Leviticus 11:1

Leviticus 11:1 says, And the LORD spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto them,  God spoke to both Moses and Aaron this time.  God is not limited in how He speaks to people, nor in the number of people that He speaks to about the same thing.  Verse two adds, Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth.  God moved from sacrifices to dietary requirements.  Moses and Aaron were to tell the people what these were.  Of course, we know that after the coming of Jesus Christ, the Messiah, that God told Peter these rules no longer applied.  We should also notice that there was never a time when the people of God were prohibited from eating meat, either before Christ came or after, so to attempt to make this a requirement for Christians is Biblically incorrect.  Verse three continues, Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is clovenfooted, and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye eat.  Animals with divided hooves that chewed cud could be eaten.  This would mean cattle, for example.  Verse four states, Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: as the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.  Then, the exclusion was given.  God said the camel for example could not be eaten, because it did not have a divided hoof.  Verse five adds, And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.  The coney, or rabbit, could not be eaten for the same reason.  Then verse six continues, And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.  We tend to think of the rabbit as a hare, but there was a distinction made here.  Still, they were both excluded as sources of food.  Verse seven says, And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.  Swine were likewise excluded, but for a different reason, that being that they did not chew the cud.  Animals had to meet all the specifications in order to be considered clean.  When it comes to God's laws, meeting part of them is never enough, which is why salvation is available through Christ alone.  Just as meeting part of the requirements did not make an animal clean to eat, meeting part of the requirements of God's law does not make us spiritually clean.  Verse eight adds, Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.  Not only were the people of Israel not to eat of these animals that God proclaimed unclean, but they were not to even touch them if they were dead.  The best way to stay spiritually clean is to avoid contact with unclean things.  This doesn't mean that we are to avoid all contact with the world but means that we are to never allow the unclean things of the world to touch us spiritually.  Verse nine continues, These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.  God now specified what fish could be eaten, and that was fish with fins and scales.  Verse ten adds, And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:  The fish without fins and scales were to be considered an abomination to the people of Israel, and I assume still are to the Jewish people today.  Verse eleven continues, They shall be even an abomination unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcases in abomination.  Verse twelve concludes, Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination unto you.  All fish without fins and scales were to not only not be eaten but were to be considered an abomination to the people of Israel.  Again, God through His command to Peter did away with these dietary laws, I believe because through Christ we have been given freedom from attempting to justify ourselves through the law.

