What is the meaning of Exodus 29:34? And if any of the meat of ordination • The “meat of ordination” refers to the portion of the ram sacrificed to consecrate Aaron and his sons (Exodus 29:22-33). • God set aside this meat for a single, holy purpose—marking the priests as His servants (Leviticus 8:31-33). • Like the Passover lamb (Exodus 12:5-8), the ordination meat was to be handled with strict care, underscoring the literal, historic nature of the ceremony. or any bread is left until the morning • Alongside the meat, unleavened bread from the basket of consecration was eaten (Exodus 29:23-32). • “Until the morning” establishes a clear deadline, mirroring instructions for other offerings (Leviticus 7:15; 22:30). • By limiting the time, God prevents casual use of what He calls holy and teaches Israel to trust Him for fresh provision (Exodus 16:19-21). you are to burn up the remainder • Any leftovers had to be completely consumed by fire—symbolizing total devotion to God (Leviticus 6:30). • Burning removed the possibility of profane reuse, just as leftover manna bred worms when hoarded (Exodus 16:20). • Fire repeatedly represents God’s purifying presence (Leviticus 9:24; Hebrews 12:29). It must not be eaten • Eating what God has reserved solely for Himself invites judgment, as Nadab and Abihu later discovered (Leviticus 10:1-2). • This safeguard protected the priests from treating sacred food as ordinary fare (Leviticus 7:19-20). • Obedience in small details reflects wholehearted loyalty (1 Samuel 15:22). because it is sacred • “Sacred” identifies the meat and bread as belonging exclusively to the LORD (Leviticus 2:3). • The holiness of the offering heightened the holiness of the priests who partook of it (Exodus 29:37). • God’s consistent call is, “You are to be holy to Me, because I, the LORD, am holy” (Leviticus 20:26; 1 Peter 1:15-16). summary Exodus 29:34 shows God insisting that every detail of the priestly ordination remain holy. Any leftover meat or bread, still consecrated, had to be burned rather than consumed later. This command teaches reverence for what God sets apart, highlights the completeness of dedication required from His servants, and points forward to the perfect, once-for-all consecration fulfilled in Christ (Hebrews 7:26-27). |
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