He then presented the ram for the burnt offering, and Aaron and his sons laid their hands on its head. The second ordination animal — the ram for the burnt offering — receives the corporate hand-laying from Aaron and his sons. The burnt offering that expresses total consecration follows the sin offering that provides atonement: the order communicates the theological sequence. First atonement for sin (sin offering), then consecration (burnt offering). The priests being installed into the service of the holy God must first be atoned for and then consecrated. Both movements are necessary; neither is sufficient alone.

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