Leviticus 10:12

Leviticus 10:12 says, And Moses spake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left, Take the meat offering that remaineth of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and eat it without leaven beside the altar: for it is most holy:  Moses spoke to Aaron and his two remaining sons and told them to eat the meat that remained of the offerings made by fire to the LORD beside the altar.  Moses said that it was most holy.  We should consider the things that we offer to God today to be most holy as well, and we should use them under the direction of the Holy Spirit as obedient children of God.  Verse thirteen adds, And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it is thy due, and thy sons’ due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.  Moses said Aaron and his two sons, Eleazar and Ithamar, the priests, were to eat this food in the Holy place because it was their due of the sacrifice of the LORD and he said this because this was God's command to him.  We, as Christians, are a part of the priesthood of the world today, and we know that God has promised to meet our needs if we are faithful to Him, so I believe that we should consider all the things that He blesses us with to be holy.  I don't believe that God blesses us to simply meet our own selfish desires, but He does so to enable us to do His work in the world today, but like Moses, we will know what God commands us to do with these blessings if we are listening to Him.  Verse fourteen continues, And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel  Moses then told Aaron and his sons that they could also eat what was left of the wave breast and the heave shoulder, and that his daughters could eat of it as well.  They were to do so in a clean place and not by the altar.  God didn't just make a provision for Aaron and his sons but for his whole family.  God does not just make provisions for Christians today when they are in what would be considered holy places, or places of worship, but He makes provisions for their families as well out in the world.  Of course, as followers of Christ, we should do our best to make sure that wherever we are is a place that is spiritually clean.  Verse fifteen states, The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the LORD; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the LORD hath commanded.  This was not just something that Moses decided concerning Aaron and his sons having the rest of the heave and wave offering for their own sustenance, but it was God's command.  God did not tell them to simply claim what they wanted, and He would give it to them, and I don't believe that He does that today.  Verse sixteen adds,  And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin offering, and, behold, it was burnt: and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron which were left alive, saying,  Then verse seventeen continues, Wherefore have ye not eaten the sin offering in the holy place, seeing it is most holy, and God hath given it you to bear the iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the LORD?  When Moses brought a goat for a sin offering and saw that it had been burned up, and he was angry with Eleazar and Ithamar because they had not followed his instructions, which were God's command, concerning the offerings.  We need to realize today that we need to seek and follow God's instructions concerning all that we have, which will always be something that He has blessed us with.  Verse eighteen says, Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy place: ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy place, as I commanded.  Once more Moses told them that they should follow the instructions that he gave them, because they came from God.  The same is true about the things God gives us today.  We are to use it all under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  Verse nineteen adds, And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and if I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?  Matthew Henry says that Aaron took responsibility for the deviation based on an affliction that he had, and asked if the offering would have been accepted if he had eaten it in his state.  I believe that when there is some physical reason that we cannot follow every physical aspect of the worship of God due to an affliction, then God understands.  Verse twenty concludes, And when Moses heard that, he was content.  When Moses heard the explanation of Aaron, he was content.  If we think that somehow a fellow Christian is not following God's teachings, the first thing we should do is seek an explanation if we feel that their actions are somehow bringing discredit God.  This does not mean that we should do so if we simply disagree with what they are doing.  We must make sure that what we have a concern about is something that reflects badly on God.

Leviticus 10:1

Leviticus 10:1 says, And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.  Two of Aarons sons offered a strange burnt offering to the LORD, one that He had not commanded them to offer.  We today cannot just assume that we can offer things to God without first making sure that what we are doing is in accordance with His will.  Verse two adds, And there went out fire from the LORD, and devoured them, and they died before the LORD.  God destroyed them with fire.  God has offered us one way to salvation today, and that is through faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and if we attempt to find salvation by any other method, we will one day find ourselves in the fiery pits of hell.  Verse three continues, Then Moses said unto Aaron, This is it that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.  Moses told Aaron that this was but a fulfillment of God's word.  God had said that He would sanctify those that came near Him, and when Nadab and Abihu did not come under the sanctification of God, they were destroyed.  We cannot come into the presence of God without being sanctified, and we can only be sanctified through the blood of Christ. Then we are told that Aaron held his peace.  If we see something removed from our Christian life that has been bringing dishonor to God, no matter how much we may have valued it, we can only hold our peace.  Verse four states, And Moses called Mishael and Elzaphan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them, Come near, carry your brethren from before the sanctuary out of the camp.  Moses called on two of Aaron's cousins to carry the bodies of Nadab and Abihu from the camp.  Those things that corrupt the worship of God cannot be allowed to continue to stay in God's presence.  Of course, we could say that God is present everywhere, which is true, but some places are known as places where He is worshipped, and they certainly cannot be allowed to have things present which do not honor God.  Verse five adds, So they went near, and carried them in their coats out of the camp; as Moses had said.  Mishael and Elzaphan did as Moses had instructed them to do, just as we must do as God instructs us to do today.  Verse six continues, And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.  Aaron and his sons were forbidden to publicly mourn since they represented God, and it was God who had destroyed the two sons and brothers.  When we are representing God, which as Christians we should do at all times, we should not mourn when God deals with sin, even if it hits close to home.  The people were to mourn the loss of two of their priests, I believe because of the reason for their death. We need to take our relationship with God very seriously.  Verse seven says, And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the LORD is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.  Aaron and his sons, the priests, were forbidden from going out of the tabernacle since God' anointing oil was upon them.  Verse eight adds, And the LORD spake unto Aaron, saying,  Now, God spoke directly to Aaron without going through Moses.  God speaks directly to us as followers of Christ, though He may speak to us through others as well as we grow in discipleship.  Verse nine continues, Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:  Aaron and his sons were warned to not go into the tabernacle of the congregation if they had been drinking strong drinks.  This could be viewed as a prohibition for the priests to not drink, or as a prohibition for the priest on duty to not drink.  The best way to be sure would be for Aaron and his sons to just not drink strong drinks.  We certainly should never come into God's presence under the influence of any alcohol or drugs, and we most definitely should not attempt to carry out our calling as Christians while we are.  Verse ten states, And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;  God told Aaron that the prohibition of drinking strong drinks was so that they would be able to tell the difference between the holy and the unholy and between the clean and the unclean.  We today should remain clear minded so that we can tell the difference between what God calls us to do and what we might do and what we are not to do as His followers.  Verse eleven adds, And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.  Aaron and his sons had the responsibility to teach the people of Israel all of God's statutes.  We today have the responsibility to teach the world about God, and we can do so much more effectively when we are of a clear mind.

