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| 1 Then spake Yahweh unto Moses, saying: |
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| 2 Take thou Aaron, and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil,–and the sin-bearing bullock, and the two rams, and the basket of unleavened cakes; |
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 assembly, call thou together,–unto the entrance of the tent of meeting. |
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| 4 And Moses did, as Yahweh commanded him,–and the assembly was called together, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting. |
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| 5 Then said Moses unto the assembly,–This, is the thing, which Yahweh hath commanded to be done. |
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| 6 So Moses brought near, Aaron and his sons,–and bathed 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 put upon him the tunic, and girded him with the band, and clothed him with the robe, and put upon him the ephod, and girded him with the curiously-woven band of the ephod, and bound it to him therewith; |
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 he put upon him the breastpiece,–and placed, in the breastpiece, the Lights and the Perfections; |
The breastplate – Representing the Law. T34
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| 9 and he put the turban upon his head,–and put upon the turban, on the forefront thereof, the burnished plate of gold–the holy crown, As Yahweh commanded Moses. |
The holy crown – Representing the power to rule. B83
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| 10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the habitation, and all that was therein,–and hallowed them; |
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| 11 and he sprinkled thereof upon the altar, seven times,–and anointed the altar, and all the utensils thereof, and the laver and its stand, to hallow 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 poured of the anointing oil, upon the head of Aaron,–and anointed him, to hallow 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 brought near the sons of Aaron, and clothed them with tunics, and girded them with bands, and wrapped round for them turbans,–As Yahweh 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 Then was led near the sin-bearing bullock,–and Aaron and his sons leaned their hands upon the head of the sin-bearing bullock. |
Laid their hands – Thus saying, this sacrifice represents us. T41[T41:3]
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| 15 Then was it slain, and Moses took the blood, and put [thereof] upon the horns of the altar round about, with his finger, and cleansed the altar from sin,–and, the [remainder of the] blood, poured he forth at the base of the altar, and hallowed it, putting a propitiatory-covering thereupon. |
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 took all the fat that was on the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat,–and Moses made a perfume at 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 But, the bullock itself, and its skin, and its flesh and its dung, consumed he with fire, outside the camp,–As Yahweh 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 Then was brought near the ram for the ascending-sacrifice,–and Aaron and his sons leaned their hands upon 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 it was slain,–and Moses dashed the blood against the altar, round about; |
And he – Moses, representing the Law. T41
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| 20 and, the ram itself, was cut up into its pieces,–and Moses made a perfume with the head and with the pieces, and with 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 but, the inwards and the legs, were bathed in water,–and Moses made a perfume with the whole ram at the altar, an ascending-sacrifice, it was–for a satisfying odour, an altar-flame, it was, unto Yahweh, As Yahweh commanded Moses.
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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 Then was brought near the second ram, the ram of installation,–and Aaron and his sons leaned their hands upon 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 it was slain, and Moses took of the blood thereof, and put upon the tip of Aaron's right ear,–and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon 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 Then were brought near the sons of Aaron, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot,–and Moses dashed the blood against the altar, round about. |
Aaron's sons – Showing that our consecration is an individual work. T45
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| 25 And he took the fat and the fat-tail, and all the fat that was on the inwards, and the caul of the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat,–and the right shoulder; |
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-cakes that was before Yahweh, took he one round unleavened-cake, and one round oil-cake, and one wafer, and put them upon the fat portions, and upon the right shoulder; |
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 placed the whole upon the opened palms of Aaron, and upon the opened palms of his sons,–and waved them as a wave-offering, before Yahweh. |
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 took them from off their opened palms, and made a perfume at the altar upon the ascending-sacrifice,–an installation, they were, for a satisfying odour, an altar-flame, it was, unto Yahweh. |
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 took the breast, and waved it as a wave-offering, before Yahweh,–of the ram of installation, unto Moses, it belonged, as a portion, As Yahweh commanded Moses. |
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| 30 And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood that was upon the altar, and sprinkled upon Aaron, upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons, with him,–and hallowed 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 said unto Aaron and unto his sons, Boil ye the flesh, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and, there, shall ye eat it, and the bread which is in the basket of installation,–as I have been commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons, shall eat it. |
Boil the flesh – Preparatory to eating; this is not a type. T47
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| 32 But, that which is left of the flesh, and of the bread, with fire, shall ye consume. |
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 entrance of the tent of meeting, shall ye not go forth, for seven days, until the day that filleth up the days of your installation,–because, for seven days, will he install you: |
Seven days – We are consecrated to God's service for all our time. T47
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| 34 as hath been done this day, [so] hath Yahweh commanded to be done, to put a propitiatory-covering over you. |
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| 35 Even at the entrance of the tent of meeting, shall ye abide, day and night, for seven days, and shall keep the watch of Yahweh, and shall not die,–for, so, am I commanded. |
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| 36 And Aaron and his sons did all the things which Yahweh had commanded through the mediation of Moses. |
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