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Exodus 29

Exodus 29

Exodus 29:1 “This is what you should do to them to consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests. Take one young bull – a son of the herd, and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:2 and unleavened bread, unleavened loaves mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. You should make them of fine wheat flour.

Exodus 29:3 You should put them in one basket and bring them in the basket and bring the bull and the two rams.

Exodus 29:4 You should bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the conference tent and wash them with water.

Exodus 29:5 Then you should take the garments and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the sacred pouch, and wrap him with the skillfully woven sash of the ephod.

Exodus 29:6 And you should set the turban on his head and put the sacred crown on the turban.

Exodus 29:7 You should take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him.

Exodus 29:8 Then you should bring his sons and put coats on them,

Exodus 29:9 and you should wrap Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind headbands on them. And the priesthood should be theirs by a permanent prescription. This is how you will give Aaron’s hands and his sons’ hands fully to their ministry.

Exodus 29:10 “Then you should bring the bull in front of the conference tent. Aaron and his sons should lay their hands on the head of the bull.

Exodus 29:11 Then you should kill the bull before Yahveh at the entrance of the conference tent,

Exodus 29:12 and should take part of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and the rest of the blood you should pour out at the base of the altar.

Exodus 29:13 And you should take all the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them and burn them on the altar.

Exodus 29:14 But the flesh of the bull and its skin and its dung you should burn with fire outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

Exodus 29:15 “Then you should take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons should lay their hands on the head of the ram,

Exodus 29:16 and you should kill the ram and should take its blood and throw it against the sides of the altar.

Exodus 29:17 Then you should cut the ram into pieces, and wash its entrails and its legs, and put them with its pieces and its head,

Exodus 29:18 and burn the whole ram on the altar. It is an ascending offering to Yahveh. It is a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to Yahveh.

Exodus 29:19 “You should take the other ram, and Aaron and his sons should lay their hands on the head of the ram,

Exodus 29:20 and you should kill the ram and take part of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tips of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the great toes of their right feet and throw the rest of the blood against the sides of the altar.

Exodus 29:21 Then you should take part of the blood that is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and dab it on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and his sons’ garments with him. He and his garments should be sacred, and his sons and his sons’ garments with him.

Exodus 29:22 “You should also take the fat from the ram and the fat tail and the fat that covers the entrails, and the long lobe of the liver and the two kidneys with the fat that is on them, and the right thigh (because it is a ram of ordination),

Exodus 29:23 and one loaf of bread and one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahveh.

Exodus 29:24 You should put all these on the palms of Aaron and on the palms of his sons, and wave them for a wave offering before Yahveh.

Exodus 29:25 Then you should take them from their hands and burn them on the altar on top of the ascending offering, as a pleasing aroma before Yahveh. It is a fire offering to Yahveh.

Exodus 29:26 “You should take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it for a wave offering before Yahveh, and it will be your portion.

Exodus 29:27 And you should consecrate the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the priests’ portion that is contributed from the ram of ordination, from what was Aaron’s and his sons.

Exodus 29:28 It will be for Aaron and his sons as a permanent prescribed task from the people of Israel, because it is a contribution. It should be a contribution from the people of Israel from their peace offerings, their contribution to Yahveh.

Exodus 29:29 “The sacred garments of Aaron should be because his sons after him; they should be anointed in them and ordained in them.

Exodus 29:30 The son who succeeds him as priest, who comes into the conference tent to minister in the Sacred Place, should wear them seven days.

Exodus 29:31 “You should take the ram of ordination and boil its meat in a sacred place.

Exodus 29:32 And Aaron and his sons should eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket in the entrance of the conference tent.

Exodus 29:33 They should eat those things with which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration, but an outsider should not eat of them, because they are sacred.

Exodus 29:34 And if any of the meat for the ordination or of the bread remain until the morning, then you should burn the remainder with fire. It should not be eaten, because it is sacred.

Exodus 29:35 “Thus you should do to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. Through seven days should you ordain them,

Exodus 29:36 and every day normally, you should offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement. Also, you should purge the altar, when you make atonement for it, and should anoint it to consecrate it.

Exodus 29:37 Seven days you should make atonement for the altar and consecrate it, and the altar should be most sacred. Whatever touches the altar should be sacred.

