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Leviticus 8: Oil is Thicker than Wine
“וַיִּצֹק מִשֶּׁמֶן הַמִּשְׁחָה עַל־רֹאשׁ אַהֲרֹן וַיִּמְשַׁח אֹתוֹ לְקַדְּשׁוֹ” (ויקרא ח׳:י״ב).
He poured some of the anointing oil upon Aaron’s head and anointed him, to consecrate him (verse 12). Chapter 8 of Leviticus is almost like the “ויקהל־פקודי” of the inauguration ceremony laid out by ה׳ at the end of Exodus. A key part of the ceremony is the pouring of the anointing oil on the vessels of the Mishkan, and most importantly, on Aaron’s head. The anointing oil acts as the link between the vessels and Aaron. Just like the vessels act as the conduit between the people and the service to…
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