SO THEY MAY SERVE ME AS PRIESTS
Keywords 29:1
"This is what you are to do to
consecrate them, so they may serve me as priests: Take a young bull and two
rams without defect.
1. Ordination is the process of
establishing a person as a priest. For Aaron and his sons to serve God as
priests, they must be consecrated, which means to be made holy. To prepare the
ordination, God gave clear instructions to his people: To provide the
materials. They dressed Aaron and his sons in the proper garments and anointed
him with oil. Once these preparations were made, the ordination ceremony could
begin.
2. In addition to preparations, offerings
were needed. To consecrate priests for service, three rounds of sacrifices were
made. First was the sin offering of a bull. Second was a burnt offering of one
of the rams as a pleasing aroma to God. Lastly was the ram of ordination, which
included specific steps and treatment by Aaron and his sons as well as the
community. Through this ritual, the Israelites recognize these priests as set
apart to serve God in their community as a lasting ordinance.
Prayer Father, thank you for consecrating me to your service as a royal priest
through the precious blood of Jesus.
One Word Be Holy
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