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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Study CALVARY PANDAN BIBLE- These two principles are spelt out in this PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH study. [Adapted from Bethel Bible-Presbyterian Church, 10 Downing St. Oakleigh, Vic., 3166] OUTLINE DHW BIBLE CLASS A. The Public Ordination of Aaron and LESSON 5 His Sons to the High Priesthood of Israel (8:1-36). LEVITICUS 1. The LORD commanded Moses CHAPTERS 8, 9 & 10 to carry out the ordination of Aaron and his sons (v.1). INTRODUCTION 2. Moses made initial preparation (v.2). In chapters 1 to 7, God prescribed the five basic sacrificial offerings (and a. He gathered Aaron and his consecration) (7:37) for the purification sons. of the people. Chapters 8 to 10 describe b. He took the sacred the application of these sacrificial garments, the anointing oil offerings. Chapter 8 narrates the and a bullock for the sin ordination of Aaron and his sons to the offering and two rams and a priesthood. Chapter 9 describes how basket of unleavened cakes Aaron carried out his first duty and (v.2). responsibility as the high priest in behalf of the people of Israel. Chapter 10 3. Moses gathered the people at relates the sad incident of how Aaron’s the entrance of the tabernacle sons breached the laws of God and (v.3-5). were struck dead -- the fire “went out of 4. Moses prepared Aaron and his the LORD, and devoured them” (10:2). sons (v.6-9). The heart of the book of Leviticus a. He washed Aaron and his revolves around the concept of holiness. sons. As born-again children, we need to know how we can be holy as He is holy, b. He put the high priest sacred how we ought to behave and do the garments on Aaron. things that are most pleasing and God- 5. Moses anointed the tabernacle honouring in His sight. (v.10-11). Before Aaron could serve God and 6. Moses sanctified Aaron and his the people of God, he must be sons (v.12-17). consecrated and he must get right with a. He anointed Aaron with the God first. A servant of God must get anointing oil. right with God and be an example for others to follow before he can serve and b. He put the sacred priestly lead others. A servant who does not do garments on Aaron’s sons. the work of God in the way prescribed in c. He offered the bullock of the His Word will be removed from office. sin offering. DHW LESSON 5 LEVITICUS 8, 9 & 10 7. Moses offered the first ram for 3. The congregation obeyed and the burnt offering in behalf of gathered before the tabernacle Aaron and his sons (v.18-21). (v.5-6). 8. Moses offered the second ram 4. Aaron obeyed Moses by offering for the peace offering in behalf of the sacrifices for himself first Aaron and his sons (v.22-30). (v.7-14). a. The ram of consecration. a. Moses commanded Aaron to offer the sin offering and the b. Aaron and his sons burnt offering for himself. performed the wave offering. Aaron obeyed. 9. Moses gave final instructions b. (v.31-36). • He offered the sin a. Aaron and his sons to offering. boil the flesh of the • His sons assisted him. peace offerings and partake of the meat • Then he offered the within the tabernacle. burnt offering. b. Aaron and his sons • His sons assisted him. confined themselves in 5. Aaron offered the sacrificial the tabernacle for seven offerings in behalf of the days. Israelites (v.15-21). a. He offered the sin offering. B. Aaron Performed His First Duty as b. He offered the burnt offering. the High Priest by Offering Sacrifices in Behalf of the People c. He offered the grain offering. (9:2-24). d. He offered the peace 1. Moses called Aaron, his sons offerings assisted by his and the elders of Israel (v.1). sons. Aaron took the breast and 2. Moses instructed Aaron (v.2-4). e. the right shoulder for a wave a. Aaron to offer a sin offering offering before the LORD. and a burnt offering for himself. 6. The glory of the LORD appeared before the people (v.22-24). b. Aaron to call the people to offer: a. Aaron blessed the people after making the offerings. • a sin offering b. Moses and Aaron entered • a burnt offering the tabernacle and came out to bless the people. • a peace offering c. Fire came out from before • a grain offering. the LORD and consume upon the altar. 2 DHW LESSON 5 LEVITICUS 8, 9 & 10 d. The people saw, shouted eating the sacrificial meat (10:12- and prostrated on the 20). ground. 1. Eat the priests’ portion of the grain offering without leaven and in the holy place (v.12, 13). C. The Judgment of Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron (10:1-7). 