Exodus 28:41

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Exodus 28:39–43 · Berean Standard Bible

39 You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.

40 Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.

41 After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

42 Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

43 Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

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Exodus 29:7

Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.

Exodus 30:23

“Take the finest spices: 500 shekels of liquid myrrh, half that amount (250 shekels) of fragrant cinnamon, 250 shekels of fragrant cane,

Exodus 30:24

500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.

Exodus 30:25

Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.

Exodus 30:26

Use this oil to anoint the Tent of Meeting, the ark of the Testimony,

Exodus 30:27

the table and all its utensils, the lampstand and its utensils, the altar of incense,

Exodus 30:28

the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand.

Exodus 30:29

You are to consecrate them so that they will be most holy. Whatever touches them shall be holy.

Exodus 30:30

Anoint Aaron and his sons and consecrate them to serve Me as priests.

Exodus 40:15

Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

Leviticus 10:7

You shall not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, or you will die, for the LORD’s anointing oil is on you.” So they did as Moses instructed.

Isaiah 10:27

On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

John 3:34

For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

2 Corinthians 1:21

Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

2 Corinthians 1:22

placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

1 John 2:20

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

1 John 2:27

And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

Exodus 29:9

Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 29:24

Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Exodus 29:35

This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.

Leviticus 8:1

Then the LORD said to Moses,

Leviticus 8:2

“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

Leviticus 8:3

and assemble the whole congregation at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.”

Leviticus 8:4

So Moses did as the LORD had commanded him, and the assembly gathered at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded to be done.”

Leviticus 8:6

Then Moses presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

Leviticus 8:7

He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.

Leviticus 8:8

Then he put the breastpiece on him and placed the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece.

Leviticus 8:9

Moses also put the turban on Aaron’s head and set the gold plate, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 8:10

Next, Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it; and so he consecrated them.

Leviticus 8:11

He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times, anointing the altar and all its utensils, and the basin with its stand, to consecrate them.

Leviticus 8:12

He also poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron’s head and anointed him to consecrate him.

Leviticus 8:13

Then Moses presented Aaron’s sons, put tunics on them, wrapped sashes around them, and tied headbands on them, just as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 8:14

Moses then brought the bull near for the sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

Leviticus 8:15

Moses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.

Leviticus 8:16

Moses also took all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys and their fat, and burned it all on the altar.

Leviticus 8:17

But the bull with its hide, flesh, and dung he burned outside the camp, as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 8:18

Then Moses presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

Leviticus 8:19

Moses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 8:20

He cut the ram into pieces and burned the head, the pieces, and the fat.

Leviticus 8:21

He washed the entrails and legs with water and burned the entire ram on the altar as a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Leviticus 8:22

After that, Moses presented the other ram, the ram of ordination, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.

Leviticus 8:23

Moses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

Leviticus 8:24

Moses also presented Aaron’s sons and put some of the blood on their right earlobes, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Then he sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.

Leviticus 8:25

And Moses took the fat—the fat tail, all the fat that was on the entrails, the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with their fat—as well as the right thigh.

Leviticus 8:26

And from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD, he took one cake of unleavened bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer, and he placed them on the fat portions and on the right thigh.

Leviticus 8:27

He put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and waved them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Leviticus 8:28

Then Moses took these from their hands and burned them on the altar with the burnt offering. This was an ordination offering, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Leviticus 8:29

He also took the breast—Moses’ portion of the ram of ordination—and waved it before the LORD as a wave offering, as the LORD had commanded him.

Leviticus 8:30

Next, Moses took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his garments, and on his sons and their garments. So he consecrated Aaron and his garments, as well as Aaron’s sons and their garments.

Leviticus 8:31

And Moses said to Aaron and his sons, “Boil the meat at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings, as I commanded, saying, ‘Aaron and his sons are to eat it.’

Leviticus 8:32

Then you must burn up the remainder of the meat and bread.

Leviticus 8:33

You must not go outside the entrance to the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your ordination are complete; for it will take seven days to ordain you.

Leviticus 8:34

What has been done today has been commanded by the LORD in order to make atonement on your behalf.

Leviticus 8:35

You must remain at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting day and night for seven days and keep the LORD’s charge so that you will not die, for this is what I have been commanded.”

Leviticus 8:36

So Aaron and his sons did everything the LORD had commanded through Moses.

Numbers 3:3

These were Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

Ezekiel 43:26

For seven days the priests are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; so they shall consecrate it.

Hebrews 5:4

No one takes this honor upon himself; he must be called by God, just as Aaron was.

Hebrews 7:28

For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

Exodus 28:1

“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

Exodus 28:4

These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.