COMMENTARY EXODUS Chapter 32

Chapter 32
32:1 And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto

Aaron, and said unto him, Up, (a) make us gods, which shall go before us; for [as for] this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.
(a) The root of Idolatry is when men think that God is not present, unless they see him physically.

32:2 And Aaron said unto them, ^b Break off the golden earrings, which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring [them] unto me.

(b) Thinking that they would rather abandon idolatry, than give up their most precious jewels.

32:3 And all the people brake off the ^c golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron.

(c) Such is the rage of idolaters, that they spare no cost to satisfy their wicked desires.

32:4 And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a ^d molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

(d) They remembered the sins of Egypt, where they saw calves, oxen and serpents worshipped.

32:8 They ^e have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

(e) By which we see the need we have to pray earnestly to God, to keep us in his true obedience, and to send us good guides.

32:10 Now ^f therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

(f) God shows that the prayers of the godly hold back his punishment.

32:13 Remember ^g Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit [it] for ever.

(g) That is, your promise made to Abraham.

32:16 And the tables [were] the work of God, and ^h the writing [was] the writing of God, graven upon the tables.

(h) All these repetitions show how excellent a thing they defrauded themselves of by their idolatry.

32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt [it] in the fire, and ground [it] to powder, and strawed [it] upon the water, and made the children of Israel ⁱ drink [of it].

(i) Partly to despise them for their idolatry, and partly so they would have no opportunity to remember the calf later.

32:25 And when Moses saw that the people [were] ^k naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto [their] shame among their enemies:)

(k) Both destitute of Gods favour, and an occasion for their enemies to speak evil of their God.

32:27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, [and] go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and ^l slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.

(l) This fact did so please God, that he turned the curse of Jacob against Levi to a blessing, ( Deuteronomy 33:9 ).

32:29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his ^m son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day.

(m) In revenging Gods glory we must have no partiality to person, but lay aside all carnal affection.

32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, ⁿ out of thy book which thou hast written.

(n) He esteemed the glory of God so much, that he preferred it even to his own salvation.

32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my ^o book.

(o) I will make it known that he was never predestined in my eternal counsel to life everlasting.

32:34 ^p Therefore now go, lead the people unto [the place] of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them.

(p) This demonstrates how grievous a sin idolatry is, seeing that at Moses prayer God would not fully remit it. 

THE BOOK OF EXODUS 32

And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. Ex 32:2 And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which are in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. Ex 32:3 And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. And all the people brake off the golden earrings which were in their ears, and brought them unto Aaron. Ex 32:4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Ex 32:5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation, and said, To morrow is a feast to the LORD. Ex 32:6 And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. And they rose up early on the morrow, and offered burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings; and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play. Ex 32:7 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: Ex 32:8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. Ex 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people: Ex 32:10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation. Ex 32:11 And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? Ex 32:12 Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. Ex 32:13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever. Ex 32:14 And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people. Ex 32:15 And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. And Moses turned, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony were in his hand: the tables were written on both their sides; on the one side and on the other were they written. Ex 32:16 And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. And the tables were the work of God, and the writing was the writing of God, graven upon the tables. Ex 32:17 And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. And when Joshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, There is a noise of war in the camp. Ex 32:18 And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. And he said, It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being overcome: but the noise of them that sing do I hear. Ex 32:19 And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount. Ex 32:20 And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strowed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and ground it to powder, and strowed it upon the water, and made the children of Israel drink of it. Ex 32:21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them? Ex 32:22 And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. And Aaron said, Let not the anger of my lord wax hot: thou knowest the people, that they are set on mischief. Ex 32:23 For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. For they said unto me, Make us gods, which shall go before us: for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him. Ex 32:24 And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. And I said unto them, Whosoever hath any gold, let them break it off. So they gave it me: then I cast it into the fire, and there came out this calf. Ex 32:25 And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) And when Moses saw that the people were naked; (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame among their enemies:) Ex 32:26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said, Who is on the LORD'S side? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves together unto him. Ex 32:27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour. Ex 32:28 And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. And the children of Levi did according to the word of Moses: and there fell of the people that day about three thousand men. Ex 32:29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. Ex 32:30 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses said unto the people, Ye have sinned a great sin: and now I will go up unto the LORD; peradventure I shall make an atonement for your sin. Ex 32:31 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. Ex 32:32 Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Yet now, if thou wilt forgive their sin--; and if not, blot me, I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. Ex 32:33 And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. And the LORD said unto Moses, Whosoever hath sinned against me, him will I blot out of my book. Ex 32:34 Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. Therefore now go, lead the people unto the place of which I have spoken unto thee: behold, mine Angel shall go before thee: nevertheless in the day when I visit I will visit their sin upon them. Ex 32:35 And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made. And the LORD plagued the people, because they made the calf, which Aaron made.

COMMENTARY EXODUS Chapter 31

Chapter 31
31:2 See, I ^a have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

(a) I have chosen and made meet, ( Exodus 35:30 ).

