Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Exodus 29:10
And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
10. lay their hands upon ] to mark it formally as their sacrifice: see on Lev 1:4; and cf. (in the ritual of the sin-offering) Lev 4:4.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
10 14. The sin -offering (see on Leviticus 4.) for Aaron and his sons (Lev 8:14-17).
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Exo 29:10
The Tabernacle of the congregation.
The tent of meeting
The Tabernacle of the congregation–or, rather, tent of meeting–was the place where Gods presence was manifested. This was granted to the people of Israel, first in the pillar of fire and cloud, then in the Tabernacle and Temple. And now for us in Jesus Christ there is God manifested in the flesh.
I. In and through Christ God is revealed.
II. Through Him and by Him the Lord God is approached.
1. We have the right of approach through Jesus Christ. His life embodied a perfect righteousness. His death is the accepted sacrifice.
2. We have not only the right of approach, but also the power to approach, sharing the Spirit of the Divine Redeemer; for the final result and crowning proof of our Lords exaltation was this–He sent the Comforter. (J. Aldis.)
Fuente: Biblical Illustrator Edited by Joseph S. Exell
Verse 10. Shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.] By this rite the animal was consecrated to God, and was then proper to be offered in sacrifice. Imposition of hands also signified that they offered the life of this animal as an atonement for their sins, and to redeem their lives from that death which, through their sinfulness, they had deserved. In the case of the sin-offering and trespass-offering, the person who brought the sacrifice placed his hands on the head of the animal between the horns, and confessed his sin over the sin-offering, and his trespass over the trespass-offering, saying, “I have sinned, I have done iniquity; I have trespassed, and have done thus and thus; and do return by repentance before thee, and with this I make atonement.” Then the animal was considered as vicariously bearing the sins of the person who brought it. – Ex 29:14
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
To signify that they offered it for themselves and for their own sins, which the offerer performing this rite was to confess, Lev 16:21, that they acknowledged themselves to deserve that death which was inflicted upon this innocent creature for their sakes, and to testify their faith in the future sacrifice of Christ, upon whom their sins were to be laid, and by whose blood they were expiated, and that they humbly begged Gods mercy in pardoning their sins, and accepting them to and in their holy office.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
10-22. And thou shalt cause abullock to be brought before the tabernacleThis part of theceremonial consisted of three sacrifices: (1) The sacrifice of abullock, as a sin offering; and in rendering it, the priest wasdirected to put his hand upon the head of his sacrifice, expressingby that act a consciousness of personal guilt, and a wish that itmight be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. (2) The sacrifice of aram as a burnt offering (Ex29:15-18). The ram was to be wholly burnt, in token of thepriest’s dedication of himself to God and His service. The sinoffering was first to be presented, and then the burntoffering; for until guilt be removed, no acceptable service can beperformed. (3) There was to be a peace offering, called “the ramof consecration” (Ex29:19-22). And there was a marked peculiarity in the manner inwhich this other ram was to be disposed of. The former was for theglory of Godthis was for the comfort of the priest himself; and asa sign of a mutual covenant being ratified, the blood of thesacrifice was dividedpart sprinkled on the altar round about, andpart upon the persons and garments of the priests. Nay, the bloodwas, by a singular act, directed to be put upon the extremities ofthe body, thereby signifying that the benefits of the atonement wouldbe applied to the whole nature of man. Moreover, the flesh of thissacrifice was to be divided, as it were, between God and thepriestpart of it to be put into his hand to be waved up and down,in token of its being offered to God, and then it was to be burntupon the altar; the other part was to be eaten by the priests at thedoor of the tabernaclethat feast being a symbol of communion orfellowship with God. These ceremonies, performed in the orderdescribed, showed the qualifications necessary for the priests. (SeeHeb 7:26; Heb 7:27;Heb 10:14).
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation,…. The same, or of the same kind he was ordered to take, Ex 29:1, and here the place is expressed where it was to be taken, and what was to be done with it:
and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock; not Aaron first alone, and then his sons, as some have thought, Aben Ezra makes mention of; but, as he says, both together, not one before another; declaring it to be their sacrifice, a vicarious one, one in their room and stead, signifying that they deserved to die as that creature would; and by this act putting, as it were, their sins and transgressions upon it, see Le 16:21 and which was an emblem of the imputation of sin to Christ, and laying upon him the iniquities of us all.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(10) Thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought.Rather, the bullock: i.e., the bullock mentioned in Exo. 29:1, which was to be kept in readiness for the consecration sacrifice.
Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.By this symbolical action, which was commanded in the case of every sin offering (Lev. 4:4; Lev. 4:15; Lev. 4:24; Lev. 4:29; Lev. 4:33; Lev. 16:21, &c.), the offerer identified himself with the animal, and transferred to it the guilt of his own sins and imperfections. The animal thereby became accursed, and its death paid the penalty due to the sins laid upon it, and set free those who had committed them. Similarly, Christ, our sin offering, was made a curse for us (Gal. 3:13).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
10. Cause a bullock to be brought Rather, as the Revised Version, thou shalt bring the bullock, that is, the bullock mentioned in Exo 29:1. This was to be a sin-offering for Aaron and his sons. Comp. Lev 4:3-12, notes.
