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| 1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, saying, |
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| 2 'Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and the bullock of the sin-offering, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened things, |
Take Aaron – Type of the man Christ Jesus as a New Creature. T41
The Aaronic priesthood pictures the sufferings of Christ. R4759:3
And his sons – Type of the Church in the flesh, New Creatures. T39
And the anointing oil – Type of the holy Spirit. T29
And a bullock – Representing the earthly nature of Jesus and the Church, his Body. T41
And two rams – The ram for the burnt offering to show how God receives our sacrifice, and the ram of consecration to show what effect the sacrifice will have upon us. T45
Unleavened bread – Representing the actual purity of Jesus as a man and the imputed purity of the Church. T46
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| 3 and all the company assemble thou unto the opening of the tent of meeting.' |
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| 4 And Moses doth as Jehovah hath commanded him, and the company is assembled unto the opening of the tent of meeting, |
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| 5 and Moses saith unto the company, 'This [is] the thing which Jehovah hath commanded to do.' |
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| 6 And Moses bringeth near Aaron and his sons, and doth bathe them with water, |
And washed them – To represent the purity of Jesus, our High Priest, "who knew no sin." (2 Cor. 5:21) T29
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| 7 and doth put on him the coat, and doth gird him with the girdle, and doth clothe him with the upper robe, and doth put on him the ephod, and doth gird him with the girdle of the ephod, and doth bind [it] to him with it, |
The coat – Of linen, representing Christ's righteousness. T29
With the girdle – Representing servitude. T30
With the robe – Of blue, representing Christ's faithfulness. T30
And put the ephod – Typifying the Abrahamic and New covenants. T30
The curious girdle – Representing a servant, "Messenger." T33
Of the ephod – Covenant; hence the girdle of the ephod speaks of "The Messenger of the Covenant." (Mal. 3:1) T33
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| 8 and doth put on him the breastplate, and doth put unto the breastplate the Lights and the Perfections, |
The breastplate – Representing the Law. T34
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| 9 and doth put the mitre on his head, and doth put on the mitre, over-against its front, the golden flower of the holy crown, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. |
The holy crown – Representing the power to rule. B83
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| 10 And Moses taketh the anointing oil, and anointeth the tabernacle, and all that [is] in it, and sanctifieth them; |
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| 11 and he sprinkleth of it on the altar seven times, and anointeth the altar, and all its vessels, and the laver, and its base, to sanctify them; |
The laver – Aaron had to be washed in order fitly to represent the purity of Jesus. T29
Symbolizing a cleansing of the flesh. Putting away all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. R3054:1, R1543:6, R5959:5
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| 12 and he poureth of the anointing oil on the head of Aaron, and anointeth him to sanctify him. |
The anointing oil – Typifying the holy Spirit of adoption. T29
A peace-producing and light-giving influence. SM606:3
The Lord Jesus, Head of the anointed Body, received the anointing at his baptism. SM598:3
His followers are anointed for the priestly service of sacrificing now. SM606:3, SM601:T
And for the glorious service of the future as kings with our Lord. SM606:3, SM605:1
The same oil was used for the anointing of kings. SM601:T
Upon Aaron's head – Only the High Priest was anointed. Only those who are in Christ partake of his anointing. T37
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| 13 And Moses bringeth near the sons of Aaron, and doth clothe them [with] coats, and girdeth them [with] girdles, and bindeth for them turbans, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. |
Brought Aaron's sons – Not his daughters; women were debarred from the priesthood, from public ministry. F265
Put coats upon them – Linen garments representing the righteousness of Jesus imputed to us. T36
With girdles – Representing us as servants of righteousness. T36
Bonnets upon them – Upon the under-priests representing that Christ is our Head. T36; R135:1, R270:6
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| 14 And he bringeth nigh the bullock of the sin-offering, and Aaron layeth his sons also their hands on the head of the bullock of the sin-offering, |
Laid their hands – Thus saying, this sacrifice represents us. T41[T41:3]
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| 15 and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses taketh the blood, and putteth on the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and cleanseth the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the foundation of the altar, and sanctifieth it, to make atonement upon it. |
And he – Moses, representing the Law. T41
Slew it – To meet the demands of the Law against Israel, typical of the world of mankind in general. T41
Took the blood – Representing the life given. T42
Upon the horns – Horns are the symbol of power. T42
Of the altar – Representing the finger of the Lord as pointing out that the altar of earthly sacrifices is acceptable to God by reason of the shed blood, and that all who realize the power of the altar must first recognize the blood which sanctifies it. T42
Bottom of the altar – Upon the ground, to represent that through the blood of the sacrifice even the earth was purchased back from the curse. T42
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| 16 And he taketh all the fat that [is] on the inwards, and the redundance above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses maketh Perfume on the altar, |
He took all the fat – Symbol of loving zeal. T57
The two kidneys – Representing our best powers. T45
Burned it – Representing steady, continuous submission to the fiery ordeal of suffering. T71
Upon the altar – Showing that God accepts the heart devotion which prompts the sacrifice. T42
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| 17 and the bullock, and its skin, and its flesh, and its dung, he hath burnt with fire, at the outside of the camp, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. |
And his dung – We are the filth and offscourings of the earth. T62
He burnt with fire – Representing the destruction to which mankind was doomed. T42
Without the camp – As a vile thing in the eyes of the world. T42
"Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach." (Heb. 13:13) T62
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| 18 And he bringeth near the ram of the burnt-offering, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram, |
Brought the ram – The one to show how God receives our sacrifice. T45
Aaron and his sons – Representing the new spiritual nature of Christ and his Church while still in the flesh. T41
Laid their hands – Indicating that it represented them. T42
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| 19 and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses sprinkleth the blood on the altar round about; |
And he – Moses, representing the Law. T41
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| 20 and the ram he hath cut into its pieces, and Moses maketh perfume with the head, and the pieces, and the fat, |
Burnt the head – Representing the Lord Jesus, who was first laid on the altar of sacrifice. T45
And the pieces – Representing the members of Christ's Body. T45
And the fat – Symbol of loving zeal. T57
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| 21 and the inwards and the legs he hath washed with water, and Moses maketh perfume with the whole ram on the altar; it [is] a burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance; it [is] a fire-offering to Jehovah, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. |
Washed the inwards – Representing the washing of water through the Word. T45
Burnt the whole ram – Representing the steady submission to fiery trials. T71
For a sweet savour – Showing how God accepts the sacrifice. T45
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| 22 And he bringeth near the second ram, a ram of the consecrations, and Aaron and his sons lay their hands on the head of the ram, |
The other ram – To show the effect the sacrifice has on us. T45
Aaron and his sons – Representing the new nature of Christ. T41
Laid their hands – Indicating that it represented them. T42
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| 23 and [one] slaughtereth, and Moses taketh of its blood, and putteth on the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and on the thumb of his right hand, and on the great toe of his right foot; |
And he – Moses, representing the Law. T41
Took of the blood – Representing the consecrated life. T45
Of Aaron's right ear – By consecration we get the hearing of faith. T45
Of his right hand – Our consecration impels us to do with our might what our hands find to do. T45
Of his right foot – We walk not as other Gentiles, but walk in newness of life, walk by faith, walk in the Spirit, walk in the light, and walk in Christ. T45
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| 24 and he bringeth near the sons of Aaron, and Moses putteth of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumb of their right hand, and on the great toe of their right foot. And Moses sprinkleth the blood on the altar round about, |
Aaron's sons – Showing that our consecration is an individual work. T45
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| 25 and taketh the fat, and the fat tail, and all the fat that [is] on the inwards, and the redundance above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right leg; |
And he took the fat – Symbol of loving zeal. T57
The two kidneys – Representing our best powers. T45
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| 26 and out of the basket of unleavened things, which [is] before Jehovah, he hath taken one unleavened cake, and one cake of oiled bread, and one thin cake, and putteth [them] on the fat, and on the right leg; |
He – Moses, representing the Law. T46
One unleavened cake – Representing the actual purity of Jesus as a man proclaiming that the righteousness of the Law is fulfilled in us who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit; justification. (Rom. 8:4) T46
Cake of oiled bread – Representing the indwelling spirit of God--sanctification. T46
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| 27 and putteth the whole on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and waveth them a wave-offering before Jehovah. |
For a wave offering – Typifying that a consecrated offering is not given for a limited time, but is offered continually, never ceasing until we have finished our course. T45
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| 28 And Moses taketh them from off their hands, and maketh perfume on the altar, on the burnt-offering, they [are] consecrations for sweet fragrance; it [is] a fire-offering to Jehovah; |
Off their hands – They did not lay them down, and so we may not cease to offer all our powers in God's service until they are all consumed. T46
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| 29 and Moses taketh the breast, and waveth it a wave-offering before Jehovah; of the ram of the consecrations it hath been to Moses for a portion, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses. |
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| 30 And Moses taketh of the anointing oil, and of the blood which [is] on the altar, and sprinkleth on Aaron, on his garments, and on his sons, and on the garments of his sons with him, and he sanctifieth Aaron, his garments, and his sons, and the garments of his sons with him. |
The anointing oil – Typifying the holy Spirit of adoption. T29
And of the blood – Representing the precious blood of our Redeemer. T46
And sprinkled it – Showing that we are accepted in the Beloved only. T46
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| 31 And Moses saith unto Aaron, and unto his sons, 'Boil ye the flesh at the opening of the tent of meeting, and there ye do eat it and the bread which [is] in the basket of the consecrations, as I have commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons do eat it. |
Boil the flesh – Preparatory to eating; this is not a type. T47
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| 32 'And the remnant of the flesh and of the bread with fire ye burn; |
Burn with fire – Showing that we are to be completely and entirely consumed; none of our time and power wasted. T47
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| 33 and from the opening of the tent of meeting ye go not out seven days, till the day of the fulness, the days of your consecration for seven days he doth consecrate your hand; |
Seven days – We are consecrated to God's service for all our time. T47
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| 34 as he hath done on this day, Jehovah hath commanded to do, to make atonement for you; |
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| 35 and at the opening of the tent of meeting ye abide, by day and by night seven days, and ye have kept the charge of Jehovah, and die not, for so I have been commanded.' |
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| 36 And Aaron doth his sons also all the things which Jehovah hath commanded by the hand of Moses. |
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