Exodus 29 · Grade 5
Consecration and Communion
Read and Think
Exodus 29 describes the ordination of the priests. Over seven days Aaron and his sons were washed, clothed in holy garments and anointed with oil. Then came three sacrifices: a bull for a sin offering, a ram for a burnt offering wholly given to God, and a ram of consecration for ordination. The priests laid their hands on the animals' heads, showing that the animal stood in their place. Even those chosen to serve needed atonement first.
Blood from the ordination ram was placed on the priests' right ear, right thumb and right big toe. This marked the whole person, hearing, working and walking, as devoted to God. Portions of the offerings were waved before God and then eaten by the priests in a holy place, a meal of fellowship with God. Romans 12:1 calls believers to present their bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God.
The chapter closes with the daily offering of two lambs, morning and evening, and God's great promise: I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will be their God. They shall know that I am Yahweh their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them (29:45-46). The exodus was not only freedom from slavery but freedom for fellowship with God. In the New Testament, Hebrews 10:11-14 explains that Christ offered one sacrifice for sins forever.
Show What You Know
What three steps prepared the priests before sacrifice?
What did laying hands on the animal show?
What did blood on ear, thumb and toe symbolize?
According to 29:46, why did God bring Israel out of Egypt?
How does Hebrews 10 say Christ fulfills the daily offerings?
Word Bank Fill-In
Use the word bank to fill in each blank.
- Over seven days Aaron and his sons were washed, clothed in holy garments and anointed oil.
- Then came three sacrifices: a bull for a sin offering, a ram for a burnt offering wholly given to , and a ram of consecration for ordination.
- They shall know that I am Yahweh their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might among them (29:45-46).
Think About It
What does being a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1) look like in your daily life?
Why is it important that the exodus was freedom for fellowship with God, not only freedom from slavery?
Memory Verse
“They shall know that I am Yahweh their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, that I might dwell among them: I am Yahweh their God.”
Exodus 29:46 (WEB)
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Prayer
Dear God, thank You for today's Bible story. Help me to . Amen.
Take It Home
For families: talk about these together.
- How can you dedicate yourself to serving God?
- How can you thank God for making you holy?
- How can you serve God both morning and evening?
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