Notes: March 7, 2008 – Exodus 29

The Aaronic Priesthood Sanctified and Serving

I. The priesthood established (Exodus 29:1-37)

What things surrounded the Old Testament priest?

• animals:
  • bullocks (Ex. 29:1, 3, 10, 11, 12, 14, 36)
  • rams (Ex. 29:1, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 27, 31, 32)
  • lambs (Ex. 29:38-41)
  • (and more, as we shall read in later chapters)
• food stuffs:
  • bread
  • cakes
  • wafers
  • oil
  • flour
  • wine
  • (and more, as we shall read in later chapters)
• sacrifices:
  • burnt offerings
  • wave offerings
  • heave offerings
  • (and more, as we shall read in later chapters)

II. The priesthood duties (Exodus 29:38-46)

• sacrifice daily, morning and evening
• meet with God
• minister to God
• live with God
• know God

Meditation Points:

1. An offering for sin must be made regularly. Why?  Because the people sin regularly and the sacrifices of animals are not a permanent solution.
2. For the work of priests to be acceptable to God, the priests must be holy.
3. Not all offerings were because of sin.  So our offerings to God may also be out of gratitude for His grace and mercy and not out of guilt.
4. God promises to dwell with the people who worship Him according to His prescription.
5. When God lives amongst His people, they will know Him.
6. The tabernacle structure made by men’s hands out of gold and silver and wood and linen is sanctified by God’s glory. So our earthly tabernacle is sanctified by the indwelling and glorious God.

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