31 "Take the ram for the ordination and cook the meat in a sacred place.
31 And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.
31 "You shall take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.
31 "Take the ordination ram and boil the meat in the Holy Place.
31 "And you shall take the ram of the consecration and boil its flesh in the holy place.
31 "Take the ram used in the ordination ceremony, and boil its meat in a sacred place.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 29:31
Commentary on Exodus 29:1-37
(Read Exodus 29:1-37)
Aaron and his sons were to be set apart for the priest's office, with ceremony and solemnity. Our Lord Jesus is the great High Priest of our profession, called of God to be so; anointed with the Spirit, whence he is called Messiah, the Christ; clothed with glory and beauty; sanctified by his own blood; made perfect, or consecrated through sufferings, Matthew 12:28,) and by him the merit of Christ is applied to our souls. This consecration signifies the admission of a sinner into the spiritual priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.