Leviticus 9:8

Leviticus 9:8 says, Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.  Aaron killed the calf at the altar to make the sin offering for himself.  Before we can offer spiritual help to others, we must first accept the sacrifice of Christ for our sins.  Verse nine adds, And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:  Aaron's sons, the other priests were also involved in the sacrifice.  Though we come to Christ alone for salvation, we are all as followers of Christ involved together in carrying out God's work.  Verse ten continues, But the fat, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver of the sin offering, he burnt upon the altar; as the LORD commanded Moses.  Then verse eleven concludes, And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp.  Aaron and his sons were simply carrying out the instructions of God concerning the sacrifice, the same as we are to carry out God's instructions by the leadership and empowerment of the Holy Spirit in our lives today.  Verse twelve states, And he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.  Next, Aaron and his son's presented the burnt offering.  Verse thirteen adds, And they presented the burnt offering unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head: and he burnt them upon the altar.  Verse fourteen continues, And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the burnt offering on the altar.  This was also done in accordance with God's instructions.  Verse fifteen says, And he brought the people’s offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. Next, Aaron offered a sin offering for the people of Israel.  Though we cannot offer a sacrifice for the sins of anyone else, once we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, we must help others to know about Him so that they might accept His forgiveness for their sins as well.  Verse sixteen adds, And he brought the burnt offering, and offered it according to the manner.  Aaron then brought the burnt offering and offered it in the manner proscribed by God.  Verse seventeen continues, And he brought the meat offering, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.  Next, Aaron offered the meat offering.  Verse eighteen states, He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,  Then, Aaron killed a bullock for the peace offering for the people of God.  Accepting Christ as our Savior and Lord should bring us peace in life today.  Verse nineteen adds, And the fat of the bullock and of the ram, the rump, and that which covereth the inwards, and the kidneys, and the caul above the liver:  Verse twenty continues, And they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the altar:  Once more, Aaron was carrying out the instructions for the sacrifice that had been given by God.  We today must carry out God's instructions once we become a follower of Christ.  Verse twenty-one concludes, And the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave offering before the LORD; as Moses commanded.  Aaron offered the breasts and right shoulder for a wave offering, as God had instructed Moses to have him do.  Verse twenty-two declares, And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offer offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.  Aaron then blessed the people and came down from the altar.  After we accept Christ as our Savior, placing our lives on the altar for him, then we must come down from the altar and live our lives with Him as our Lord.  This can only be done by relying on the leadership of the Holy Spirit.  Verse twenty-three adds, And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.  Moses and Aaron both went into the tabernacle and then came back out, and the glory of the Lord appeared to the people.  There could be no doubt that God was behind the worship experience, just as there should be no doubt that God is behind our worship experiences today.  Verse twenty-four concludes, And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.  God sent a fire to consume the offering on the altar, and the people shouted and fell on their faces before Him.  If not literally, then at least spiritually, we should fall on our faces before God when we worship Him.

