Bible Reading: Exodus 29; Proverbs 5; John 8; Galatians 4
Exodus 29:19-21 And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
What a curious ritual! The preparation of Aaron and his sons for their priestly ministry is an interesting and BLOODY procedure. There was anointing oil poured all over them after the dressing in the priestly garments. Then sin offerings of a bull and a ram were offered on their behalf. Next came the sacrifice of another ram and his blood was used in an interesting way. The second ram is the ram of consecration. This means to devote wholly to the service of God. In consecrating Aaron and his sons, the blood was put on the tip or their right ear, on the thumb of their right hand and upon the great toe of their right foot.
Before we explore the significance of this, we must be reminded that we are priests if we believers in Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 2:9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
As Aaron and his sons were consecrated to the service of God, so we are consecrated wholly to the service of God as a royal priesthood. We are called to be holy!
1 Peter 1:15-16 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; 16 Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.
When the blood was applied to Aaron's right ear it signified the fact that his ears were consecrated to the Lord. He must HEAR the Word of the Lord. The blood upon his thumb signified his consecrated will and he was to DO the Word of the Lord. The blood upon his great toe signified his walk and he was to walk in the way of the Lord.
Are you consecrated to the service of the Lord? Does he have your ear to hear his word? Does he have your hand to do his will? Does he have your walk to follow in his way?
In Christ,
Rody
