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| 1 And it cometh to pass on the eighth day, Moses hath called for Aaron and for his sons, and for the elders of Israel, |
Came to pass – The 9th chapter relates to the consecration of the priests; to be repeated in the case of every priest who attained to the office of High Priest. R5391:2
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| 2 and he saith unto Aaron, 'Take to thyself a calf, a son of the herd, for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, perfect ones, and bring near before Jehovah. |
Said unto Aaron – Representing Jesus, our High Priest. E449; T79, T80
This offering was in connection with the consecration of the priest, showing how the bullock and the goat must die. Q26:1
A young calf – A young bullock, representing the humanity of Jesus, our Redeemer. T51, T79, T80
For a sin offering – "Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin." (Isa. 53:10) T52
Before the LORD – Before Jehovah, to whom the price was paid. E449
Not paid as a price, but merely laid in the hands of divine justice as a deposit.
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| 3 'And unto the sons of Israel thou dost speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin-offering, and a calf, and a lamb, sons of a year, perfect ones, for a burnt-offering, |
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| 4 and a bullock and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before Jehovah, and a present mixed with oil; for to-day Jehovah hath appeared unto you.' |
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| 5 And they take that which Moses hath commanded unto the front of the tent of meeting, and all the company draw near and stand before Jehovah; |
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| 6 and Moses saith, 'This [is] the thing which Jehovah hath commanded; do [it], and the honour of Jehovah doth appear unto you.' |
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| 7 And Moses saith unto Aaron, 'Draw near unto the altar, and make thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the people, and make the offering of the people, and make atonement for them, as Jehovah hath commanded.' |
For thyself – The sons of Aaron considered as the members, or body, of the High Priest. Q551:3
Those to be called to be members of the Body of Christ required it. T79
And for the people – Representing the world of mankind. T79; R5777:1
Atonement for them – Showing that the Church's share in the atonement could have been dispensed with entirely. T79
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| 8 And Aaron draweth near unto the altar, and slaughtereth the calf of the sin-offering, which [is] for himself; |
And slew the calf – The young bullock, representing Jesus at the age of thirty years. T51, T79, T80
Was for himself – Was instead of, or a substitute for, himself. T80
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| 9 and the sons of Aaron bring the blood near unto him, and he dippeth his finger in the blood, and putteth [it] on the horns of the altar, and the blood he hath poured out at the foundation of the altar; |
Sons of Aaron – All who will be priests will recognize the value of the blood of Jesus. R96:2
In the blood – Representing the life given. T42
Upon the horns – Horns are symbols of power. T42
Of the altar – Those who realize the power of the altar must first recognize the blood which sanctifies it. T42
Typical of the power of the altar, attained only by blood. R96:1
Bottom of the altar – Upon the qround, showing that through the blood of the sacrifice even the earth was purchased back from the curse. T42
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| 10 and the fat, and the kidneys, and the redundance of the liver, of the sin-offering, he hath made a perfume on the altar, as Jehovah hath commanded Moses; |
But the fat – Symbol of Christ's loving zeal. T57
And the kidneys – Representing our best powers. T45
The inward and outward affections of Jesus not condemned in man and not part of the ransom. R96:2
Caul – Representing bitter experience connected with sacrifice. R96:2
He burnt – Representing his steady, continuous submission to the fiery ordeal of suffering. T71
Upon the altar – Showing that God accepted the heart devotion which prompted his sacrifice. T42
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| 11 and the flesh and the skin he hath burnt with fire, at the outside of the camp. |
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 therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach." (Heb. 13:13) T62
A two-fold life; in the world but not of it. Q687:6
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| 12 And he slaughtereth the burnt-offering, and the sons of Aaron have presented unto him the blood, and he sprinkleth it on the altar round about; |
The burnt offering – Showing how God received the sacrifice. T45
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| 13 and the burnt-offering they have presented unto him, by its pieces, and the head, and he maketh perfume on the altar; |
The pieces thereof – Representing the members of Christ's Body. T45
And the head – Representing Jesus. T81
