Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
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Exodus
Book: Exodus
Chapter: 29
Overview:
The
Sacrifice and ceremony for the
Consecration of the
priests.
(1-37) The continual burnt-offerings,
God's promise to
Dwell among
Israel.
(38-46)
1-37 Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the
Priest's
office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our
Lord Jesus is the great
High
Priest of our profession, called of
God to be
So; anointed
with the
Spirit, whence he is called
Messiah, the
Christ;
clothed with
Glory and beauty; sanctified
By his own
Blood; made
perfect, or consecrated through sufferings, Heb 2:10. All
believers are spiritual priests, to offer spiritual sacrifices,
1Pe 2:5, washed in the
Blood of
Christ, and
So made to our
God
priests, Re 1:5,6. They also are clothed with the beauty of
Holiness, and have received the anointing, 1Jo 2:27. The
Spirit of
God is called the finger of
God,
(Lu 11:20, compared
with Mt 12:28,) and
By him the merit of
Christ is applied to
our souls. This
Consecration signifies the admission of a sinner
into the spiritual priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices,
acceptable to
God through
Jesus Christ.
38-46 A
Lamb was to be offered upon the
Altar every morning,
and a
Lamb every
Evening. This typified the continual
intercession which
Christ ever lives to make for his
Church.
Though he offered himself but once for all, that one
Offering
thus becomes a continual
Offering. This also teaches us to offer
to
God the spiritual sacrifices of
Prayer and praise every
Day,
morning and
Evening. Our daily devotions are the most needful of
our daily
Works, and the most pleasant of our daily comforts.
Prayer-time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. Those starve
their own souls, who keep not up constant attendance
On the
Throne of
Grace; constancy in religion brings in the comfort of
it.