Leviticus 9:1-7

The Priests Begin Their Ministry

1 On the eighth day Moses summoned Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel.

2 He said to Aaron, “Take a bull calf for your sin offering^[a] and a ram for your burnt offering, both without defect, and present them before the LORD.

3 Then say to the Israelites: ‘Take a male goat for a sin offering, a calf and a lamb—both a year old and without defect—for a burnt offering,

4 and an ox^[b] and a ram for a fellowship offering to sacrifice before the LORD, together with a grain offering mixed with olive oil. For today the LORD will appear to you.’ ”

5 They took the things Moses commanded to the front of the tent of meeting, and the entire assembly came near and stood before the LORD.

6 Then Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”

7 Moses said to Aaron, “Come to the altar and sacrifice your sin offering and your burnt offering and make atonement for yourself and the people; sacrifice the offering that is for the people and make atonement for them, as the LORD has commanded.”

Leviticus 9:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO LEVITICUS 9

Aaron and his sons, being consecrated to and invested with the priest's office, are called upon to the exercise of it, to offer a sin offering and a burnt offering for themselves, and all sorts of offerings, a sin offering, a burnt offering, peace offerings, and a meat offering, for the people; and a promise is made for their encouragement, that the glory of the Lord would appear to them, Le 9:1-7 and which were in their course accordingly offered; first, Aaron's sin offering for himself, Le 9:8-11 then his burnt offering, Le 9:12-14 after that the several offerings of the people before mentioned, Le 9:15-21 when Aaron and Moses blessed the people, the one as soon as he had done offering, and both together when they came out of the tabernacle, Le 9:22,23 upon which a fire came forth from the Lord, and consumed the burnt offering upon the altar, Le 9:24.

Cross References

• 1. Ezekiel 43:27
• 2. S Leviticus 4:15
• 3. S Leviticus 4:3
• 4. ver 15; Leviticus 10:16
• 5. ver 8
• 6. S Leviticus 4:32
• 7. Leviticus 4:10
• 8. S Exodus 32:6
• 9. Exodus 29:43
• 10. S Exodus 16:7; ver 23; Exodus 24:16
• 11. Leviticus 16:6
• 12. S Exodus 30:10; Hebrews 5:1,3; Hebrews 7:27

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "purification offering" ; here and throughout this chapter
• [b]. The Hebrew word can refer to either male or female; also in verses 18 and 19.