Moses as the mediator of the covenant of the Law (Galatians 3:19; Hebrews 8:6) was called to perform the priestly functions…

And he slew it. — Better, and he killed, as the same word is rendered in the Authorised Version in Leviticus 8:19; that is, Moses…

(See Gill on Leviticus 8:22).

In these types we see our great High Priest, namely Christ Jesus, solemnly appointed, anointed, and invested with his sacred office, by his own blo…