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| 1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and 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 said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD. |
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 children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; |
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| 4 Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you. |
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| 5 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD. |
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| 6 And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you. |
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| 7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD 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 Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was 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 brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom 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 But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD 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 hide he burnt with fire 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 slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. |
The burnt offering – Showing how God received the sacrifice. T45
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| 13 And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon 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 did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon 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 brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as 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 brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner. |
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| 17 And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning. |
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| 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, |
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 rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver: |
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| 20 And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: |
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| 21 And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded. |
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 lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and 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 and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared 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 there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.
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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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