Leviticus 9:1

Leviticus 9:1 says, And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;  A week had passed culminating with the consecration of Aaron and his sons into the priesthood, and Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel together.  Today, at times we must spend some time getting ready to do what God has called us to do.  Verse two adds, And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the LORD.  Though we are told Moses instructed Aaron about what to do, we can be certain that this was what God had first instructed Moses to do.  Moses was still God's spokesman.  When God speaks to us through another person, I believe the Holy Spirit will allow us to know that it is God's word that is being spoken.  Aaron was to offer a young calf for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish.  Now that Aaron had been consecrated, it was time to go to work in his position as priest.  When God calls us for a purpose and we have prepared to fulfill that purpose, it is time to go to work.  Verse three continues, And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering;   Moses then told Aaron what to say to the people of Israel.  This had been the method that God's word had been given to the people all along.  God would tell Moses who would then tell Aaron.  The people were also to bring a calf and a lamb for a burnt offering.  The people were to be involved in the service as well.  Aaron and his sons were now to be the ones that the people came to for religious celebrations.  Verse four states, Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the LORD; and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the LORD will appear unto you.  The people were also to bring a bullock  and a ram for a peace offering, and a meat offering mingled with oil.  Then, Moses said that that day the LORD would appear to them.  When we accept Christ as our Savior and Lord, God appears to us spiritually.  We offer Him the only sacrifice that we can, which is our self.  Verse five adds, And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the LORD.  The people obeyed by doing what Moses had commanded them to do.  They still viewed Moses as the one who was giving the command, even though we are told that Aaron had actually been the one to speak to the people.  As stated, this had been the way that things had been done all along, with Aaron being Moses' spokesman.  We may come to Christ from the witness of someone else, but we need to realize that once we accept salvation, then God speaks to us directly to let us know what He wants us to do.  Verse six continues, And Moses said, This is the thing which the LORD commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the LORD shall appear unto you.  Moses told them that this was what God had told them to do.  Verse seven concludes, And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.  Moses then told Aaron to go to the altar and make the sacrifice for the people and himself.  When we come to Christ by faith in Him as our Savior and Lord, then He is our sacrifice for all our sins for all time.  Unlike the people of Israel who had to go through Aaron and do so continually to find forgiveness, we come to Christ once and for all time. 