Exodus 29:38 “This is what you should offer on the altar: two rams a year-old day by day regularly.

Exodus 29:39 One ram you should offer in the morning, and the other lamb you should offer at twilight.

Exodus 29:40 And with the first ram a tenth seah of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering.

Exodus 29:41 The other lamb you should offer at twilight and should offer with it a grain offering and its drink offering, as in the morning, for a pleasing aroma, a fire offering to Yahveh.

Exodus 29:42 It should be a regular ascending offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the conference tent before Yahveh, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there.

Exodus 29:43 There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it should be sanctified by my glory.

Exodus 29:44 I will consecrate the conference tent and the altar. Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate to serve me as priests.

Exodus 29:45 I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God.

Exodus 29:46 And they should know that I am Yahveh their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am Yahveh their God.

Exodus 29 quotes:

“We learned that before Aaron and the priests entered the tabernacle, they were washed and anointed (Exodus 29, 30). This washing represents cleansing, and the anointing represents being chosen. This is a birth of water and of the Spirit, much like baptism and confirmation and the sacrament.”

Shields, Mark A. Your Endowment : Gain Greater Joy and Satisfaction in Your Temple Service. CFI, 2009. p. 123.

” In the early morning of every day, therefore, a blazing fire burned on the brazen altar in the courtyard to consume the sacrifice — a lamb of the first year — for the morning burnt offering. So the Word of God had ordained it in Exodus 29:38-46. The living God desired to be daily honored and satisfied through a burnt offering, morning and evening. In connection with this continual burnt offering, the eternal God declared that the people would be “sanctified through his glory.”’ So this unique offering became a wonderful proof of grace.”

Kiene, Paul F. The Tabernacle of God in the Wilderness of Sinai. Zondervan Pub. House, 1977. p. 47.

“Between this Tri-une piece of gold, there was the very Presence and Glory-Brightness of God in visible manifestation upon the Blood-stained Mercy Seat. As we have said, it was here that God spoke in an audible voice (Exodus 29:42; 30:6, 36 and Numbers 7:89).The Hebrews called this manifestation of the visible Glory or Brightness of God ‘‘the Shekinah’’. Although this word never occurs in the Bible, it does occur in extra-Biblical Hebrew writings. In Shabbath 22b we are told that the burning lamps outside the veil were a witness ‘‘that the Shekinah abides in the midst of Israel.’’ Apart from this, however, the Old Testament is saturated with the thought of the visible presence and brightness of God. The word ‘Shekinah’ means “‘the one who dwells”. It refers to God’s dwelling visibly among His people.”

Conner, Kevin J. The Tabernacle of Moses. Bible Temple Pub., 1975. p. 26.

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TWO LAMBS

TWO LAMBS  

Exodus 29:38-46 NET.

38 “Now this is what you are to prepare on the altar every day continually: two lambs a year old. 39 The first lamb you are to prepare in the morning, and the second lamb you are to prepare around sundown. 40 With the first lamb offer a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with a fourth of a hin of oil from pressed olives, and a fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering. 41 The second lamb you are to offer around sundown; you are to prepare for it the same meal offering as for the morning and the same drink offering, for a soothing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD. 42 “This will be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the LORD, where I will meet with you to speak to you there. 43 There I will meet with the Israelites, and it will be set apart as holy by my glory. 44 “So I will set apart as holy the tent of meeting and the altar, and I will set apart as holy Aaron and his sons, that they may minister as priests to me. 45 I will reside among the Israelites, and I will be their God, 46 and they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out from the land of Egypt, so that I may reside among them. I am the LORD their God.

We need to do some things regularly.

The Lord instructs the children of Israel here that when they set up the Tabernacle they are to prepare a particular offering to him every day, continually. Every morning they were to sacrifice a lamb and every evening another lamb. Most of us are creatures of habit. We have things that we do every day. Nobody has to check up on us and make sure we are doing those things. We get into the habit of doing those things perpetually so that they are instinctual.

For me, Bible study is like that. For years now, I have followed a regular ritual that begins with translating a biblical text each day, followed by a devotional from that text. I have gone through the Bible several times that way. People wonder how I can publish so many books every year, and that habit is the reason. Because I have studied and written so many articles, devotionals, and theological posts, it is relatively easy to put them together in book form.

