Day 98 - Leviticus : Chapter 8

Leviticus 8 : Ordination of Aaron and his sons

The ordination ceremony is detailed and the chapter tells how Moses did it. 

1. Dressed Aaron in priestly garments
2. Took the anointing oil and put it on the Tent of the LORD's presence and everything that was in it, and in this way he dedicated it all to the LORD.
3. He took some of the oil and sprinkled it seven times on the altar and its equipment and on the basin and its base, in order to dedicate them to the LORD.
4. He ordained Aaron by pouring some of it on his head.
5. Next he dressed Aaron's sons with priestly garments.
6. He brought a young bull as sin offering and sacrificed it for the Lord.
7. He brougth a ram for burnt offering and sacrificed it for the Lord.
8. He then brought the second ram, meant for ordination
9. He killed it and took some of the blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.
10. He then does the same to Aaron's sons.
11. He then threw the rest of the blood on all four sides of the altar.
12. Then he took one loaf of bread from the basket of unleavened bread dedicated to the LORD, one loaf made with oil, and one thin cake, and he put them on top of the fat and the right hind leg.
13. He put all of this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons, and they presented it as a special gift to the LORD.
14. Then Moses took the food from them and burned it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as an ordination offering.
15. Then he took the breast and presented it as a special gift to the LORD. It was Moses' part of the ordination ram.
16. He took some of the anointing oil and some of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled them on Aaron and his sons and on their clothes. In this way he consecrated them and their clothes to the LORD.

He then instructs Aaron and his sons to take the meat to the entrance of the Tent of the LORD's presence, boil it, and eat it there with the bread that is in the basket of ordination offerings and burn anything that is left over. He also asks them to not leave the entrance of the Tent for seven days.