Sunday, March 19, 2017

Year 7, Day 78: Exodus 29


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At first glance, this chapter seems to be about the slaughter of many unsuspecting animals.  Of course, it is about exactly that.  However, it is about more than that.



This chapter is about the consecration of the priests.  Aaron is consecrated.  His sons are consecrated.  The regulations for passing down this consecration throughout the generations is given.  The lifetime consecration is granted by the death of the animals.



Why is this neat?  It is neat because we remember that the tabernacle is a foretelling of things to come in Christ.  The tabernacle is God’s way of preparing us for what He is going to do in Christ.



What is Christ?  Ultimately, He is the one who dies for our sakes.  He is the one who dies so that we might all be priests for God.  He dies once so that we can be consecrated for life.



I’ve never thought about the death of something in terms of consecration.  Sure, I think about the death of a sacrifice in terms of redemption all the time.  However, Christ was more than redeeming us on the cross.  he was consecrating us so that we would be prepared for service under God.  That’s a really cool thought.



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