Exo 29:8-11 | TNotes

29:9 ^a forever: The fulfillment of this promise, as with the one to David, clearly leads beyond the merely human. Aaron’s own behavior was less than sterling (e.g., ch 32 ^b; Num 11 ^c), and the behavior of his sons and descendants was no better (1 Sam 2:12-17 ^d; Isa 28:7 ^e; Ezek 8:15-16 ^f; Mal 2:1-9 ^g). The promise could only find its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ (see Heb 7:26 ^h; 9:11 ⁱ).

• To ordain (literally to fill the hands) means to give a person a task to perform.
Summary for Exod 29:10-34: 29:10-34 ^j The consecration of the priesthood of Aaron involved a sin offering (29:10-14 ^k), a burnt offering (29:15-18 ^l), and an ordination offering (29:19-28 ^m). The same patterns established here are expanded to the regular offerings of the people (see 29:38-46 ⁿ; Lev 1–5 ^o). In all three cases, Aaron and his sons lay their hands on [the] head of the sacrificial animals (Exod 29:10 ^p, 15 ^q, 19 ^r), indicating that sin is a matter of life and death, and that it can only be removed by a death. Because it represents life, blood is prominent in these ceremonies (29:12 ^s, 16 ^t, 20 ^u, 21 ^v).