Ordained Priests

Exodus 29

Lot's of stuff in here about consecration and ordination.  A very interesting difference exists between the ordination of priests of those first priests and the priests or pastors of today.  Hands were layed on the sacrifice, the bull and the rams, not on the priest.  The priest got sprinkled with the blood of the ram and ate the consecrated flesh of the ram and the bread in the basket at the entrace of the tent of the meeting.  According to the reading "They themselves shall eat the food by which atonement is made, to ordain and consecrate them, but no one else shall eat of them, because they are holy." (Exodus 29:33 NRSV)

Today, the food by which atonement has been made; the bread of life, which is the body of our Lord and Savior is available not just for those who hold the office of priest or pastor, but for all God's people, for all members of the priesthood of believers. (1 Peter 2:9; Rev 5:9-10)

I can't close this without also mentioning that sacrifice for atonement was made every day, that is 7 days a week.  It is a reminder to me and hopefully to you, that each day we need totake the time to come before the Lord, confessing our sins, so that we might be reassured that our sins are indeed forgiven.