Exo 29:19-28 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 29:19-28: 29:19-28 This ordination offering is very similar to the peace (or fellowship) offering later described in Lev 3 . The fat was burned as a gift to the Lord, but the breast and the thigh, after having been dedicated to the Lord by lifting them up before him (29:24-26 ), became the portion for the priests to eat (29:26-28 ). In the regular peace offering, the remainder of the meat was to be eaten by the person making the offering in a fellowship meal (Lev 7:11-18 ), as the priests did here (Exod 29:31-34 ).

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‏ Exodus 29:19-28

Summary for Exod 29:19-28: 29:19-28 ^a This ordination offering is very similar to the peace (or fellowship) offering later described in Lev 3 ^b. The fat was burned as a gift to the Lord, but the breast and the thigh, after having been dedicated to the Lord by lifting them up before him (29:24-26 ^c), became the portion for the priests to eat (29:26-28 ^d). In the regular peace offering, the remainder of the meat was to be eaten by the person making the offering in a fellowship meal (Lev 7:11-18 ^e), as the priests did here (Exod 29:31-34 ^f).
Summary for Exod 29:20-21: 29:20-21 ^g The placing of the blood on the earlobes, thumbs, and big toes represented dedication of the entire person to God. Sprinkling it on their clothes indicated that the clothing, too, could be used only for holy purposes.