Leviticus 8:2 (BSB)

“Take Aaron and his sons, their garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,

From Leviticus 8. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Leviticus 8:2

  • John Calvin (Reformed), Calvin's Commentaries on Leviticus 8:2: 2. Take Aaron. He more clearly explains the mode of anointing and investing the priests, by appointing the place and the assistants; for he commands the congregation to be convoked at the sanctuary; and then that Aaron and his sons should be brought out before them to be inaugurated by God’s authority in their office; and that the whole people together may acknowledge that they...
  • Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Leviticus 8:1-13: God had given Moses orders to consecrate Aaron and his sons to the priests' office, when he was with him the first time upon mount Sinai, Ex. 28 and Exo 29:1, where we have also the particular instructions he had how to do it. Now here we have, I. The orders repeated. What was there commanded to be done is here commanded to be done now, Lev 8:2, Lev 8:3.
  • John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Leviticus 8:2: Take Aaron, and his sons with him,.... That is, order them to come, or send a message to them, that they appear at such a time at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, where the ceremony of consecration was to be performed, and was performed, Lev 8:3 which is observed and recorded by Moses, to show that he had a divine warrant for...
  • Adam Clarke (Methodist), Clarke's Commentary on the Bible on Leviticus 8:2: Take Aaron and his sons - The whole subject of this chapter has been anticipated in the notes, Exo 28:1 (note), etc., and Exo 29:1 (note), etc., in which all the sacrifices, rites, and ceremonies have been explained in considerable detail; and to those notes the reader is referred. It is only necessary to observe that Aaron and his sons were not anointed until now.