31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of ^b workmanship,

(b) This shows that handicrafts are the gifts of Gods spirit, and therefore ought to be esteemed.

31:6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are ^c wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee;

(c) I have instructed them, and increased their knowledge.

31:8 And the table and his furniture, and the ^d pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense,

(d) So called, because of the cunning and art used in them, or because the whole was beaten out of the piece.

31:11 And the ^e anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy [place]: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do.

(e) Which was only to anoint the Priests and the instruments of the tabernacle, not to burn.

31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, ^f Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it [is] a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that [ye] may know that I [am] the LORD that doth sanctify you.

(f) Though I command that these works be done, yet I do not want you to break my Sabbath days.

31:14 Ye shall keep the ^g sabbath therefore; for it [is] holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth [any] work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people.

(g) God repeats this point because the whole keeping of the law stands in the true use of the sabbath, which is to stop working and so obey the will of God.

31:17 It [is] a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he ^h rested, and was refreshed.

(h) From creating his creatures, but not from governing and preserving them.

31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables ⁱ of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

(i) By which he declared his will to his people.

THE BOOK OF EXODUS 31

Ex 31:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ex 31:2 See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah: Ex 31:3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, Ex 31:4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, Ex 31:5 And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. And in cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of timber, to work in all manner of workmanship. Ex 31:6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan: and in the hearts of all that are wise hearted I have put wisdom, that they may make all that I have commanded thee; Ex 31:7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy seat that is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, Ex 31:8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniture, and the altar of incense, Ex 31:9 And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, And the altar of burnt offering with all his furniture, and the laver and his foot, Ex 31:10 And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office, And the cloths of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office, Ex 31:11 And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. And the anointing oil, and sweet incense for the holy place: according to all that I have commanded thee shall they do. Ex 31:12 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ex 31:13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the LORD that doth sanctify you. Ex 31:14 Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death: for whosoever doeth any work therein, that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Ex 31:15 Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death. Ex 31:16 Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant. Ex 31:17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. It is a sign between me and the children of Israel for ever: for in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested, and was refreshed. Ex 31:18 And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God. And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

COMMENTARY EXODUS 30

E X O D U S

CHAP. XXX.

Moses is, in this chapter, further instructed, I.Concerning the altar of incense, ver. 1-10. II. Concerning the ransom-moneywhich the Israelites were to pay, when they were numbered,ver. 11-16. III.Concerning the laver of brass, which was set for the priests towash in, ver. 17-21. IV.Concerning the making up of the anointing oil, and the use of it,ver. 22-33. V.Concerning the incense and perfume which were to be burned on thegolden altar, ver. 34,&c.

The Tabernacles and ItsFurniture. (b. c. 1491.)

1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incenseupon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. 2 A cubitshall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadththereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be theheight thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof,and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thoushalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. 4 And twogolden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by thetwo corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou makeit; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear itwithal. 5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittimwood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put itbefore the vail that is by the ark of the testimony, beforethe mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meetwith thee. 7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incenseevery morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incenseupon it. 8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, heshall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the Lord throughout your generations. 9Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, normeat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in ayear with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in theyear shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations:it is most holy unto the Lord.

I. The orders given concerning the altar ofincense are, 1. That it was to be made of wood, and covered withgold, pure gold, about a yard high and half a yard square, withhorns at the corners, a golden cornice round it, with rings andstaves of gold, for the convenience of carrying it, v. 1-5. It does not appearthat there was any grate to this altar for the ashes to fall into,that they might be taken away; but, when they burnt incense, agolden censer was brought with coals in it, and placed upon thealtar, and in that censer the incense was burnt, and with it allthe coals were taken away, so that no coals nor ashes fell upon thealtar. The measure of the altar of incense in Ezekiel's temple isdouble to what it is here (Ezek. xli.22), and it is there called an altar of wood, andthere is no mention of gold, to signify that the incense, in gospeltimes, should be spiritual, the worship plain, and the service ofGod enlarged, for in every place incense should be offered,Mal. i. 11. 2. That it wasto be placed before the veil, on the outside of that partition, butbefore the mercy-seat, which was within the veil, v. 6. For though he thatministered at the altar could not see the mercy-seat, the veilinterposing, yet he must look towards it, and direct his incensethat way, to teach us that though we cannot with our bodily eyessee the throne of grace, that blessed mercy-seat (for it is such athrone of glory that God, in compassion to us, holds back the faceof it, and spreads a cloud upon it), yet we must in prayer by faithset ourselves before it, direct our prayer, and look up. 3. ThatAaron was to burn sweet incense upon this altar, every morning andevery evening, about half a pound at a time, which was intended,not only to take away the ill smell of the flesh that was burntdaily on the brazen altar, but for the honour of God, and to showthe acceptableness of his people's services to him, and thepleasure which they should take in ministering to him, v. 7, 8. As by the offeringson the brazen altar satisfaction was made for what had been donedispleasing to God, so, by the offering on this, what they did wellwas, as it were, recommended to the divine acceptance; for our twogreat concerns with God are to be acquitted from guilt and acceptedas righteous in his sight. 4. That nothing was to be offered uponit but incense, nor any incense but that which was appointed,v. 9. God will havehis own service done according to his own appointment, and nototherwise. 5. That this altar should be purified with the blood ofthe sin-offering put upon the horns of it, every year, uponthe day of atonement, v.10. See Lev. xvi. 18,19. The high priest was to take this in his way, as hecame out from the holy of holies. This was to intimate to them thatthe sins of the priests who ministered at this altar, and of thepeople for whom they ministered, put a ceremonial impurity upon it,from which it must be cleansed by the blood of atonement.

