Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram and the bread that is in the basket, at the doorway of the tent of meeting.
Parallel translations
- WEB Aaron and his sons shall eat the meat of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
- KJV And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
- BSB At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.
- NKJV Then Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
- NLT Then Aaron and his sons will eat this meat, along with the bread in the basket, at the Tabernacle entrance.
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Quick answer
Aaron and his sons were to eat the ram's meat and the bread at the entrance of the tent. This sacred meal was part of their consecration.
Overview
Eating the offering before God's dwelling expressed fellowship and acceptance into priestly service. The shared meal sealed their consecration. Such communion at God's table anticipates the fellowship believers enjoy with God through Christ, who is both our sacrifice and our feast.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Matt 12:4how he entered into God’s house, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
- Exod 24:9–11Then Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up.
- Exod 29:23and one loaf of bread, one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of unleavened bread that is before Yahweh.
- Lev 10:12–14Moses spoke to Aaron, and to Eleazar and to Ithamar, his sons who were left, “Take the meal offering that remains of the offerings of Yahweh made by fire, and eat it without yeast beside the altar; for it is most holy;
- Exod 29:2–3unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil: you shall make them of fine wheat flour.
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The Passover lamb whose blood turns away death, the exodus through the sea, the manna, the rock, and the tabernacle where God dwells with his people all foreshadow Jesus — our Passover, our redemption, the bread from heaven, and God-with-us in the flesh.
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