14 Then he brought the bull of the sin offering , and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull of the sin offering . 15 Next Moses slaughtered it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar , and purified the altar . Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it, to make atonement for it. 16 He also took all the fat that was on the entrails and the lobe of the liver , and the two kidneys and their fat ; and Moses offered it up in smoke on the altar . 17 But the bull and its hide and its flesh and its refuse he burned in the fire outside e the camp , just as the Lord had commanded Moses .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Leviticus 8:14-17
Commentary on Leviticus 8:14-36
(Read Leviticus 8:14-36)
In these types we see our great High Priest, even Christ Jesus, solemnly appointed, anointed, and invested with his sacred office, by his own blood, and the influences of his Holy Spirit. He sanctifies the ordinances of religion, to the benefit of his people and the honour of God the Father; who for his sake accepts our worship, though it is polluted with sin. We may also rejoice, that he is a merciful and faithful High Priest, full of compassion to the feeble-minded and tempest-tossed soul. All true Christians are consecrated to be spiritual priests. We should seriously ask ourselves, whether in our daily walk we study to maintain this character? and abound in spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Christ? If so, still there is no cause for boasting. Let us not despise our fellow-sinners; but remembering what we have done, and how we are saved, let us seek and pray for their salvation.