Exodus 40:15
And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may serve me as priests. And their anointing shall be to them an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
14And thou shalt bring his sons near, and clothe them with vests.
16And Moses did so: as Jehovah had commanded him, so did he.
Cross References
Exodus 28:41And thou shalt clothe with them Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and hallow them, that they may serve me as priests.
Exodus 30:31And thou shalt speak to the children of Israel, saying, A holy anointing oil shall this be unto me throughout your generations.
Numbers 25:13And he shall have it, and his seed after him, the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was jealous for his God, and made atonement for the children of Israel.
Hebrews 5:1For every high priest taken from amongst men is established for men in things relating to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins;
Hebrews 7:7But beyond all gainsaying, the inferior is blessed by the better.
Hebrews 8:1Now a summary of the things of which we are speaking [is], We have such a one high priest who has sat down on [the] right hand of the throne of the greatness 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 →