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| 1 And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; |
Came to pass – The 9th chapter relates to the consecration of the priests; to be repeated in the case of every priest who attained to the office of High Priest. R5391:2
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| 2 and he said unto Aaron, Take thee a calf of the herd for a sin-offering, and a ram for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before Jehovah. |
Said unto Aaron – Representing Jesus, our High Priest. E449; T79, T80
This offering was in connection with the consecration of the priest, showing how the bullock and the goat must die. Q26:1
A young calf – A young bullock, representing the humanity of Jesus, our Redeemer. T51, T79, T80
For a sin offering – "Thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin." (Isa. 53:10) T52
Before the LORD – Before Jehovah, to whom the price was paid. E449
Not paid as a price, but merely laid in the hands of divine justice as a deposit.
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| 3 And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a he-goat for a sin-offering; and a calf and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt-offering; |
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| 4 and an ox and a ram for peace-offerings, to sacrifice before Jehovah; and a meal-offering mingled with the oil: for today Jehovah appeareth unto you. |
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| 5 And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tent of meeting: and all the congregation drew near and stood before Jehovah. |
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| 6 And Moses said, This is the thing which Jehovah commanded that ye should do: and the glory of Jehovah shall appear unto you. |
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| 7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Draw near unto the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make atonement for thyself, and for the people; and offer the oblation of the people, and make atonement for them; as Jehovah commanded. |
For thyself – The sons of Aaron considered as the members, or body, of the High Priest. Q551:3
Those to be called to be members of the Body of Christ required it. T79
And for the people – Representing the world of mankind. T79; R5777:1
Atonement for them – Showing that the Church's share in the atonement could have been dispensed with entirely. T79
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| 8 So Aaron drew near unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. |
And slew the calf – The young bullock, representing Jesus at the age of thirty years. T51, T79, T80
Was for himself – Was instead of, or a substitute for, himself. T80
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| 9 And the sons of Aaron presented the blood unto him; and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the base of the altar: |
Sons of Aaron – All who will be priests will recognize the value of the blood of Jesus. R96:2
In the blood – Representing the life given. T42
Upon the horns – Horns are symbols of power. T42
Of the altar – Those who realize the power of the altar must first recognize the blood which sanctifies it. T42
Typical of the power of the altar, attained only by blood. R96:1
Bottom of the altar – Upon the qround, showing that through the blood of the sacrifice even the earth was purchased back from the curse. T42
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| 10 but the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul from the liver of the sin-offering, he burnt upon the altar; as Jehovah commanded Moses. |
But the fat – Symbol of Christ's loving zeal. T57
And the kidneys – Representing our best powers. T45
The inward and outward affections of Jesus not condemned in man and not part of the ransom. R96:2
Caul – Representing bitter experience connected with sacrifice. R96:2
He burnt – Representing his steady, continuous submission to the fiery ordeal of suffering. T71
Upon the altar – Showing that God accepted the heart devotion which prompted his sacrifice. T42
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| 11 And the flesh and the skin he burnt with fire without the camp. |
He burnt with fire – Representing the destruction to which mankind was doomed. T42
Without the camp – As a vile thing in the eyes of the world. T42
"Let us go therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach." (Heb. 13:13) T62
A two-fold life; in the world but not of it. Q687:6
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| 12 And he slew the burnt-offering; and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, and he sprinkled it upon the altar round about. |
The burnt offering – Showing how God received the sacrifice. T45
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| 13 And they delivered the burnt-offering unto him, piece by piece, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar. |
The pieces thereof – Representing the members of Christ's Body. T45
And the head – Representing Jesus. T81
Burnt them upon the altar – Thus, as the members of his Body have one by one been laid to the Head, the offering of Jesus has been burning throughout this Gospel age, giving evidence to all the justified of God's acceptance of him, and the acceptance of all the members of his Body. T81
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| 14 And he washed the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt-offering on the altar. |
Wash the inwards – Representing the washing of water by the Word. T45
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| 15 And he presented the people’s oblation, and took the goat of the sin-offering which was for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. |
And took the goat – The Lord's goat, the scapegoat being omitted from this picture. T81
For the people – Not for the priests and Levites, like the sacrifice of the bullock. T81
Slew It – Indicating that the sacrifice of Christ and his followers was necessary to attain the kingly priesthood. OV106:3
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| 16 And he presented the burnt-offering, and offered it according to the ordinance.
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| 17 And he presented the meal-offering, and filled his hand therefrom, and burnt it upon the altar, besides the burnt-offering of the morning. |
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| 18 He slew also the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons delivered unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about, |
Of peace offerings – Representing the vows, obligations and covenants assumed by the Christ company, based upon acceptance of the sin-offering. T81
Was for the people – Foreshadowing the blessing of the world in the Times of Restitution. T82
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| 19 and the fat of the ox and of the ram, the fat tail, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul of the liver: |
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| 20 and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar: |
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| 21 and the breasts and the right thigh Aaron waved for a wave-offering before Jehovah; as Moses commanded. |
For a wave offering – Representing that consecration is not for a moment, or a day, or a year, but forever. T45
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| 22 And Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people, and blessed them; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings. |
And blessed them – Picturing the blessings of all who will become true Israelites during the Messianic reign. PD36/47
Also the blessings, more or less pronounced, which during the Gospel age flow from the Royal Priesthood to their neighbors. T82; R96:6
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| 23 And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of Jehovah appeared unto all the people. |
And Moses – Representing the Law. T83; Q5:2; R96:5
The Mediator. R4504:5
And Aaron – The complete Priest (Head and Body). T82; Q5:2
Went – When the Church leaves the world, law and order leave also, producing anarchy and confusion. R96:6
Into the tabernacle – When all the sacrifices are ended-- the close of the Gospel age. R96:4
Into God's presence; showing that the Law is fully satisfied and its righteousness vindicated in the sacrifice of Christ and also that those under the Law were typically justified. T83
Representing the change to a new nature. SM144:1
Here the Aaronic priesthood ends and the Melchizedek priesthood begins. R96:4
And came out – Representing the second advent of Christ. T83
Showing the return of law and order at the close of the day of wrath. R96:6
Blessed the people – Picturing the blessing of all the families of the earth during the Millennial age. T83
After the Church has been glorified. Q167:1
By the Melchizedek priest. SM144:1
And the glory – "The glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." (Isa. 40:5) T83
Appeared – "When Christ who is our life shall appear, then shall we also appear with him in glory." (Col. 3:4) T85
Unto all the people – "Unto those that look for him shall he appear the second time, not as a sin offering, but unto salvation." (Heb. 9:28) T84
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| 24 And there came forth fire from before Jehovah, and consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: and when all the people saw it, they shouted, and fell on their faces. |
There came a fire – Showing God's acceptance of the sacrifice of the great Day of Atonement. T89
All the people – Representing the whole world, living and dead, under condemnation. T90
Saw – Showing that the world during the Millennial age will realize the value of Christ's sacrifice as the price of their release from death. T89
Fell on their faces – Picturing the coming worship of Jehovah and The Christ. T89, PD36/47
The work of Christ during the thousand years will be to uplift mankind, giving them the benefit of the Atonement sacrifice. R5656:1
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