Scripture Passage for Today
Scripture Focus
“Then Moses presented the other ram, which was the ram of ordination. Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the ram’s head, and Moses slaughtered it. Then Moses took some of its blood and applied it to the lobe of Aaron’s right ear, the thumb of his right hand, and the big toe of his right foot. Next Moses presented Aaron’s sons and applied some of the blood to the lobes of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the big toes of their right feet. He then splattered the rest of the blood against all sides of the altar.” (Leviticus 8:22-24 NLT)
Observation
What an incredible moment—day, actually—it must have been when Aaron and his sons were ordained to the priesthood! How significant the sacred garments, the anointing oil, the bull, the rams, the basket of bread, the entire community gathered for the ceremony of ordination!
I like especially to think of that moment when the ram of ordination was sacrificed, and the blood applied to the right ear, thumb, and big toe of Aaron and his sons. The symbolism seems obvious to me—an anointing to hear the voice of God, so that everything they do and everywhere they go would be exactly as the Lord directs. Later, both anointing oil and blood from the altar were sprinkled on the priestly garments, as well.
The thing is, the unique call experienced by Aaron and his sons in the Levitical priesthood has now—under the New Covenant instituted by Christ—been extended to every believer. We have been made “a kingdom and priests to serve our God” by the blood of the Lamb, Jesus Christ (see Revelation 5:6-10). Both the covering necessary and the anointing required to serve have been provided, and an equipping greater than even that experienced by Aaron and his sons is ours!
Rockin’! I mean, really…that rocks…to a point where there are no words to describe it! Rockin’!
1 comment:
I have been saying for days, what an honor it was for Moses, Aaron and Aaron's son's to be used of God in such important positions. They had to have been extremely special (obedient), to be doing the works of the Lord as they were. Very honorable positions, but what burdens had to have been on their hearts. I wonder if we might choose to sin less if we had to do all the rituals that was required of the Isrealites. We really don't grasp how easy Jesus made it for us and the burdens that was put upon Him. We really do owe Him everything and with thanksgiving in our hearts for "all" He has done and will continue to do for us. What an honor to be able to serve and worship the Lord today and how much better we will be, if we listen for His voice, use our hands to do His works and follow His footsteps in obedience. I say these things for myself most of all, but I wish it for everyone. What more could we want in life than to express our love to Jesus? Ya know, something that keeps echoing in my brain, is that He "never" makes a mistake! The Bible tells us so!:)Yes, Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, the bible tells me so.:) Been a while since you've sang that one, huh? Hope now that you've sang it, it's one of those you can't get off your mind for a few days. Ha!, or as they say now, lol!
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