EXODUS LESSON 50
We will continue on in Exodus 29:22 "Also thou shalt take of the
ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and
the caul [above] the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is]
upon them, and the right shoulder; for it [is] a ram of consecration:"
We see that these parts of the ram were from its innermost being.
The "caul" had to do with bitterness. This, to me, has to do with the
thoughts and intents of our inner most being. Since this was a ram
(burnt offering) it probably had to do with our Lord Jesus being
wholesome from the inside out. This burned would make a sweet
smelling savour. This "shoulder" would be waved before the Lord.
Exodus 29:23 "And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread,
and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that [is]
before the LORD:"
This "loaf of bread" was symbolic of Jesus. "Unleavened", as we
have said before, means without sin. This "oiled bread" means full of
the Holy Spirit of God.
Exodus 29:24 "And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in
the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them [for] a wave offering
before the LORD."
Up until this time, Aaron and his sons had been just standing
there while Moses was doing the ceremonial things. Now Moses was placing
this in Aaron's and his sons' hands. From this point on, Aaron and his
sons would be doing the ceremonial things in the tabernacle. This was waved before the Lord; shown for approval. Are our hands so full of the things
of God that we have nothing left for the world?
Exodus 29:25 "And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn
[them] upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour before
the LORD: it [is] an offering made by fire unto the LORD."
Now we saw Aaron and his sons put the offering on the altar to
burn. This was a willful act upon their part. They had now accepted
their responsibility and were carrying out their service to God. This
fat and insides of the ram put off a sweet savour to the Lord as it
burned. This would be totally burned up. Their hands were now filled
with God's work. They lifted this offering for God's inspection.
Exodus 29:26 "And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's
consecration, and wave it [for] a wave offering before the LORD: and
it shall be thy part."
This handling and waving of the offering was not only an inspection
of the offering; but, also, the High priest and priest needed to see
if this was worthy to approach the Lord with. We have to know the Lord
for ourselves before we can do anything for anyone else.
Exodus 29:27 "And thou shalt sanctify the breast of the wave
offering, and the shoulder of the heave offering, which is waved, and
which is heaved up, of the ram of the consecration, [even] of [that]
which [is] for Aaron, and of [that] which is for his sons:"
The servant of God was to live of the offerings in the temple. God
was teaching Aaron and his sons that very thing here. This breast and
shoulder was for the high priest and his sons, the priests.
I Corinthians 9:13 "Do ye not know that they which minister about holy
things live [of the things] of the temple? and they which wait at the
altar are partakers with the altar?"
Exodus 29:28 "And it shall be Aaron's and his sons' by a statute
for ever from the children of Israel: for it [is] an heave offering:
and it shall be an heave offering from the children of Israel of the
sacrifice of their peace offerings, [even] their heave offering unto
the LORD."
Just a word, here, to say that Jesus is our peace.
Exodus 29:29 "And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons'
after him, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them."
Exodus 29:30 "[And] that son that is priest in his stead shall put
them on seven days, when he cometh into the tabernacle of the
congregation to minister in the holy [place]."
We can quickly see from this, that seven days was the length of
time the high priest would be in the temple to minister. This was
speaking of the time when something happened to Aaron, and he could no
longer minister. Then one of his sons took over from him.
Exodus 29:31 "And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration,
and seethe his flesh in the holy place." Exodus 29:32 "And Aaron and
his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that [is] in
the basket, [by] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation."
We see, here, that Aaron and his sons were to cook (seethe) and eat
the ram and the basket of bread. Remember, Jesus is the bread, and
the Holy Spirit is the oil. We see Aaron and his sons taking Jesus
and the Holy Spirit into their beings.
Exodus 29:33 "And they shall eat those things wherewith the
atonement was made, to consecrate [and] to sanctify them: but a
stranger shall not eat [thereof], because they [are] holy."
We see that this consecration was not just for outward
appearances, but these priests and high priest had to be consecrated
inside, as well. This consecration could not, and must not, be
superficial. It must be of their inner most being.
Exodus 29:34 "And if ought of the flesh of the consecrations, or
of the bread, remain unto the morning, then thou shalt burn the
remainder with fire: it shall not be eaten, because it [is] holy."
We see by this that the body of Christ is not to be taken lightly.
This bread was certainly symbolic of Jesus' body. We read in
1 Corinthians 11:24 "And when he had given thanks, he brake [it], and
said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in
remembrance of me."
Exodus 29:35 "And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons,
according to all [things] which I have commanded thee: seven days
shalt thou consecrate them."
This consecration took place in a seven day period. The ceremony
involved and the offering was to be made each day, the same for seven
days. This number of days showed the spiritual completeness of this.
Exodus 29:36 "And thou shalt offer every day a bullock [for] a sin
offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou
hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify
it."
This was saying that even though this sacrifice was to be made each
day and it seemed useless to clean it up each day, it still had to be
cleaned each time before another offering could be made. To me, this
says, also, that we must prepare each service as if it is an
individual service, even though, we have had several services before
that day. Each one of these services are special and individual to
God. This reminds me of the one time each day for six days that the
children of Israel marched around Jericho. On the seventh day they
marched seven times, blew the trumpet, the people shouted, and the
walls fell. (Joshua 6:3-5) If one time had been skipped, the wall
would not have fallen. God has a perfect plan for everything. It is
not for us to question why. We know He is right. We need to do
exactly what He says. There is a purpose that we do not always
understand. All of these seven days show spiritual completeness, as
we said.
