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You shall take them from their hands, and burn them on the altar on the burnt offering, for a sweet savor before Yahweh: it is an offering made by fire to Yahweh.
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Moses, the Consecrator
Commentators note the specific role of Moses in this act. After placing the offerings in the hands of Aaron and his sons for the wave offering, Moses takes them back to burn on the altar. This highlights Moses' unique, temporary function as the officiant who consecrates the new priests, acting as God's direct agent in the ceremony.
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Exodus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The consecration of the priests. See the notes to Leviticus 8–9.
Exodus 29:4: Door of the tabernacle - Entrance of the te…
19th Century
Anglican
Thou shalt receive them ... and burn them. —On conferring his priestly functions to his brother and his brother's sons, Moses was …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And you shall receive them of their hands After they had been put into them, and filled with them, and waved by them…
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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 …