2. The breast and the shoulder of the wave and heave offerings 1. Nadab and Abihu disobeyed the would be their portion to be LORD in offering “strange fire” eaten in a clean place (v.14, 15). (v.1). Eleazar and Ithamar erred by not 2. The LORD punished them by 3. death (v.2). eating the meat of the sin offering (v.16-20). 3. Moses warned Aaron of the meaning of the judgment. a. Moses found out and chided them. 4. Aaron kept his peace. b. Aaron defended his two sons 5. Moses commanded Aaron’s and gave his reasons. cousins, Mishael and Elzaphan to bury their nephews outside c. Moses was satisfied. the camp. 6. Moses warned Aaron and his COMMENTARY sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, not The Consecration of Aaron and to mourn the death of Nadab and his Sons Abihu lest they be punished too. The LORD called Moses and 7. They obeyed Moses. instructed him to take Aaron and his sons to consecrate them and to gather the people at the entrance of the D. The LORD commanded Aaron tabernacle to witness their consecration. regarding some prohibitions and Accordingly, Moses brought Aaron and their duties (10:8-11). his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar and 1. The LORD commanded Aaron Ithamar. He washed them with water. not to drink wine when they Outward washing in the Bible is entered the tabernacle (v.8-9) symbolic of an inward spiritual cleansing. David wrote, “Who shall 2. Aaron must make a distinction ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who between the holy and the unholy, shall stand in His holy place? He that the clean and the unclean (v.10). hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who 3. Aaron to teach the children of hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity nor Israel the statutes of the LORD sworn deceitfully” (Psalm 24:3, 4). as given to Moses. Then Moses dressed Aaron with the 1 garments of the high priest. Aaron’s E. Moses’ Instructions to Aaron and his sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, about 1 These priestly robes are fully described in Exodus 28 and 39. 3 DHW LESSON 5 LEVITICUS 8, 9 & 10 priestly robe singled out his office as the to listen to God’s Word; consecrated high priest, representing the 12 tribes hands to do God’s holy works; and before the LORD. These priestly robes consecrated feet to walk righteously helped the Israelites to identify the before God. In the New Testament, Paul priests as people of authority and described it as dying to sin and living to accord them the proper respect. Having righteousness.3 clothed Aaron, Moses anointed the Moses led Aaron and his sons in the various items in the tabernacle and wave offering and burnt the offering on Aaron with the special oil2 to sanctify the altar. Moses himself took the breast them (8:11, 12) and dedicate them to for a wave offering and the meat was God’s service. given to him as the priest who officiated Having consecrated them, Moses in behalf of Aaron and his sons. The officiated the offering of the sin offering other part, the shoulder, was not in behalf of Aaron and his sons. The mentioned. Moses offered it to the bullock of sin offering was brought and LORD. This intimated that both Moses everything was done in accordance to and the LORD carried out the what God had prescribed. The sin consecration. The remaining flesh was offering was a purification offering to given to the priests. They must consume atone for the sins of the worshipper. it in the tabernacle. The priests must not This illustrated that God could not be go out of the tabernacle for seven days, approached without the shedding of cutting themselves out of any social blood for the remission of the sins of the interaction for that period. On each of worshipper. There was no other way the seven days, a ram of consecration apart from what had been prescribed. was offered (8:32). Sins must be dealt with first before a The ordination of Aaron and his person could draw near to God in sons was by fiat—they were the choice worship. of God. Observe that someone needed Then Moses brought the first ram, to officiate the ceremony. The person which was for a burnt offering of a sweet who performed the rituals was Moses. aroma to the LORD and the other “the Moses was specially chosen by God to ram of consecration”. The significance be the mediator between Him and Aaron of this burnt offering was to indicate that and his sons.
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