Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward and washed them with water. The first act of the ordination — washing with water — follows exactly the prescription of Exodus 40:12. Before the vestments, before the anointing, before the offerings: the washing. The priests who will handle the most holy things of the covenant begin their service with the cleansing that removes their ordinary state. John 13:8 records Jesus saying unless I wash you, you have no part with me — the washing of the priests in Leviticus 8:6 is the foundational act of priestly consecration, the type of the washing through which all who serve Christ begin their service.

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