II. This incense-altar typified, 1. Themediation of Christ. The brazen altar in the court was a type ofChrist dying on earth; the golden altar in the sanctuary was a typeof Christ interceding in heaven, in virtue of his satisfaction.This altar was before the mercy-seat; for Christ always appears inthe presence of God for us; he is our advocate with thefather (1 John ii. 1),and his intercession is unto God of a sweet-smelling savour. Thisaltar had a crown fixed to it; for Christ intercedes as king.Father, I will, John xvii.24. 2. The devotions of the saints, whose prayers aresaid to be set forth before God as incense, Ps. cxli. 2. As the smoke of the incenseascended, so much our desires towards God rise in prayer, beingkindled with the fire of holy love and other pious affections. Whenthe priest was burning incense the people were praying (Luke i. 10), to signify that prayer isthe true incense. This incense was offered daily, it was aperpetual incense (v.8); for we must pray always, that is, we must keep upstated times for prayer every day, morning and evening, at least,and never omit it, but thus pray without ceasing. The lamps weredressed or lighted at the same time that the incense was burnt, toteach us that the reading of the scriptures (which are our lightand lamp) is a part of our daily work, and should ordinarilyaccompany our prayers and praises. When we speak to God we musthear what God says to us, and thus the communion is complete. Thedevotions of sanctified souls are well-pleasing to God, of asweet-smelling savour; the prayers of saints are compared to sweetodours (Rev. v. 8), but it isthe incense which Christ adds to them that makes them acceptable(Rev. viii. 3), and his bloodthat atones for the guilt which cleaves to our best services. And,if the heart and life be not holy, even incense is anabomination (Isa. i.13), and he that offers it is as if he blessed anidol, Isa. lxvi. 3.

11 And the Lordspake unto Moses, saying, 12 When thou takest the sum of thechildren of Israel after their number, then shall they give everyman a ransom for his soul unto the Lord, when thou numberest them; that there be noplague among them, when thou numberest them. 13 Thisthey shall give, every one that passeth among them that arenumbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (ashekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be theoffering of the Lord. 14Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twentyyears old and above, shall give an offering unto the Lord. 15 The rich shall not give more,and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, whenthey give an offering unto the Lord, to make an atonement for your souls. 16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the childrenof Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacleof the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children ofIsrael before the Lord, to make anatonement for your souls.

Some observe that the repetition of thosewords, The Lord spoke unto Moses, here and afterwards(v. 17, 22,34), intimates that God did not deliver these preceptsto Moses in the mount, in a continued discourse, but with manyintermissions, giving him time either to write what was said to himor at least to charge his memory with it. Christ gave instructionsto his disciples as they were able to hear them. Moses is hereordered to levy money upon the people by way of poll, so much ahead, for the service of the tabernacle. This he must do when henumbered the people. Some think that it refers only to the firstnumbering of them, now when the tabernacle was set up; and thatthis tax was to make up what was deficient in the voluntarycontributions for the finishing of the work, or rather for thebeginning of the service in the tabernacle. Others think that itwas afterwards repeated upon any emergency and always when thepeople were numbered, and that David offended in not demanding itwhen he numbered the people. But many of the Jewish writers, andothers from them, are of opinion that it was to be an annualtribute, only it was begun when Moses first numbered the people.This was that tribute-money which Christ paid, for fear ofoffending his adversaries (Matt. xvii.27), when yet he showed good reason why he should havebeen excused. Men were appointed in every city to receive thispayment yearly. Now, 1. The tribute to be paid was half ashekel, about fifteen pence of our money. The rich were not togive more, nor the poor less (v. 15), to intimate that the souls ofthe rich and poor are alike precious, and that God is norespecter of persons, Acts x. 34; Job xxxiv. 19. In otherofferings men were to give according to their ability; but this,which was the ransom of the soul, must be alike for all; forthe rich have as much need of Christ as the poor, and the poor areas welcome to him as the rich. They both alike contributed to themaintenance of the temple-service, because both were to have a likeinterest in it and benefit by it. In Christ and his ordinancesrich and poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker, the LordChrist is the Redeemer of them both, Prov. xxii. 2. The Jews say, "If a man refusedto pay this tribute, he was not comprehended in the expiation." 2.this tribute was to be paid as a ransom of the soul, that theremight be no plague among them. Hereby they acknowledged thatthey received their lives from God, that they had forfeited theirlives to him, and that they depended upon his power and patiencefor the continuance of them; and thus they did homage to the God oftheir lives, and deprecated those plagues which their sins haddeserved. 3. This money that was raised was to be employed in theservice of the tabernacle (v.16); with it they bought sacrifices, flour, incense,wine, oil, fuel, salt, priests' garments, and all other thingswhich the whole congregation was interested in. Note, Those thathave the benefit of God's tabernacle among them must be willing todefray the expenses of it, and not grudge the necessary charges ofGod's public worship. Thus we must honour the Lord with oursubstance, and reckon that best laid out which is laid out in theservice of God. Money indeed cannot make an atonement for thesoul, but it may be used for the honour of him who has made theatonement, and for the maintenance of the gospel by which theatonement is applied.

