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Leviticus chapter 8 verse 30

then Moses took some of the anointing oil and of the blood that was on the altar and sprinkled it on Aaron and his garments and also on his sons and his sons garments.

So he consecrated Aaron and his garments and his sons and his sons garments with him.

Now this is one of those places in Leviticus where we think okay what does

this have to do with me and it has everything to do with us.

So this is the requirements in a sense for priestly service.

In order for Aaron and his sons,

so this is the priesthood in the book of Leviticus led by Aaron, in order

for them to perform their duties, there were two requirements here in Leviticus 830 that

needed to be sprinkled with blood and

anointed with oil. Now the reason that's so significant and has so much

application for our lives is because when you get to the New Testament

what we learn is that not just a few people are priests that represent

everyone else before God no in the New Testament we find that because of the blood of Christ

we are all made priests. We're a royal priesthood. That's what the New

Testament calls the church and followers of Christ.

We're a royal priesthood because we have access to God

through our great high priest, Jesus,

who's paid the price for our sins.

So when we see these two requirements for

Priestly Service and Aaron and his sons that they be sprinkled with blood and

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