Exodus 29:37 "Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the
altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever
toucheth the altar shall be holy."
We see, here, that not only shall Aaron and his sons be
consecrated, but this altar was made holy, as well. The same
consecration for the people was for the altar, as well. We see that
by close association any thing that touched the altar was holy, also.
We read an interesting Scripture in Matthew 23:18 "And, Whosoever
shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the
gift that is upon it, he is guilty." Matthew 23:19 "[Ye] fools and
blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that
sanctifieth the gift?" Matthew 23:20 "Whoso therefore shall swear by
the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon." You see, it is
extremely hard to separate the altar and the gift. Jesus is the gift;
He is, also, the altar. He is our altar that we must come to. There is
no other way to heaven, but by Him.
Exodus 29:38 "Now this [is that] which thou shalt offer upon the
altar; two lambs of the first year day by day continually."
Immediately after the consecration of the altar, the daily
sacrifice was set up. Two lambs were to be offered up every day unto
the Lord. These two lambs were to be offered early in the morning and
in the evening. These two lambs were to be the continuous offering.
These lambs were to be of the first year. This daily offering showed
the walk Christians must have. We must walk daily with the Lord.
Jesus is the Lamb of God. His sacrifice goes on and on forever. This
sacrifice He made once is good for all of eternity. This Lamb
offering would be accompanied by meat and drink offerings, as well.
Daily service to God is our reasonable sacrifice to Him. This two
times a day offering tells us how important it is for us to pray a
minimum of twice a day.
Exodus 29:39 "The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and
the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:" Exodus 29:40 "And with the
one lamb a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin
of beaten oil; and the fourth part of an hin of wine [for] a drink
offering."
We see this daily offering as a renewing of the Spirit of the Lord
in mankind every day, which is necessary to live a pleasing life
before the Lord. The symbolisms of Jesus in verse forty are
overwhelming. The lamb represents the Lamb of God who taketh away the
sin of the world. The fine flour represents His sinless humanity.
The oil symbolizes the Holy Spirit. This wine, also, indicates the
Holy Spirit, which is many times spoken of as the new wine.
Exodus 29:41 "And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and
shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and
according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an
offering made by fire unto the LORD."
This offering that was burned up and is a sweet smell unto the Lord
was certainly symbolic of us offering ourselves as a living sacrifice
to God. This is a substitute for us, and is acceptable to God.
Jesus is our substitute. He is the continuing Lamb.
Exodus 29:42 "[This shall be] a continual burnt offering
throughout your generations [at] the door of the tabernacle of the
congregation before the LORD: where I will meet you, to speak there
unto thee."
Let us read some comparisons that show us the perpetual sacrifice
of Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. Chapter ten of Hebrews tells us
that it is impossible for the blood of goats and bulls to take away
sins. God had a better plan. He sent the blessed Lamb of God (His
Son) as a perfect sacrifice to bring in a better way. Hebrews 12:10
says, "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for
ever, sat down on the right hand of God;". To get the whole picture,
read Hebrews 10:1-18, especially. However, you should read the whole
chapter.
Exodus 29:43 "And there I will meet with the children of Israel,
and [the tabernacle] shall be sanctified by my glory."
You see, this was the best they could do, until Jesus came and tore
down the curtain and made the way open to all believers into the very
Holy of Holies where we can meet with God.
Exodus 29:44 "And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the
congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his
sons, to minister to me in the priest's office." Exodus 29:45 "And I
will dwell among the children of Israel, and will˙be their God."
Exodus 29:46 "And they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God, that
brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among
them: I [am] the LORD their God."
We see, by this, that God had chosen these Israelites to be His
people. He desires to fellowship with them so much that He had gone
to this fancy and complicated way to make it safe for them. The only
reason was because He loved them. The believers in the Lord Jesus
belong to Him, and He has gone through the pain, suffering, and
humiliation of the cross to put us in right standing with Him.
Exodus 50 Questions
1. What 7 inward parts were mentioned in verse 22?
2. What did the caul have to do with?
3. What was the shoulder?
4. What 3 things were contained in the basket?
5. This loaf of bread is symbolic of whom?
6. What did the oiled bread mean?
7. Whose hands was this put into?
8. Who was doing the ceremonial things up to this point?
9. How should our hands be?
10. What was done with the breast piece?
11. Before we can help someone else, what must we do?
12. How was the servant of God to have a living?
13. Who is our peace?
14. How many days was the high priest to wear the priestly garment?
15. What were Aaron and his sons to eat?
16. May a stranger eat, also?
17. If any of the bread was left unto the morning, what should they do?
with it?
18. How many days shall Aaron and his sons be consecrated?
19. How should the altar be sanctified?
20. How should we treat services in the church, when we have several
services in one day?
21. How many times did the children of Israel march around Jericho?
22. What happened to anything that touched the altar?
23. What was it extremely hard to separate the altar from?
24. Who is the Christians' altar? Why?
25. How old were the 2 lambs to be?
26. What was the offering of these 2 lambs (one at the morning and one
at evening) called?
27. What did this offering show the Christians?
28. What shows us the minimum number of times that we should pray a
day?
29. What was offered with the lamb?
30. What did this daily offering show us in man?
31. What did the fine flour indicate?
32. Who is our substitute?
33. Where would God meet them?
34. What does chapter 10 of Hebrews tell us?
35. What shall sanctify the tabernacle?
36. Who would sanctify Aaron?
37. Who chose these people to be His?
38. What did the Lord Jesus go through to claim us?
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