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“You shall slaughter the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar.“
What's important is to know to which of the three sacrifices listed in this chapter this is referring. There was the sin offering and then the whole burnt offering and then this one. Each speaks of a different aspect of Christmas sacrifice for us. The one in Exodus 29:19 is the sacrifice of consecration.
Foreshadowed in Aaron and his sons, perfected in Christ, intended for us who are in Christ. The sanctifying blood is applied to the right ear, right hand and right toe. Right represents Manny positive attributes in the Bible, from favor to power to authority. The right side was the one that held power in action. It was one's predominant part. This is why the consecration was placed on these three key body parts: the ear representing hearing, the hand representing service, the foot representing one's walk. Therefore this spoke of consecration of hearing, consecration of service, and consecration of the path of their life. In other words, altogether they refer to a complete consecration of our life to the sacrifice of the Son.
After this moment of consecration the remainder of the blood was poured around the base of the altar on which the sacrifice had been placed. I believe this was to remind us always that we are consecrated by that sacrifice alone and that all we do should be tied to the one Lamb who was slain for us.
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