17 And the Lordspake unto Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make a laverof brass, and his foot also of brass, to washwithal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of thecongregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and theirfeet thereat: 20 When they go into the tabernacle of thecongregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; orwhen they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering madeby fire unto the Lord: 21 Sothey shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: andit shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and tohis seed throughout their generations.

Orders are here given, 1. For the making ofa laver, or font, of brass, a large vessel, that would contain agood quantity of water, which was to be set near the door of thetabernacle, v. 18.The foot of brass, it is supposed, was so contrived as to receivethe water, which was let into it out of the laver by spouts orcocks. They then had a laver for the priests only to wash in, butto us now there is a fountain open for Judah and Jerusalem to washin (Zech. xiii. 1), aninexhaustible fountain of living water, so that it is ourown fault if we remain in our pollution. 2. For the using of thislaver. Aaron and his sons must wash their hands and feet at thislaver every time they went in to minister, every morning, at least,v. 19-21. Forthis purpose clean water was put into the laver fresh every day.Though they washed themselves ever so clean at their own houses,that would not serve; they must wash at the laver, because that wasappointed for washing, 2 Kings v.12-14. This was designed, (1.) To teach them purity inall their ministrations, and to possess them with a reverence ofGod's holiness and a dread of the pollutions of sin. They must notonly wash and be made clean when they were first consecrated, butthey must wash and be kept clean whenever they went in to minister.He only shall stand in God's holy place that has cleanhands and a pure heart, Ps. xxiv.3, 4. And, (2.) It was to teach us, who are daily toattend upon God, daily to renew our repentance for sin and ourbelieving application of the blood of Christ to our souls forremission; for in many things we daily offend and contractpollution, John xiii. 8,10; Jam. iii. 2. This is the preparation we are to makefor solemn ordinances. Cleanse your hands and purify yourhearts, and then draw nigh to God, Jam. iv. 8. To this law David alludes inPs. xxvi. 6, I will washmy hands in innocency, so will I compass thine altar, OLord.

22 Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Takethou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundredshekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even twohundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundredand fifty shekels, 24 And of cassia five hundredshekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olivean hin: 25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment,an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall bean holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint thetabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of thetestimony, 27 And the table and all his vessels, and thecandlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, 28And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laverand his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they maybe most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. 30 Andthou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, thatthey may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Thisshall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall yemake any other like it, after the composition of it: itis holy, and it shall be holy unto you. 33Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever puttethany of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from hispeople. 34 And the Lord saidunto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, andgalbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of eachshall there be a like weight: 35 And thou shalt makeit a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary,tempered together, pure and holy: 36 And thou shaltbeat some of it very small, and put of it before thetestimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meetwith thee: it shall be unto you most holy. 37 And asfor the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make toyourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be untothee holy for the Lord. 38Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall evenbe cut off from his people.

Directions are here given for thecomposition of the holy anointing oil and the incense that were tobe used in the service of the tabernacle; with these God was to behonoured, and therefore he would appoint the making of them; fornothing comes to God but what comes from him. 1. Theholy anointing oil is here ordered to be made up the ingredients,and their quantities, are prescribed, v. 23-25. Interpreters are notagreed concerning them; we are sure, in general, they were the bestand fittest for the purpose; they must needs be so when the divinewisdom appointed them for the divine honour. It was to becompounded secundum artem—after the art of the apothecary(v. 25); the spices,which were in all nearly half a hundred weight, were to be infusedin the oil, which was to be about five or six quarts, and thenstrained out, leaving an admirable sweet smell in the oil. Withthis oil God's tent and all the furniture of it were to beanointed; it was to be used also in the consecration of thepriests, v.26-30. It was to be continued throughout theirgenerations, v.31. The tradition of the Jews is that this very oilwhich was prepared by Moses himself lasted till near the captivity.But bishop Patrick shows the great improbability of the tradition,and supposes that it was repeated according to the prescriptionhere, for Solomon was anointed with it (2 Kings i. 39), and some other of the kings;and all the high priests with such a quantity of it that it randown to the skirts of the garments; and we read of the making up ofthis ointment (1 Chron. ix.30): yet all agree that in the second temple there wasnone of this holy oil, which he supposes was owing to a notion theyhad that it was not lawful to make it up, Providence overrulingthat want as a presage of the better unction of the Holy Ghost ingospel times, the variety of whose gifts was typified by theseseveral sweet ingredients. To show the excellency of holiness,there was that in the tabernacle which was in the highest degreegrateful both to the sight and to the smell. Christ's name is saidto be as ointment poured forth (Cant. i. 3), and the good name of Christiansbetter than precious ointment, Eccl. vii. 1. 2. The incense which was burnedupon the golden altar was prepared of sweet spices likewise, thoughnot so rare and rich as those of which the anointing oil wascompounded, v. 34,35. This was prepared once a year (the Jews say), apound for each day of the year, and three pounds over for the dayof atonement. When it was used, it was to be beaten very small:thus it pleased the Lord to bruise the Redeemer when he offeredhimself for a sacrifice of a sweet-smelling savour. 3. Concerningboth these preparations the same law is here given (v. 32, 33, 37, 38),that the like should not be made for any common use. Thus God wouldpreserve in the people's minds a reverence for his owninstitutions, and teach us not to profane nor abuse any thingwhereby God makes himself known, as those did who invented tothemselves (for their common entertainments) instruments of musiclike David, Amos vi. 5. It isa great affront to God to jest with sacred things, particularly tomake sport with the word and ordinances of God, or to treat themwith lightness, Matt. xxii.5. That which is God's peculiar must not be used as acommon thing

