Leviticus 8 - Ordination of Aaron and His Sons | Bible Podcast, David Alley, Peace Christian Church
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Show Notes
In this video listen to Leviticus 8 read by David Alley, followed by comments and prayer.
In Leviticus 8 we now have a type of repetition of Exodus 28-29 but with differences. There God commanded certain things concerning the High Priest and priests, and now we are seeing what God commanded actually happening.
And it begins with the washing of Aaron, performed by Moses. While the passages says in English “washing”, its a sign of baptism by immersion. Aaron was the to be the high priest and he was baptised by someone before him and greater than him being Moses. In a very similar way Jesus Christ who was to become our High Priest was baptised by someone before him, namely John the Baptist. NEither of these washings was for the forgiveness of sin, but for the setting apart for High Priestly ministry.
The Burton Coffman commentary lists 14 ways in which Aaron here is like Christ later. For example Aaron’s 4 sons watched the process of Aaron’s consecration. Later Christ has 4 gospels giving testimony to his life and ministry. No doubt Christ saw himself in not just this passage, but in all of them as he heard the law read in the synagogues as a child.
The chapter advances to consider the anointing of the High Priest which came after the washing. This also happened to Christ after his baptism when the Holy Spirit came on Him.
There is something for all believers to learn here. We are all priests in the Lord’s service under our High Priest.
We should be baptised
We should be set apart for service
We should be anointed too and filled with the Spirit
And then we should serve.