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.
Leviticus 8:30
The first priests were consecrated (made holy and pleasing to the Lord’s service) by the blood of a sacrifice and with anointing of oil. This made them holy and set apart to the service of offering sacrifices in the tabernacle in the wilderness. God controlled the process. Moses just obeyed the command that God laid out. The result was that a holy God could be worshiped in a holy place, through a holy way, by a consecrated people.
These priests were cleansed and consecrated by obedience to the means that God had ordained. The nation could come to God, find atonement through sacrifice, and worship in holiness because of the blood and the oil.
And today, because of the final sacrifice, the completed work of Jesus gives me freedom from sin’s curse and defilement. The blood of Jesus has consecrated every believer. And the Holy Spirit, like anointing oil, has indwelt each believer. We are a holy, consecrated people with full access to God, consecrated to His service. We are a people, called to be holy for the Lord.
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