Burnt them upon the altar – Thus, as the members of his Body have one by one been laid to the Head, the offering of Jesus has been burning throughout this Gospel age, giving evidence to all the justified of God's acceptance of him, and the acceptance of all the members of his Body. T81
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| 14 and he washeth the inwards and the legs, and maketh perfume for the burnt-offering on the altar. |
Wash the inwards – Representing the washing of water by the Word. T45
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| 15 And he bringeth near the offering of the people, and taketh the goat of the sin-offering which [is] for the people, and slaughtered it, and maketh it a sin-offering, like the first; |
And took the goat – The Lord's goat, the scapegoat being omitted from this picture. T81
For the people – Not for the priests and Levites, like the sacrifice of the bullock. T81
Slew It – Indicating that the sacrifice of Christ and his followers was necessary to attain the kingly priesthood. OV106:3
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| 16 and he bringeth near the burnt-offering, and maketh it, according to the ordinance; |
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| 17 and he bringeth near the present, and filleth his palm with it, and maketh perfume on the altar, apart from the burnt-offering of the morning. |
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| 18 And he slaughtereth the bullock and the ram, a sacrifice of the peace-offerings, which [are] for the people, and sons of Aaron present the blood unto him (and he sprinkleth it on the altar round about),
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Of peace offerings – Representing the vows, obligations and covenants assumed by the Christ company, based upon acceptance of the sin-offering. T81
Was for the people – Foreshadowing the blessing of the world in the Times of Restitution. T82
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| 19 and the fat of the bullock, and of the ram, the fat tail, and the covering [of the inwards], and the kidneys, and the redundance above the liver, |
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| 20 and they set the fat on the breasts, and he maketh perfume with the fat on the altar; |
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| 21 and the breasts, and the right leg hath Aaron waved a wave-offering before Jehovah, as He hath commanded Moses. |
For a wave offering – Representing that consecration is not for a moment, or a day, or a year, but forever. T45
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| 22 And Aaron lifteth up his hand towards the people, and blesseth them, and cometh down from making the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings. |
And blessed them – Picturing the blessings of all who will become true Israelites during the Messianic reign. PD36/47
Also the blessings, more or less pronounced, which during the Gospel age flow from the Royal Priesthood to their neighbors. T82; R96:6
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| 23 And Moses goeth in Aaron also unto the tent of meeting, and they come out, and bless the people, and the honour of Jehovah appeareth unto all the people; |
And Moses – Representing the Law. T83; Q5:2; R96:5
The Mediator. R4504:5
And Aaron – The complete Priest (Head and Body). T82; Q5:2
Went – When the Church leaves the world, law and order leave also, producing anarchy and confusion. R96:6
Into the tabernacle – When all the sacrifices are ended-- the close of the Gospel age. R96:4
Into God's presence; showing that the Law is fully satisfied and its righteousness vindicated in the sacrifice of Christ and also that those under the Law were typically justified. T83
Representing the change to a new nature. SM144:1
Here the Aaronic priesthood ends and the Melchizedek priesthood begins. R96:4
And came out – Representing the second advent of Christ. T83
Showing the return of law and order at the close of the day of wrath. R96:6
Blessed the people – Picturing the blessing of all the families of the earth during the Millennial age. T83
After the Church has been glorified. Q167:1
By the Melchizedek priest. SM144:1
And the glory – "The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." (Isa. 40:5) T83
Appeared – "When Christ who is our life shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory." (Col. 3:4) T85
Unto all the people – "Unto those that look for him shall he appear the second time, not as a sin offering, but unto salvation." (Heb. 9:28) T84
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| 24 and fire cometh out from before Jehovah, and consumeth on the altar the burnt-offering, and the fat; and all the people see, and cry aloud, and fall on their faces. |
There came a fire – Showing God's acceptance of the sacrifice of the great Day of Atonement. T89
All the people – Representing the whole world, living and dead, under condemnation. T90
Saw – Showing that the world during the Millennial age will realize the value of Christ's sacrifice as the price of their release from death. T89
Fell on their faces – Picturing the coming worship of Jehovah and The Christ. T89, PD36/47
The work of Christ during the thousand years will be to uplift mankind, giving them the benefit of the Atonement sacrifice. R5656:1
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