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CONSECRATION - MOSES WAS GOD!
LORD’S DAY, APRIL 28
Leviticus 8
Hebrews 7:26-27
“And Moses said unto the congregation,
This is the thing which the LORD
commanded to be done.”
CONSECRATION - MOSES WAS GOD!
This was a very momentous time in Israel’s history. The Tabernacle was completed and consecrated (at the end of the Book of Exodus). The LORD had accepted the offering of the Tabernacle from His people. His dwelling place on earth was established for the first time in the history of mankind! Now the right people, the Aaronic priesthood, had been appointed and ordained by the LORD to do the work of the priests. Before they could begin their spiritual ministry, they must be consecrated before the LORD as cleansed and fit vessels to appear before the LORD. Moses was commanded by the LORD to begin the consecration. It had to be done before God’s people.
Moses was commanded by God to prepare an ox for the sin offering; a ram for the burnt offering; another ram for the consecration offering; anointing oil and a basket of unleavened bread for the wave offering (i.e. the thank offering). However, it is noticed that there was no offering required for Moses. When the priests (including the high priests) began their daily service of receiving the offerings of God’s people, they had to first offer a sin offering and a burnt offering to cleanse themselves every morning before the start of the ministry. There was no sin offering or burnt offering required to cleanse Moses of his sins first before he received the offerings of the Aaronic priesthood at their consecration service. The reason is that Moses was to them as God. God established this at the start of Moses’ ministry (cf. Exod 4:14-17). The people also said that Moses would represent them before God, for they were afraid of God speaking to them directly. Whatever Moses said to them, they would receive it as God’s Word (cf. Exod 20). If Moses was to bring his sin offering and burnt offering, the message would be that God is a sinner like everyone else!
We must always approach God through Christ, our great High Priest. Every time we pray, it must be in Jesus’ Name. Christ is our perfect once-for-all offering before God.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 8:4
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for Christ Jesus who is my burnt offering sacrifice who suffered and died for me. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.