THE BOOK OF EXODUS 30

Ex 30:1 And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. And thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon: of shittim wood shalt thou make it. Ex 30:2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits shall be the height thereof: the horns thereof shall be of the same. Ex 30:3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about. Ex 30:4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under the crown of it, by the two corners thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. Ex 30:5 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold. Ex 30:6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with thee. Ex 30:7 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. Ex 30:8 And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. Ex 30:9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon. Ex 30:10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the horns of it once in a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonements: once in the year shall he make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy unto the LORD. Ex 30:11 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ex 30:12 When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. When thou takest the sum of the children of Israel after their number, then shall they give every man a ransom for his soul unto the LORD, when thou numberest them; that there be no plague among them, when thou numberest them. Ex 30:13 This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel is twenty gerahs:) an half shekel shall be the offering of the LORD. Ex 30:14 Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. Every one that passeth among them that are numbered, from twenty years old and above, shall give an offering unto the LORD. Ex 30:15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. Ex 30:16 And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. And thou shalt take the atonement money of the children of Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the tabernacle of the congregation; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel before the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls. Ex 30:17 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ex 30:18 Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein. Ex 30:19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat: Ex 30:20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD: Ex 30:21 So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations. Ex 30:22 Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Moreover the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, Ex 30:23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels, Ex 30:24 And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin: Ex 30:25 And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil. Ex 30:26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony, Ex 30:27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, Ex 30:28 And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. Ex 30:29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy. Ex 30:30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. Ex 30:31 And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations. Ex 30:32 Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you. Ex 30:33 Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people. Ex 30:34 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: Ex 30:35 And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: And thou shalt make it a perfume, a confection after the art of the apothecary, tempered together, pure and holy: Ex 30:36 And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. And thou shalt beat some of it very small, and put of it before the testimony in the tabernacle of the congregation, where I will meet with thee: it shall be unto you most holy. Ex 30:37 And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. And as for the perfume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof: it shall be unto thee holy for the LORD. Ex 30:38 Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people. Whosoever shall make like unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off from his people.

