📖 Leviticus — Chapter 8 (KJV)
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Leviticus 8:1 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Leviticus 8:2 Take RAaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
Leviticus 8:3 And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus 8:4 And Moses did as the LORD commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Leviticus 8:5 And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the RLORD commanded to be done.
Leviticus 8:6 And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and Rwashed them with water.
Leviticus 8:7 And Rhe put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
Leviticus 8:8 And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate Rthe Urim and the Thummim.
Leviticus 8:9 And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:10 And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
Leviticus 8:11 And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
Leviticus 8:12 And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Leviticus 8:13 And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and Tput bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:14 And Rhe brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
Leviticus 8:15 And Rhe slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.
Leviticus 8:16 And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
Leviticus 8:17 But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:18 And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus 8:19 And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
Leviticus 8:20 And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
Leviticus 8:21 And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for Ra sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:22 And he brought the other ram, Rthe ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
Leviticus 8:23 And he slew it; and RMoses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
Leviticus 8:24 And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and RMoses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
Leviticus 8:25 And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
Leviticus 8:26 And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
Leviticus 8:27 And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, Rand waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.
Leviticus 8:28 And RMoses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
Leviticus 8:29 And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’ part; as the LORD commanded Moses.
Leviticus 8:30 And Moses took of Rthe anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.
Leviticus 8:31 And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, RBoil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
Leviticus 8:32 And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.
Leviticus 8:33 And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
Leviticus 8:34 As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
Leviticus 8:35 Therefore shall ye abide at the door of Rthe tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
Leviticus 8:36 So RAaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
📚 Study This Chapter
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 8:1–13 — Washing, Clothing, and Anointing
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Moses gathers the congregation and carries out the LORD's instructions for Aaron and his sons. He washes them, clothes Aaron in the appointed garments, and anoints the sanctuary and Aaron. The service is publicly established according to the LORD's command.
Key Truth: The priesthood is set apart through the service the LORD commands.
Check What You Remember
1. Who washed Aaron and his sons? (Leviticus 8:6)
Find it in Leviticus 8:6 (KJV).
2. With what were they washed? (Leviticus 8:6)
Find it in Leviticus 8:6 (KJV).
3. Where was anointing oil poured on Aaron? (Leviticus 8:12)
Find it in Leviticus 8:12 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 8:14–30 — The Consecration Offerings
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
A bullock is presented for the sin offering, followed by a ram for a burnt offering and a ram of consecration. Moses applies blood to the right ear, right thumb, and right great toe of Aaron and his sons. Oil and blood are also sprinkled on the priests and their garments to set them apart.
Key Truth: The consecration follows the LORD's detailed instructions for holy service.
Check What You Remember
1. What animal was the sin offering? (Leviticus 8:14)
Find it in Leviticus 8:14 (KJV).
2. What animal was the consecration offering? (Leviticus 8:22)
Find it in Leviticus 8:22 (KJV).
3. Was the blood applied to Aaron's right or left ear? (Leviticus 8:23)
Find it in Leviticus 8:23 (KJV).
📖 What We’re Reading
Leviticus 8:31–36 — Seven Days of Consecration
🌱 What These Verses Teach Us
Aaron and his sons are told to eat the appointed meal at the tabernacle door and burn what remains. They must stay there for seven days, keeping the charge of the LORD. The chapter ends by recording their obedience to the commands given through Moses.
Key Truth: The appointed time of consecration is observed in obedience to the LORD.
Check What You Remember
1. How many days did the consecration last? (Leviticus 8:33)
Find it in Leviticus 8:33 (KJV).
2. Where were they to remain? (Leviticus 8:35)
Find it in Leviticus 8:35 (KJV).
3. Did Aaron and his sons do what the LORD commanded? (Leviticus 8:36)
Find it in Leviticus 8:36 (KJV).
Advanced Questions and Answers
Study this chapter’s wording, patterns, contrasts, and meaning in greater depth.
1. How does the assembled congregation witness the source of the consecration instructions?
2. How does anointing connect the sanctuary and Aaron with sanctification?
3. How does the sin-offering bullock’s treatment separate its appointed fat from the rest?
4. How does the consecration ram’s blood mark Aaron and his sons in parallel?
5. How do the seven days connect remaining at the door with keeping the LORD’s charge?
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