- the ram of consecration:
- "Takeª°¹ Aaronª and his sonsª with¹ him, and the garments,ª and the anointingª oil,ª and a bullockª for the sin offering,ª and twoª rams,ª and a basketª of unleavened bread;ª" {Lev 8:2} + "And Mosesª tookª°¹ the breast,ª and wavedª° it [for] a wave offeringª beforeª the LORD:ª [for] of the ramª¹ of consecrationª it was¹ Moses'ª part;²¹ as¹ the LORDª commandedª°¹ Moses.ª" {Lev 8:29} + "This¹ [is] the lawª of the burnt offering,ª of the meat offering,ª and of the sin offering,ª and of the trespass offering,ª and of the consecrations,ª and of the sacrificeª of the peace offerings;ª" {Lev 7:37} + "And thou shalt takeª°¹ the otherª ram;ª and Aaronª and his sonsª shall putª°¹ their handsª upon¹ the headª of the ram.ª ... And thou shalt takeª° the ramª of the consecration,ª and seetheª°¹ his fleshª in the holyª place.ª" {Exd 29:19-31} + "Andª for²° their² sakesª¹ Iª sanctifyª° myself,ª thatª theyª alsoª might²° be¹ sanctifiedª° throughª the truth.ª" {Jhn 17:19} + "Butª ofª himª areª° yeª inª Christª Jesus,ª whoª ofª Godª is madeª° unto usª² wisdom,ª and¹ righteousness,ª andª sanctification,ª andª redemption:ª" {1Co 1:30} + "Forª he hath madeª° him [to be] sinª forª us,ª who² knewª° noª sin;ª thatª weª might be madeª° the righteousnessª of Godª inª him.ª" {2Co 5:21} + "Husbands,ª loveª° yourª wives,ª even asª Christª alsoª lovedª° the¹ church,ª andª gaveª° himselfª forª it;ª" {Eph 5:25} + "Thatª he might presentª° itª to himselfª a gloriousª church,ª notª havingª° spot,²¹ orª wrinkle,ª orª anyª such thing;ª butª thatª it should beª° holyª andª without blemish.ª" {Eph 5:27} + "Andª fromª Jesusª Christ,ª [who is] the¹ faithfulª witness,ª [and] the¹ first begottenª ofª the¹ dead,ª andª the¹ princeª of the¹ kingsª of the¹ earth.ª Unto him that lovedª° us,ª andª washedª° usª fromª ourª sinsª inª his own²¹ blood,ª ... Andª hath madeª° usª kingsª andª priestsª unto Godª andª his²¹ Father;ª to himª [be] gloryª andª dominionª for² ever² and ever.ª¹ Amen.ª" {Rev 1:5-6} "The ram of consecration" was evidently a sacrifice of peace offering though presented on a particular occasion. Part of the blood was applied, not as that of the sin offering, to the horns of the altar, but to Aaron and his sons; to the tips of their right ears, the thumbs of their right hands, and the great toes of their right feet. Implying their obligation to hearken diligently to the word of God - to do his work in the best manner which they could, and to walk in his ways with steady perseverance; and also, that they could not do these things acceptably except through the atoning blood, received and applied by faith. Then part of the blood reserved upon the altar, probably in a basin for that purpose, was mingled with the holy anointing oil, and sprinkled on the garments both of Aaron and his sons, to hallow them to the Lord. "This may be looked upon as a lively representation of our purification by the blood of jesus Christ, through his Holy Spirit." - Bp. Patrick
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