COMMENTARY EXODUS 29

Chapter 29
Particular orders are given in this chapter, I. Concerning the consecration of the priests, and the sanctification of the altar (v. 1–37). II. Concerning the daily sacrifice (v. 38–41). To which gracious promises are annexed that God would own and bless them in all their services (v. 42, etc.).
Verses 1-37 Here is, I. The law concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to the priest’s office, which was to be done with a great deal of ceremony and solemnity, that they themselves might be duly affected with the greatness of the work to which they were called, and that the people also might learn to magnify the office and none might dare to invade it.1. The ceremonies wherewith it was to be done were very fully and particularly appointed, because nothing of this kind had been done before, and because it was to be a statute for ever that the high priest should be thus inaugurated. Now,(1.) The work to be done was the consecrating of the persons whom God had chosen to be priests, by which they devoted and gave up themselves to the service of God and God declared his acceptance of them; and the people were made to know that they glorified not themselves to be made priests, but were called of God, Heb. 5:4, 5. They were thus distinguished from common men, sequestered from common services, and set apart for God and an immediate attendance on him. Note, All that are to be employed for God are to be sanctified to him. The person must first be accepted, and then the performance. The Hebrew phrase for consecrating is filling the hand (v. 9): Thou shalt fill the hand of Aaron and his sons, and the ram of consecration is the ram of fillings, v. 22, 26. The consecrating of them was the perfecting of them; Christ is said to be perfect or consecrated for evermore, Heb. 7:28. Probably the phrase here is borrowed from the putting of the sacrifice into their hand, to be waved before the Lord, v. 24. But it intimates, [1.] That ministers have their hands full; they have no time to trifle, so great, so copious, so constant is their work. [2.] That they must have their hands filled. Of necessity they must have something to offer, and they cannot find it in themselves, it must be given them from above. They cannot fill the people’s hearts unless God fill their hands; to him therefore they must go, and receive from his fulness. (2.) The person to do it was Moses, by God’s appointment. Though he was ordained for men, yet the people were not to consecrate him; Moses the servant of the Lord, and his agent herein, must do it. By God’s special appointment he now did the priest’s work, and therefore that which was the priest’s part of the sacrifice was here ordered to be his, v. 26.(3.) The place was at the door of the tabernacle of meeting, v. 4. God was pleased to dwell in the tabernacle, the people attending in the courts, so that the door between the court and the tabernacle was the fittest place for those to be consecrated in who were to mediate between God and man, and to stand between both, and lay their hands (as it were) upon both. They were consecrated at the door, for they were to be door-keepers.(4.) It was done with many ceremonies.[1.] They were to be washed (v. 4), signifying that those must be clean who bear the vessels of the Lord, Isa. 52:11. Those that would perfect holiness must cleanse themselves from all filthiness of flesh and spirit, 2 Co. 7:1; Isa. 1:16–18. They were now washed all over; but afterwards, when they went in to minister, they washed only their hands and feet (ch. 30:19); for he that is washed needs no more, Jn. 13:10.[2.] They were to be clothed with the holy garments (v. 5, 6, 8, 9), to signify that it was not sufficient for them to put away the pollutions of sin, but they must put on the graces of the Spirit, be clothed with righteousness, Ps. 132:9. They must be girded, as men prepared and strengthened for their work; and they must be robed and crowned, as men that counted their work and office their true honour.[3.] The high priest was to be anointed with the holy anointing oil (v. 7), that the church might be filled and delighted with the sweet savour of his administrations (for ointment and perfume rejoice the heart ), and in token of the pouring out of the Spirit upon him, to qualify him for his work. Brotherly love is compared to this oil with which Aaron was anointed, Ps. 133:2. The inferior priests are said to be anointed (ch. 30:30), not on their heads, as the high priest (Lev. 21:10), the oil was only mingled with the blood that was sprinkled upon their garments.[4.] Sacrifices were to be offered for them. The covenant of priesthood, as all other covenants, must be made by sacrifice. First,

