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18 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,
19 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:
20 and they put the fat upon the breasts, and he burnt the fat upon the
altar:
21 and the breasts and the right shoulder Aaron waved for a wave
offering before the Lord; as Moses commanded.
22 And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed
them; and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
When Aaron had done all that on his part was to be done about the sacrifices he lifted up his hand towards the people, and blessed them, Le 9:22. This was one part of the priest's work, in which he was a type of Christ, who came into the world to bless us, and when he was parted from his disciples, at his ascension, lifted up his hands and blessed them, and in them his whole church, of which they were the elders and representatives, as the great high priest of our profession. Aaron lifted up his hands in blessing them, to intimate whence he desired and expected the blessing to come, even from heaven, which is God's throne. Aaron could but crave a blessing, it is God's prerogative to command it. Aaron, when he had blessed, came down; Christ, when he blessed, went up.
23 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.
We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, Le 9:23. Some of the Jewish writers say, "They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;" most probably they went in that Moses might instruct Aaron how to do the service that was to be done there--burn incense, light the lamps, set the show-bread, &c., that he might instruct his sons in it. But, when they came out, they