Thou shalt kill the ram—take of his blood, and put it upon the tip, &c.— This extraordinary ceremony is enjoined (Leviticus 14:14.) in the curing of the leper; and from thence, as well as from the sprinkling of the blood and the oil upon the priests and their garments, Exodus 29:21 that they might be hollowed, one would be apt to conclude, that the total, entire purification and sanctification of their persons, from head to foot, was implied: or, in other words, that they were hereby taught, as being now sanctified and set apart to the Lord, that they should dedicate all their faculties and powers to his service; their ear to the hearing and study of the law; their hands to diligence in the sacred ministry, and their feet to walking in the way of God's precepts. See Jeremiah 6:10. Ecclesiastes 9 l0. Proverbs 1:15. The blood upon the altar, and the anointing oil, Exodus 29:21 were to be sprinkled upon their garments, to represent the purification of our souls by the virtues of the blood of Christ and the efficacy of the Divine Spirit.
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Exodus 29:20
20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.