There must be a sin-offering, to make atonement for them, v. 10–14. The law made those priests that had infirmity, and therefore they must first offer for their own sin, before they could make atonement for the people, Heb. 7:27, 28. They were to put their hand on the head of their sacrifice (v. 10), confessing that they deserved to die for their own sin, and desiring that the killing of the beast might expiate their guilt, and be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. It was used as other sin-offerings were; only, whereas the flesh of other sin-offerings was eaten by the priests (Lev. 10:18), in token of the priest’s taking away the sin of the people, this was appointed to be all burnt without the camp (v. 14), to signify the imperfection of the legal dispensation (as the learned bishop Patrick notes); for the sins of the priests themselves could not be taken away by those sacrifices, but they must expect a better high priest and a better sacrifice.Secondly, There must be a burnt-offering, a ram wholly burnt, to the honour of God, in token of the dedication of themselves wholly to God and to his service, as living sacrifices, kindled with the fire and ascending in the flame of holy love, v. 15–18. The sin-offering must first be offered and then the burnt-offering; for, till guilt be removed, no acceptable service can be performed, Isa. 6:7.Thirdly, There must be a peace-offering; it is called the ram of consecration, because there was more in this peculiar to the occasion than in the other two. In the burnt-offering God had the glory of their priesthood, in this they had the comfort of it; and, in token of a mutual covenant between God and them, 1. The blood of the sacrifice was divided between God and them (v. 20, 21); part of the blood was sprinkled upon the altar round about, and part put upon them, upon their bodies (v. 20), and upon their garments, v. 21. Thus the benefit of the expiation made by the sacrifice was applied and assured to them, and their whole selves from head to foot sanctified to the service of God. The blood was put upon the extreme parts of the body, to signify that it was all, as it were, enclosed and taken in for God, the tip of the ear and the great toe not excepted. We reckon that the blood and oil sprinkled upon garments spot and stain them; yet the holy oil, and the blood of the sacrifice, sprinkled upon their garments, must be looked upon as the greatest adorning imaginable to them, for they signified the blood of Christ, and the graces of the Spirit, which constitute and complete the beauty of holiness, and recommend us to God; we read of robes made white with the blood of the Lamb. 2. The flesh of the sacrifice, with the meat-offering annexed to it, was likewise divided between God and them, that (to speak with reverence) God and they might feast together, in token of friendship and fellowship. (1.) Part of it was to be first waved before the Lord, and then burnt upon the altar; part of the flesh (v. 22), part of the bread, for bread and flesh must go together (v. 23); these were first put into the hands of Aaron to be waved to and fro, in token of their being offered to God (who, though unseen, yet compasses us round on every side), and then they were to be burnt upon the altar (v. 24, 25), for the altar was to devour God’s part of the sacrifice. Thus God admitted Aaron and his sons to be his servants, and wait at his table, taking the mat of his altar from their hands. Here, in a parenthesis, as it were, comes in the law concerning the priests’ part of the peace-offerings afterwards, the breast and shoulder, which were now divided; Moses had the breast, and the shoulder was burnt on the altar with God’s part, v. 26–28. (2.) The other part, both of the flesh of the ram and of the bread, Aaron and his sons were to eat at the door of the tabernacle (v. 31–33), to signify that he called them not only servants but friends, Jn. 15:15. He supped with them, and they with him. Their eating of the things wherewith the atonement was made signified their receiving the atonement, as the expression is (Rom. 5:11), their thankful acceptance of the benefit of it, and their joyful communion with God thereupon, which was the true intent and meaning of a feast upon a sacrifice. If any of it was left, it must be burnt, that it might not be in any danger of putrefying, and to show that it was an extraordinary peace-offering.2. The time that was to be spent in this consecration: Seven days shalt thou consecrate them, v. 35. Though all the ceremonies were performed on the first day, yet, (1.) They were not to look upon their consecration as completed till the seven days’ end, which put a solemnity upon their admission, and a distance between this and their former state, and obliged them to enter upon their work with a pause, giving them time to consider the weight and seriousness of it. This was to be observed in after-ages, v. 30. He that was to succeed Aaron in the high-priesthood must put on the holy garments seven days together, in token of a deliberate and gradual advance into his office, and that one sabbath might pass over him in his consecration. (2.) Every day of the seven, in this first consecration, a bullock was to be offered for a sin-offering (v. 36), which was to intimate to them, [1.] That it was of very great concern to them to get their sins pardoned, and that though atonement was made, and they had the comfort of it, yet they must still keep up a penitent sense of sin and often repeat the confession of it. [2.] That those sacrifices which were thus offered day by day to make atonement could not make the comers thereunto perfect, for then they would have ceased to be offered, as the apostle argues, Heb. 10:1, 2. They must therefore expect the bringing in of a
 better hope. 3. This consecration of the priests was a shadow of good things to come. (1.) Our Lord Jesus is the great high-priest of our profession, called of God to be so, consecrated for evermore, anointed with the Spirit above his fellows (whence he is called Messiah, the Christ ), clothed with the holy garments, even with glory and beauty, sanctified by his own blood, not that of bullocks and rams (Heb. 9:12), made perfect, or consecrated, through sufferings, Heb. 2:10. Thus in him this was a perpetual statute, v. 9. (2.) All believers are spiritual priests, to offer spiritual sacrifices (1 Pt. 2:5), washed in the blood of Christ, and so made to our God priests, Rev. 1:5, 6. They also are clothed with the beauty of holiness, and have received the anointing, 1 Jn. 2:27. Their hands are filled with work, to which they must continually attend; and it is through Christ, the great sacrifice, that they are dedicated to this service. His blood sprinkled upon the conscience purges it from dead works, that they may, as priests, serve the living God. The Spirit of God (as Ainsworth notes) is called the finger of God (Lu. 11:20, compared with Mt. 12:28), and by him the merit of Christ is effectually applied to our souls, as here Moses with his finger was to put the blood upon Aaron. It is likewise intimated that gospel ministers are to be solemnly set apart to the work of the ministry with great deliberation and seriousness both in the ordainers and in the ordained, as those that are to be employed in a great work and entrusted with a great charge.II. The consecration of the altar, which seems to have been coincident with that of the priests, and the sin-offerings which were offered every day for seven days together had reference to the altar as well as the priests, v. 36, 37. An atonement was made for the altar. Though that was not a subject capable of sin, nor, having never yet been used, could it be said to be polluted with the sins of the people, yet, since the fall, there can be no sanctification to God but there must first be an atonement for sin, which renders us both unworthy and unfit to be employed for God. The altar was also sanctified, not only set apart itself to a sacred use, but made so holy as to sanctify the gifts that were offered upon it, Mt. 23:19. Christ is our altar; for our sakes he sanctified himself, that we and our performances might be sanctified and recommended to God, Jn. 17:19.
Verses 38-46 In this paragraph we have,I. The daily service appointed. A lamb was to be offered upon the altar every morning, and a lamb every evening, each with a meat-offering, both made by fire, as a continual burnt-offering throughout their generations, v. 38–41. Whether there were any other sacrifices to be offered or not, these were sure to be offered, at the public charge, for the benefit and comfort of all Israel, to make atonement for their daily sins, and to be an acknowledgement to God of their daily mercies. This was that which the duty of every day required. The taking away of this daily sacrifice by Antiochus, for so many evenings and mornings, was that great calamity of the church which was foretold, Dan. 8:11. Note, 1. This typified the continual intercession which Christ ever lives to make, in virtue of his satisfaction, for the continual sanctification of his church: though he offered himself once for all, yet that one offering thus becomes a continual offering. 2. This teaches us to offer up to God the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise every day, morning and evening, in humble acknowledgement of our dependence upon him and our obligations to him. Our daily devotions must be looked upon as the most needful of our daily works and the most pleasant of our daily comforts. Whatever business we have, this must never be omitted, either morning or evening; prayer-time must be kept up as duly as meat-time. The daily sacrifices were as the daily meals in God’s house, and therefore they were always attended with bread and wine. Those starve their own souls that keep not up a constant attendance on the throne of grace.II. Great and precious promises made of God’s favour to Israel, and the tokens of his special presence with them, while they thus kept up his institutions among them. He speaks as one well pleased with the appointment of the daily sacrifice; for, before he proceeds to the other appointments that follow, he interposes these promises. It is constancy in religion that brings in the comfort of it. He promises, 1. That he would keep up communion with them; that he would not only meet Moses, and speak to him, but that he would meet the children of Israel, (v. 43), to accept the daily sacrifices offered up on their behalf. Note, God will not fail to give those the meeting who diligently and conscientiously attend upon him in the ordinances of his own appointment. 2. That he would own his own institutions, the tabernacle, the altar, the priesthood (v. 43, 44); he would take possession of that which was consecrated to him. Note, What is sanctified to the glory of God shall be sanctified by his glory. If we do our part, God will do his, and will mark and fit that for himself which is in sincerity given up to him. 3. That he would reside among them as God in covenant with them, and would give them sure and comfortable tokens of his peculiar favour to them, and his special presence with them (v. 45, 45): I will dwell among the children of Israel. Note, Where God sets up the tabernacle of his ordinances he will himself dwell. Lo, I am with you always, Mt. 28:20. Those that abide in God’s house shall have God to abide with them. I will be their God, and they shall know that I am so. Note, Those are truly happy that have a covenant-interest in God as theirs and the comfortable evidence of that interest. If we have this, we have enough, and need no more to make us happy.

