Slaughter it, take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron's right ear, on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot. Also put it on the lobes of the right ears of his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Then splash blood against the sides of the altar. The blood applied to the right earlobe, right thumb, and right big toe of every priest is the most personal act of blood application in the entire sacrificial system. The ear that hears, the hand that works, and the foot that walks are all marked with the blood of ordination. The priest who has been washed, clothed, and anointed is now marked at the three organs of active obedience: hearing God's commands, serving God's people, walking in God's ways. The blood that covers these three points covers the priest's entire active life.

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