of a considerable length about his head, also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate; which was put upon the forehead of the high priest, reaching from ear to ear, and was fastened…

And Moses took the anointing oil Which Bezaleel had made, according to the directions which Moses had given him, and he had received from the Lord: this Moses brought with him to the door of the tabernacle, as he was ordered, and now he took it and made use of it as follows: and anointed the…

And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times The altar of burnt offering; the order for anointing it is given in but in that no directions are given for the manner of doing it by sprinkling, nor the number of times it was to be sprinkled: hence Jarchi confesses his ignorance, and says, “I…

And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head Which ran down to his beard, and to the collar of his coat, the robe of the ephod, but not to the skirts of his garments, as we wrongly render it, .

And Moses brought Aaron’s sons His four sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; he ordered and directed them to come there, or sent proper persons to fetch them, or from one part of the court, where they were, he might accompany them thither:…

And he brought the bullock for the sin offering To the tabernacle, into the court of it, to the altar of burnt offering there; that is, he caused it to be brought thither as he was ordered, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering; their right hands,…

And he slew it Not Aaron, nor any of his sons, who as yet were not fully consecrated and installed into their office, but Moses, as follows: and Moses took the blood; which was received into a basin when the bullock was slain: and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger; upon…

And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards Called the “omentum”: and the caul above the liver; the lobe upon the liver, as the Septuagint; or “the caul” and “the liver”, so says Jarchi; the liver separately, for he took a little of the liver with it, the caul: and the two kidneys, and their…

But the bullock and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp Aben Ezra observes, that some say that he did this himself; and others, that it was done by orders, that is, he ordered others to do it, which seems probable enough: as the Lord commanded Moses; .

And he brought the ram for the burnt offering One of the two he was ordered to take, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram; as they had done before on the head of the bullock, see their right hands, as the Targum of Jonathan, and that at the same time; not first Aaron and…

And he killed it That is, Moses killed the ram, as the Septuagint version expresses it: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about; as he did the blood of the bullock, .

And he cut the ram into pieces Cut off its head and quartered it: and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat; even all of it, as the following verse shows.

And he washed the inwards and the legs in water The one being taken out, the other cut off: and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses; see .

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, &c.] Or “filling” [[1]], or “fulnesses”; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses is…

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, &c.] Or “filling” [[1]], or “fulnesses”; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses is…

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, &c.] Or “filling” [[1]], or “fulnesses”; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses is…

And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration, &c.] Or “filling” [[1]], or “fulnesses”; because, as Jarchi says, these filled and perfected the priests in their priesthood; this was the finishing and consummation of their consecration: what is said in this and the three following verses is…

And out of the basket of unleavened bread Moses was ordered to take, , that was before the Lord; being brought to the tabernacle, where now the Lord had taken up his residence: he took one unleavened cake; which had no oil in it or upon it: and a cake of oiled bread; which was mixed and tempered…

And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his son’s hands, &c.] The fat and the right shoulder, with the cakes upon them: and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord; (See Gill on Ex. 29:24).

And Moses took them from off their hands After they had been waved before the Lord: and burnt them upon the altar, upon the burnt offering; of the other ram; or after that burnt offering, as Jarchi, who observes, that we do not find that the shoulder of peace offerings was offered in any place but…

And Moses took the breast Of the ram of consecration: and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord; this Moses seems to have waved with his own hands, and not upon the hands of Aaron and his sons, putting his under them, as in the wave offering of the fat, shoulder, and cakes, and for which the…

And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar Which was sprinkled upon the altar round about, and these two seem to be mixed together, since it follows: and sprinkled it upon Aaron (See Gill on Ex. 29:21).

And Moses said unto Aaron, and to his sons After he had offered the bullock, the two rams, and cakes of unleavened bread for the consecration of them: boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation; the remainder of the flesh of the ram of consecration, which was all but the fat,…

And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread, &c.] Until the next morning, which could not be eaten by Aaron and his sons: shall ye burn with fire; that it might not be corrupted, nor put to common nor superstitious uses.

And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days Which was the time of their consecration, so long it lasted; and they had provision enough every day from the ram of consecration, whose flesh they were to boil and eat.

As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do The same were to be repeated every day until the seven days were ended; so Jarchi and Aben Ezra; the former of these observes, that their Rabbins explain the phrase “to do”, in the preceding clause, of the business of the red heifer, and…

Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation Or rather “within” it, as Noldius renders it, since they were not to go out of the door of it, whereas our version seems to leave it undetermined whether they abode without the door or within; where they were to continue,…

So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. ] They submitted to have them done to them, and for them, what was done on the first day of their consecration, all the rest of the days; and they kept within the tabernacle all that time as was enjoined them.