COMMENTARY THE BOOK EXODUS 29

Exodus 29:1-37

The Consecration of Aaron and His Sons

[1] And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish,
[2] And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them.
[3] And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams.
[4] And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.
[5] And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod:
[6] And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre.
[7] Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
[8] And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.
[9] And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put [1] the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons.
[10] And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
[11] And thou shalt kill the bullock before the Lord, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[12] And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.
[13] And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [2] that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar.
[14] But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.
[15] Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
[16] And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.
[17] And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head.
[18] And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the Lord: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
[19] And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.
[20] Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.
[21] And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
[22] Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:
[23] And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the Lord:
[24] And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave [3] them for a wave offering before the Lord.
[25] And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the Lord: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
[26] And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the Lord: and it shall be thy part.
[27] And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons:
[28] And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the Lord.
[29] And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them.
[30] And that son [4] that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place.
[31] And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
[32] And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
[33] And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.
[34] And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
[35] And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.
[36] And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.
[37] Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

[38] Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually.
[39] The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
[40] And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering.
[41] And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
[42] This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee.
[43] And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.
[44] And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.
[45] And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God.
[46] And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the Lord their God.

EXODUS 29

Ex 29:1 And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them, to minister unto me in the priest's office: Take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, Ex 29:2 And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. And unleavened bread, and cakes unleavened tempered with oil, and wafers unleavened anointed with oil: of wheaten flour shalt thou make them. Ex 29:3 And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. And thou shalt put them into one basket, and bring them in the basket, with the bullock and the two rams. Ex 29:4 And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. Ex 29:5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastplate, and gird him with the curious girdle of the ephod: Ex 29:6 And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. And thou shalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown upon the mitre. Ex 29:7 Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him. Ex 29:8 And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them. Ex 29:9 And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Ex 29:10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock. Ex 29:11 And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. Ex 29:12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. Ex 29:13 And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. Ex 29:14 But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering. But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering. Ex 29:15 Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. Ex 29:16 And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. Ex 29:17 And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. Ex 29:18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. Ex 29:19 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. Ex 29:20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. Ex 29:21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him. Ex 29:22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration: Ex 29:23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD: Ex 29:24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. Ex 29:25 And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before the LORD: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD. Ex 29:26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, and wave it for a wave offering before the LORD: and it shall be thy part. Ex 29:27 And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that which is for his sons: Ex 29:28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD. And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute for ever from the children of Israel: for it is an heave offering: and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the sacrifice of their peace offerings, even their heave offering unto the LORD. Ex 29:29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons' after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. Ex 29:30 And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. And that son that is priest in his stead shall put them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the congregation to minister in the holy place. Ex 29:31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place. Ex 29:32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. Ex 29:33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. Ex 29:34 And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. Ex 29:35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. Ex 29:36 And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. Ex 29:37 Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy. Ex 29:38 Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. Now this is that which thou shalt offer upon the altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. Ex 29:39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: Ex 29:40 And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. And with the one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine for a drink offering. Ex 29:41 And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD. Ex 29:42 This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. This shall be a continual burnt offering throughout your generations at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there unto thee. Ex 29:43 And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. Ex 29:44 And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office. Ex 29:45 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. Ex 29:46 And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God. And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.