Exodus 40:15
and thou shall anoint them, as thou anointed their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office. And their anointing shall be to them for an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
14And thou shall bring his sons, and put coats upon them,
16Thus did Moses. According to all that LORD commanded him, so did he.
Cross References
Exodus 28:41And thou shall put them upon Aaron thy brother, and upon his sons with him, and shall anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to me in the priest's office.
Exodus 30:31And thou shall speak to the sons of Israel, saying, This shall be a holy anointing oil to me throughout your generations.
Numbers 25:13And it shall be to him, and to his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood, because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the sons of Israel.
Hebrews 5:1For every high priest taken from men is appointed for men in things toward God, so that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins.
Hebrews 7:7And without all contradiction the inferior is blessed by the superior.
Hebrews 8:1Now a summation about the things being spoken is, we have such a high priest who was seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens,
Matthew Henry on Exodus 40:2-16
The Rearing of the Tabernacle. ( b. c. 1491.) 1 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. 3 And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. 4 And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. 5 And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the… Read the whole commentary →