Exodus 29:31

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29 “And the ^aholy garments of Aaron ^bshall be his sons’ after him, ^cto be anointed in them and to be consecrated in them.

30 ^aThat son who becomes priest in his place shall put them on for ^bseven days, when he enters the tabernacle of meeting to minister in the¹ holy place.

31 “And you shall take the ram of the consecration and ^aboil its flesh in the holy place.

32 Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the ^abread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.

33 ^aThey shall eat those things with which the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them; ^bbut an outsider shall not eat them, because they are holy.

34 And if any of the flesh of the consecration offerings, or of the bread, remains until the morning, then ^ayou shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

35 “Thus you shall do to Aaron and his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. ^aSeven days you shall consecrate them.

Commentaries:

Matthew Henry

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Exodus 29:1-46

The sacrifice and ceremony for the consecration of the priests. (1-37) The continual burnt-offerings, God's promise to dwell among Israel. (38-46)

Verses 1-37 Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own blood; made perfect, or consecrated through sufferings, hebrews 2:10 . All believers are spiritual priests, to offer spiritual sacrifices, I Peter priests, revelation 1:5,6 . They also are clothed with the beauty of I John Spirit of God is called the finger of God, ( luke 11:20 , compared with matthew 12:28 ,) and by him the merit of Christ is applied to our souls. This consecration signifies the admission of a sinner into the spiritual priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Verses 38-46 A lamb was to be offered upon the altar every morning, and a lamb every evening. This typified the continual intercession which Christ ever lives to make for his church. Though he offered himself but once for all, that one offering thus becomes a continual offering. This also teaches us to offer to God the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise every day, morning and evening. Our daily devotions are the most needful of our daily works, and the most pleasant of our daily comforts. Prayer-time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. Those starve their own souls, who keep not up constant attendance on the throne of grace; constancy in religion brings in the comfort of it.

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