Say to Aaron: for the generations to come none of your descendants who has a defect may come near to offer the food of his God. The physical defect disqualification for priestly service is a lasting ordinance — for the generations to come. The food of his God — the offerings at the altar — requires a priest who, like the offering itself, is without defect. The parallel between the animal without defect and the priest without defect communicates the integrated character of the covenant's holiness standard: the offering and the one who presents the offering are both measured by the same standard.

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