Jo’s Place

Ordination of the Priests Then the Lord said to Moses,  “Bring Aaron and his sons… along with their sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull for the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of bread made without yeast… and call the entire community of Israel together, at the entrance of the Tabernacle.”  So Moses followed the Lord’s instructions, and the whole community assembled, at the Tabernacle entrance.  Moses announced to them,  “This is what the Lord has commanded us to do!”  Then he presented Aaron and his sons …and washed them with water.  He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist.  He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely,    with its decorative sash.  Then Moses placed the chestpiece on Aaron and put the Urim and the Thummim inside it.  He placed the turban on Aaron’s head …and attached the gold medallion—the badge of holiness—to the front of th...

Ordination of the Priests (God continued His instructions to Moses…) “Aaron’s sacred garments must be preserved for his descendants who succeed him, and they will wear them when they are anointed and ordained.  The descendant who succeeds him as high priest will wear these clothes for seven days as he ministers in the Tabernacle and the Holy Place.  “Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place.  Then Aaron and his sons will eat this meat, along with the bread in the basket, at the Tabernacle entrance.  They alone may eat the meat and bread used for their purification in the ordination ceremony.  No one else may eat them, for these things are set apart and holy.  If any of the ordination meat or bread remains until the morning, it must be burned.  It may not be eaten, for it is holy.  “ This  is how you will ordain Aaron and his sons to their offices… just as I have commanded you (Moses).   The ordina...