So I will consecrate the Tent of Meeting and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests.
Parallel translations
- WEB I will sanctify the Tent of Meeting and the altar: Aaron also and his sons I will sanctify, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
- KJV And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.
- NKJV So I will consecrate the tabernacle of meeting and the altar. I will also consecrate both Aaron and his sons to minister to Me as priests.
- NASB I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar; I will also consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve as priests to Me.
- NLT Yes, I will consecrate the Tabernacle and the altar, and I will consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve me as priests.
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Quick answer
God Himself will sanctify the tent, the altar, and Aaron and his sons for priestly service. Holiness and ministry are God's gift and appointment, not human achievement.
Overview
Yahweh declares that He is the one who sets apart both place and priests for His service. This guards against any notion that priesthood is self-made or that holiness is humanly produced. It points forward to Christ, the one whom the Father consecrated and sent (John 10:36), and who sanctifies His people to serve as a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9).
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Lev 21:15so that he does not defile his offspring among his people, for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.”
- Lev 22:9The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- John 10:36then what about the One whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world? How then can you accuse Me of blasphemy for stating that I am the Son of God?
- Lev 22:16by allowing the people to eat the sacred offerings and thus to bear the punishment for guilt. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.”
- Rev 1:5–6and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
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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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