Exodus 29;:1-18. The consecration of the priests was an elaborate and impressive ceremony. Notice how Aaron and his sons are classed together, as though to remind us that Jesus and we stand together forevermore. He is the faithful High Priest, but we also have been made priests unto God. First came the washing with water, intimating the necessity for personal purity. See Heb. 10:22. Then the donning of official robes; for God’s priests must be arrayed in the beauty of holiness. See Ps. 110: 3.

The anointing oil is the emblem of the Holy Spirit. See Ps. 132 and 1 John 2:27. It is not enough to have the Holy Spirit in us for character, his anointing must be on us for service. The slain bullock, as sin offering, reminds us of the contrast between our Lord and us. He knew no sin; we require the propitiation for sin. The burnt-offering reminds us of Rom. 12:1, 2.