Put their hands upon the head Thus symbolically confessing their sins and transferring them to the substituted victim. See notes on Lev 1:4; Lev 4:4.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
The Purification for Sin Offering ( Exo 29:10-13 ).
Exo 29:10-13
“And you shall bring the ox bull before the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on the head of the ox bull, and you shall kill the ox bull before Yahweh at the door of the Tent of Meeting. And you shall take of the blood of the ox bull, and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger, and you shall pour out all the blood at the base of the altar. And you shall take all the fat that covers the inwards, and the caul on the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, and burn them on the altar. But the flesh of the ox bull, and its skin, and its dung, you shall burn with fire outside the camp. It is a sin offering.”
Because it is a sin offering offered for the priest it must all be consumed in one way or another. No part of it may be eaten. It is to be brought to the altar before the Tent of Meeting and Aaron and his sons will then identify themselves with the ox bull by laying their hands on it. And then the ox bull is killed as representing them. It dies that they may live. Whether they see it as signifying their sins passing from them to the ox bull, or whether they see the laying on of hands as a sign of identification, would probably depend on the offerer. The latter is certainly what the laying on of hands would signify in the future. But whatever the detailed significance the ox bull was dying for their sins. And they knew it.
And now due process must follow. The blood is first put on the horns of the altar which point heavenward. The horns were clearly seen as the most sacred part of the altar, possibly because they were nearest to heaven, or possibly because they pointed upwards, or possibly because they indicated the strong point of the altar. So the fact of the shedding of the blood is to be drawn to His attention or to be carried up to God. Then the remainder of the blood is poured out at the base of the altar. The life given in death belongs to God. All life is His, especially life given in death. So all must be His.
Then the fat and the delicate parts are burned on the altar as an offering to God. These were seen as the best parts of the sacrifice and therefore a due gift for God. They represented the thankfulness of the sinner as he was relieved of his sins. The reference to liver and kidneys is because in other nations they would often be kept aside for divination. It was not to be so with Israel. They were to be given to God.
And finally the remaining carcass, with its dung/offal (which was not seen as fit for God), is burnt outside the camp. Because the sole purpose of the ox bull is to bear their sin, its flesh, that part which is man’s, is not fit for an offering, and it cannot be eaten. It must be destroyed utterly, for that is the wages of sin. And it must be burned outside the camp lest it defile the camp. Had it been seen as ‘holy’ it could have been burned on the altar. No greater sense of the horror of sin and the destruction it brings is possible. But the offerer rejoices in that by the good favour of God his sin is now dealt with. He is forgiven. But in order for the whole to be effective the heart must be in it. It is only effective when the worshipper is sincere (Isa 1:10-17; 1Sa 15:22; Mic 6:7-8).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
Exo 29:10. And thou shalt cause a bullock, &c. It would be more properly rendered the bullock, as it was mentioned in the 1st verse, and there called a young bullock. This was a sin-offering for the priest, Exo 29:14 who needed to offer up sacrifice, as well for his own as for the sins of the people; Heb 7:27. All the sin-offerings of the high-priest were bullocks; Lev 4:3. And, in confession of sin, as laying it upon this typical sacrifice, Aaron and his sons were to put their hands upon the head of the bullock; compare Lev 16:21 a form afterwards enjoined as general: and there can be no question, I suppose, that the blood of bulls and of goats could not take away sin; so all this had reference to the great expiation made by the blood of that sacrifice, which is sufficient to take away the sins of the whole world.
Fuente: Commentary on the Holy Bible by Thomas Coke
Is not this strikingly expressive of the Lord Jesus bearing the sins of his people? Isa 53:4-6 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Exo 29:10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
Ver. 10. Shall put their hands. ] As transferring the guilt of their sins upon Christ. Isa 53:6
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
put their hands
(See Scofield “Lev 1:4”)
Fuente: Scofield Reference Bible Notes
cause: Exo 29:1
put: Exo 29:15, Exo 29:19, Lev 1:4, Lev 3:2, Lev 8:14, Lev 8:18, Lev 16:21, Isa 53:6, 2Co 5:21
Reciprocal: Exo 27:21 – the tabernacle of the congregation Exo 29:36 – every day Lev 4:4 – bring Lev 8:15 – he slew it Num 8:12 – Levites Eze 43:19 – a young Rev 21:19 – sapphire
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Exo 29:10. There must be a sin-offering to make atonement for them. The law made them priests that had infirmity; and therefore they must first offer for their own sins, before they could make atonement for the people, Heb 7:27-28. They were to put their hand on the head of their sacrifice; confessing that they deserved to die for their own sins, and desiring that the killing of the beast might be accepted as a vicarious satisfaction. It was used as other sin-offerings were; only, whereas the flesh of other sin-offerings was eaten by the priests, in token of the priests taking away the sins of the people, this was appointed to be all burned without the camp, to signify the imperfection of the legal dispensation, for the sins of the priests themselves could not be taken away by those sacrifices, but they must expect a better high-priest, and a better sacrifice.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
29:10 And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall {c} put their hands upon the head of the bullock.
(c) Signifying that the sacrifice was also offered for them, and that they approved it.