12And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
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And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes; …
And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-13)God had given Moses orders to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priests’ office, when he was with him the first time upon mount Sinai, Exod. 28:1-29:46; where we have also the particular instructions he had how to do it. Now here we have, I. The orders repeated. What was there commanded to be done is here commanded to be done now , Lev. 8:2 , 3 . The tabernacle was newly set up, which, without…
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