1And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;
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In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
And he shall bring them on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, before the LORD.
Seven days shall they purge the altar and purify it; and they shall consecrate themselves. …
And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
And on the eighth day he shall take to him two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, and come before the LORD unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and give them unto the priest:
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-7)Orders are here given for another solemnity upon the eighth day; for the newly-ordained priests were set to work immediately after the days of their consecration were finished, to let them know that they were not ordained to be idle: He that desires the office of a bishop desires a good work , which must be looked at with desire, more than the honour and benefit. The priests had not so much as one…
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