I’m also methodical about the medicines I take. I know which meds to take in the morning and which to take in the evening. I take them first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I label my medicine bottles with a big “M” for my morning meds and a big “E” for my evening meds.

My sermon preparation follows a pattern as well. I usually do my research for the next week’s message on Monday, write the sermon presentation, and record the video on Tuesday. That leaves Wednesday for visitation, Thursday for Food Bank, and Friday and Saturday for my weekends. It’s all habitual. It’s how I function. The pattern helps me get everything accomplished that is important to me.

I’m not one of these “last minute” people. If I came to a Saturday night and had done no preparation for my sermon, I would be a basket case. In fact, if I had to wait until Wednesday to write my sermon, I would be nervous and anxious. I don’t mind deadlines, but I feel better if I can finish a project a month before the deadline.

Now, I am saying all this to clue you in on how I do things. But it seems to me from today’s text that God wanted to establish some habits for the children of Israel, too. He wanted them to get used to doing certain things at certain times every day, to doing the things that really matter on a regular schedule.

We need to worship God regularly.

According to today’s passage, the most important thing on God’s list for his people to do regularly was worship him. The offerings that he prescribed for them were the way they would show their appreciation for God, and he told them to sacrifice those offerings every morning and every evening at sundown. That is why he told them to offer two lambs every day. These were not family offerings. These were not for individuals. They were national offerings. The priests would offer them for the whole nation.

But notice the nature of these morning and evening sacrifices. They consisted of the meat of a lamb, oil, flour, wine… everything that would be part of a fine meal. Why did God want them to prepare a meal for him twice a day? He did not need to consume any food. That is not it. But in every tent, every family would prepare a meal for themselves every day. They did this to sustain themselves, but it was also a way of coming together and enjoying each other’s company. It was a time of fellowship for each family.

The sacrifices that God prescribed for his people were to take place at a place called the tent of meeting. They symbolized God’s desire to get together with his people regularly, consistently, and habitually. From the standpoint of what God wanted, he was prescribing a unique form of worship: a symbolic meal shared with the Almighty twice a day.

In the Book of Revelation, Jesus tells the church in Laodicea, “Listen! I am standing at the door and knocking! If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into his home and share a meal with him, and he with me” (3:20). That is what God wants of his people. He wants them to worship him by showing their appreciation for him the same way they would do for a family member.

It makes sense if you remember that these are all former slaves. They were not used to being able to show their appreciation for anyone. The only way they knew how to commune with anyone was over a nice meal. That was the height of their gift-giving. Now, they have been rescued from Egypt, but they have not been automatically transformed culturally. They still have minimal experience with divine worship. But they do know how to show their appreciation by sharing a meal. That is what God asks of them.

He gave them their freedom. He could have asked for much more, but he didn’t want to. He wanted to stay close to them. When he smelled the aroma of those meals cooking, it was soothing for him. He could overlook many offenses as long as his people wanted to please him. Just two meals a day was all it took for that.

God will meet with us regularly.

Today’s passage also tells us about the other side of the bargain. It outlines what the Israelites are going to get for regularly communing with the LORD. He promises to meet with the people and speak with them at the entrance to the tent of the meeting. The pagans all around them had their rituals, ceremonies and sacrifices that they used to manipulate their gods. But the worship of the Israelites was not to be like that. They were not trying to appease an angry God. They were trying to stay close to a compassionate God. He was not just going to be there for the meal. He was going to be there for the people themselves. He was going to speak to them there.

He was also going to share himself. He would pass on his holiness to the place, to the priests, and to the people. They would become different people because God himself would transfer his holiness to them. He would be their God, and they would be his people. Ten chapters earlier, he told them that they were to him a kingdom of priests and a holy nation (19:6).

That is what New Testament Christianity is supposed to be as well. Peter tells believers, “You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people of his own, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light” (1 Peter 2:9). Just as the Israelites were called out of slavery into holiness, so we—the church—are called out of the darkness of sin into the marvelous light of God’s holiness.

Now, the point is not that we have to be holy in order to experience God’s presence. It is the other way around. We become holy as we experience God’s presence in our lives through regular, consistent, perpetual worship. We don’t change for him. We change by staying close to him. Once we are saved by grace through the shed blood of Christ, we can come into the presence of God and commune with him regularly. Nothing we can do for him comes close to what his regular presence can do for us.

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