Leviticus 8:1
And the Lord said to Moses,
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And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
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Exodus 28:41These you are to put on Aaron, your brother, and on his sons, putting oil on them, separating them and making them holy, to do the work of priests to me.
Exodus 39:32So all the work on the House of the Tent of meeting was done; as the Lord had given orders to Moses, so the children of Israel did it.
Numbers 3:3These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests, on whom the holy oil was put, who were marked out as priests.
Psalms 99:6Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among those who gave honour to his name; they made prayers to the Lord, and he gave answers to them.
Matthew Henry on Leviticus 8:1
This chapter gives us an account of the solemn consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest's office. I. It was done publicly, and the congregation was called together to be witnesses of it, ver. 1-4 . II. It was done exactly according to God's appointment, ver. 5 . 1. They were washed and dressed, ver. 6-9 , 13 . 2. The tabernacle and the utensils of it were anointed, and then the priests, ver. 10-12 . 3. A sin-offering was offered for them, ver. 14-17 . 4. A burnt-offering, ver. 18-21 . 5. The ram of… Read the whole commentary →