Exodus 29:30-38
29:30 a The descendant who succeeds him: Each succeeding high priest was to be ordained in the same way.29:31 b This sacred place was probably in the courtyard of the Tabernacle.
Summary for Exod 29:32-34: 29:32-34 c Eating in the presence of the Lord signified an intimate relationship with him (as in 24:9-11 d).
29:33 e their purification: Or their atonement. Traditionally, atonement has been described as a “covering over.” Some more recent commentators seek to derive the term from another Semitic root (which does not occur elsewhere in the Hebrew Bible) and thus arrive at “blot out, erase, or cleanse.” In either case, the effect is the same: Persons and objects are made capable of surviving in God’s presence because of a negation of the effects of their sin.
29:37 f As with the priests, the altar was to be made holy so it could be used in service of the holy God.
Summary for Exod 29:38-41: 29:38-41 g Offering the daily sacrifices was one of the priest’s chief functions.
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