Leviticus 8:25

Leviticus 8:25 says, And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:  Verse twenty-six adds, And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:  Moses was combining some of the ingredients of the sacrifices into one.  Jesus Christ is our complete sacrifice today.  Verse twenty-seven continues, And he put all upon Aaron’s hands, and upon his sons’ hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.  Moses then put these combined sacrifices on the hands of Aaron and his sons aa a wave offering to the LORD.  Verse twenty- eight states, And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the LORD.  Moses then took the things that had been put on the hands of Aaron and his sons back off their hands and offered it as a burnt offering to God.  I believe that this would have signified the transfer and removal or their sins.  Verse twenty-nine adds, And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the LORD: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses’s part; as the LORD commanded Moses.  Moses then offered the breast as a wave offering.  Verse thirty continues, And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons’ garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons’ garments with him.  Moses then sprinkled the oil and blood on Aaron and his sons, sanctifying them.   We today are sanctified by the blood of Jesus, though we do not need to have any real blood sprinkled on us.  Verse thirty-one declares, And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.  Moses then instructed Aaron and his sons to boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle and eat it with the bread in the basket of consecrations.  Moses had been doing everything related to their consecration for them, but now they were to take a more active role.  People may do everything possible to lead us to a right relationship with God, but ultimately each person must accept the sacrifice of Christ for his or her sins individually.  We cannot be saved by proxy.  Vere thirty-two adds, And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.  Anything left over was to be burned.  It couldn't be saved for later, but was to all be consumed or burned at that time.  Salvation today is not something that we can save for later, but we must come when God calls us, and even though we can share the good news of salvation and are even told that we must, we cannot share our individual salvation with others.  Verse thirty-three continues, And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.  Aaron and his sons were to remain in the tabernacle for seven days until their consecration was complete.  Today, our consecration is complete once we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord.  No waiting is necessary before we can go and tell the world about Him.  Verse thirty-four states, As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.  Moses said this was done under God's direction to make an atonement for Aaron and his sons, just as the death of Christ was done to make atonement for the sins of everyone.  Of course, we have to personally come to Him in faith for the sacrifice, already made, to have an effect in our life.  Verse thirty-five adds, Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.  This was a warning against not following through on the command of God that they stay at the door of the tabernacle day and night for seven days and keep the charge, or command, of the LORD.  This was not the command of Moses, but the command of God that Moses had received.  We today are to follow through on our accepting Christ as our Savior and Lord and do the things that He then calls us to do.  Verse thirty-six concludes, So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.  Aaron and his sons did as Moses told them to do, just as we today must do the things that God calls us to do once we have accepted the free gift of salvation.  Salvation does not free us to do anything we desire to do but calls us to live daily under the leadership of the Holy Spirit.

Leviticus 8:13

Leviticus 8:13 says, And Moses brought Aaron’s sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses.  Moses simply began to carry out God's instructions concerning Aaron and his sons.  Of course, Aaron and his sons had to do as Moses instructed them, just as we today must do as God instructs us to do.  Verse fourteen adds, And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.  After Aaron and his sons were dressed in their priestly attire, Moses brought a bullock for a sin offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head.  Normally, the people brought the sacrifice to Aaron and his sons and the person bringing it laid his hands on the head, but in this case, it was the sins of Aaron and his sons, the priests, that were being sacrificed for.  No matter what our position in the church may be, we all need to confess our sins so that the sacrifice of Christ on the cross may atone for them.  Verse fifteen continues, And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.  This time, Moses was doing the job of the priests, since he was God's representative, and the priests could not make atonement for their own sins.  Verse sixteen states, And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.  Moses offered the sacrifice on the altar of those things normally offered there.  We today have the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross to atone for our sins, and it is the only way that sin can be atoned for.  Verse seventeen adds, But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.  Moses burned what was left of the bullock outside the camp.  Aaron and his sons did not get what was left in this case, I believe because it would have been them profiting materially from the sacrifice for their sins.  When we come to Christ accepting Him as our Savior and Lord, we do not do so to profit materially.  Verse eighteen continues, And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.  Moses next brought a ram for the burnt offering, and once again Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head as they had done with the bullock.  Verse nineteen says, And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.  Verse twenty adds, And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.  Moses was once again the one carrying out the requirements for the sacrifice, just as Jesus Christ carried out the only sacrifice for sin that will ever be acceptable.  We cannot come to God through our own plan, just as Aaron and his sons couldn't make sacrifices for their own sins.  Of course we do not have a Moses, an earthly representative of God, who can sacrifice for us.  Through faith in Christ alone can a person find salvation.  Verse twenty-one continues, And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.  Once again, the whole sacrifice was burned, this time on the altar, and it was a sweet savor to the LORD.  Our sacrifice of all that we have to God through our faith in Christ will always be a sweet savor to God.  Verse twenty-two declares, And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram. Then verse twenty-three adds, And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron’s right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.  This was the sacrifice of consecration, and Moses first consecrated Aaron.  As followers of Christ, we must each individually consecrate our self to God.  Verse twenty-four concludes, And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.   Moses did the same with Aaron's sons.  Aaron's consecration did not consecrate his sons, just as the consecration of someone else cannot consecrate us today.  We must all come to Christ individually to be sanctified before God.