23 and one round cake of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one thin cake out of the basket of the unleavened things which 'is' before Jehovah. 24 'And thou hast set the whole on the hands of Aaron, and on the hands of his sons, and hast waved them—a wave-offering before Jehovah; 25 and thou hast taken them out of their hand, and hast made perfume on the altar beside the burnt-offering, for sweet fragrance before Jehovah; a fire-offering it 'is' to Jehovah. 26 'And thou hast taken the breast from the ram of the consecration which 'is' for Aaron, and hast waved it—a wave-offering before Jehovah, and it hath become thy portion; 27 and thou hast sanctified the breast of the wave-offering, and the leg of the heave-offering, which hath been waved, and which hath been lifted up from the ram of the consecration, of that which 'is' for Aaron, and of that which 'is' for his sons; 28 and it hath been for Aaron and for his sons, by a statute age-during from the sons of Israel, for it 'is' a heave-offering; and it is a heave offering from the sons of Israel, from the sacrifices of their peace-offerings—their heave-offering to Jehovah. 29 'And the holy garments which are Aaron's, are for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to consecrate in them their hand; 30 seven days doth the priest in his stead (of his sons) put them on, when he goeth in unto the tent of meeting, to minister in the sanctuary. 31 'And the ram of the consecration thou dost take, and hast boiled its flesh in the holy place; 32 and Aaron hath eaten—his sons also—the flesh of the ram, and the bread which 'is' in the basket, at the opening of the tent of meeting; 33 and they have eaten those things by which there is atonement to consecrate their hand, to sanctify them; and a stranger doth not eat—for they 'are' holy; 34 and if there be left of the flesh of the consecration or of the bread till the morning, then thou hast burned that which is left with fire; it is not eaten, for it 'is' holy. 35 'And thou hast done thus to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded thee; seven days thou dost consecrate their hand; 36 and a bullock, a sin-offering, thou dost prepare daily for the atonements, and thou hast atoned for the altar, in thy making atonement on it, and hast anointed it to sanctify it; 37 seven days thou dost make atonement for the altar, and hast sanctified it, and the altar hath been most holy; all that is coming against the altar is holy.

The Daily Offerings

38 'And this 'is' that which thou dost prepare on the altar; two lambs, sons of a year, daily continually; 39 the one lamb thou dost prepare in the morning, and the second lamb thou dost prepare between the evenings; 40 and a tenth 'deal' of fine flour, mixed with beaten oil, a fourth part of a hin, and a libation, a fourth part of a hin, of wine, 'is' for the one lamb. 41 'And the second lamb thou dost prepare between the evenings; according to the present of the morning, and according to its libation, thou dost prepare for it, for sweet fragrance, a fire-offering, to Jehovah:— 42 a continual burnt-offering for your generations, at the opening of the tent of meeting, before Jehovah, whither I am met with you, to speak unto thee there, 43 and I have met there with the sons of Israel, and it hath been sanctified by My honour. 44 'And I have sanctified the tent of meeting, and the altar, and Aaron and his sons I sanctify for being priests to Me, 45 and I have tabernacled in the midst of the sons of Israel, and have become their God, 46 and they have known that I 'am' Jehovah their God, who hath brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I may tabernacle in their midst; I 'am' Jehovah their God.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 29:23-46

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.

Commentary on Exodus 29:38-46

(Read Exodus 29:38-46)

A lamb was to be offered upon the altar every morning, and a lamb every evening. This typified the continual intercession which Christ ever lives to make for his church. Though he offered himself but once for all, that one offering thus becomes a continual offering. This also teaches us to offer to God the spiritual sacrifices of prayer and praise every day, morning and evening. Our daily devotions are the most needful of our daily works, and the most pleasant of our daily comforts. Prayer-time must be kept up as duly as meal-time. Those starve their own souls, who keep not up constant attendance on the throne of grace; constancy in religion brings in the comfort of it.