QT 4/23/2026 Exo 29:1-46, You cannot escape death

Exodus 29:1–9 (ESV) —

1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, 2 and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. 3 You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams. 4 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 5 Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 6 And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. 7 You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. 8 Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them, 9 and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 29:38–46 (ESV) —

38 “Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs a year old day by day regularly. 39 One lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight. 40 And with the first lamb a tenth measure of fine flour mingled with a fourth of a hin of beaten oil, and a fourth of a hin of wine for a drink offering. 41 The other lamb you shall offer at twilight, and shall offer with it a grain offering and its drink offering, as in the morning, for a pleasing aroma, a food offering to the Lord. 42 It shall be a regular burnt offering throughout your generations at the entrance of the tent of meeting before the Lord, where I will meet with you, to speak to you there. 43 There I will meet with the people of Israel, and it shall be sanctified by my glory. 44 I will consecrate the tent of meeting and the altar. Aaron also and his sons I will consecrate to serve me as priests. 45 I will dwell among the people of Israel and will be their God. 46 And they shall know that I am the Lord their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt that I might dwell among them. I am the Lord their God.

 

NOTE: Consecration and daily living demanded blood. Forgiveness is not free, it was purchased for us at great cost. Covering of sins and consecration for service was also at great cost. Some of the sacrifices were eaten by the participants, but in the case of consecrating the priests most of it was burned at the altar or outside the camp.

 

This thing we call life is affected by this thing called sin. Nothing is simple anymore. Death which did not exist at creation is a guaranteed event for every human being. You can't escape death. The bible even says that you are appointed to die once and after that face judgment (Heb 9:27). There is no reincarnation. There is only Jesus. He defeated death, but we must believe to partake in his victory.

 

PONDER:

1. Do I believe the truth in the bible and the truth about Jesus, or do I try to mix in other religious ideas? There is only one way and it is found in Jesus (John 14:6).

 

PRAYER: Father, forgive us for trying to save ourselves or doing damage to truth by inventing our own truth. There is only one truth and it is revealed in the scriptures.