Set Apart for Service: Moses Ordains the Priests

Wednesday Evening January 19, 2005 Leviticus 8:1-36 “Set Apart for Service: Moses Ordains the Priests” Dr. J. Ligon Duncan III If you have your Bibles, I would invite you to turn with me to Leviticus, chapter eight. We’re going to read the whole of this chapter tonight, but because this chapter is not only lengthy but filled with very specific regulations for the consecration, for the anointment, for the ordination of the priests of Israel, what I think I’ll do is break the chapter up into eight parts as we read through it, and just say a brief explanation of what each part of the chapter is doing. Now, I've given you my outline. Let me hasten to say I think that Moses’ outline to this passage is only seven parts, so I want to immediately say Moses is right and I'm wrong,…

The First Things (Creation) (6): The Creation Sabbath

If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis, chapter 2. These are perhaps words you thought you’d probably never hear. Genesis, chapter 2. Let me review for you just a little of what we've done as we've looked at Genesis, chapter 1 together. We've already said that Genesis lays the foundation, not simply for the Exodus, but for the whole of the Old Testament. Indeed, for the whole of the scriptures. Isn't it interesting. We’re going to see at least one example of this tonight. Isn't it interesting how often the Lord Jesus goes right back to the very beginning to establish a particular teaching. For instance, when he is interacting with the Pharisees about the issue of marriage and divorce and remarriage. Isn't it interesting how Jesus…

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Set Apart for Service: Moses Ordains the Priests

The First Things (Creation) (6): The Creation Sabbath