Consecration of the Priests

 

Exodus 29:1-9

 

October 15, 2024

 

Consecration of the Priests

“Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish,  and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour.  You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams.  You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water.  Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breast piece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod.  And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban.  You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.  Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them,  and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus, you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

You may be wondering why it was important to do all of this, why not just have Moses declare Aaron and his sons as the priestly line?  For God ordained it, and they were the keepers of truth, till Jesus became our High Priest, by dying for the sins of all people, the veil is torn, and we have access to the Father.  

 

It is also important to understand that, unlike Aaron, some of the High Priests drop the ball; we have the example of Eli, whose sons were evil.  Others who were more interested in power and traditions, and the fear of losing it they also became foolish men.  The only source of Truth today is Jesus; the Scriptures are clear that all men are liars, and only God is truth.

 

From the Back Porch, 

 

Bob Rice