“And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.”
He washed the internal organs and the legs and burned them as a whole burnt offering on the altar. It was a burnt offering, a pleasing aroma, a food offering presented to the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. The washing of the internal organs and legs — following the prescription of Leviticus 1:9 — and the burning as a complete burnt offering closes the first ram's use. The pleasing aroma formula and the command confirmation close the ordination burnt offering. What the law prescribed for every burnt offering is what the ordination burnt offering produces: a pleasing aroma before the Lord, through faithful execution of the divine command.
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