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Leviticus 8:1-36

Set Apart at the Door

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Set Apart at the Door

Leviticus 8:1-36

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This song belongs to the Leviticus collection. 2 recordings are available to play here, with the complete lyrics below.

Bible book
Leviticus
Collection
Leviticus
Musical styles
Acoustic, Uncategorized
[Intro] Bring the coats. Bring the oil. Bring the bread and both the rams. Call the congregation close; Let every eye attend. [Verse 1] Water first on Aaron's flesh, Then robe and ephod, breastplate, crown. Seven drops crossed vessel and altar; Oil descended from his head. [Refrain] At the door, remain. At the door, receive the charge. [Verse 2] Hands pressed down upon the bullock. Blood made ready what would serve. One ram passed entire to fire; One marked ear and thumb and toe. Bread and fat filled priestly palms, Waved, returned, and burned. [Interlude] Blood with oil touched sons and garments, Calling visible upon cloth and skin. [Verse 3] Boil the portion by the doorway. Eat the bread where duty starts. Burn whatever dawn discovers; Carry nothing past the command. Seven sunsets, seven mornings, Day and night they kept the watch. [Refrain] At the door, remain. No private road can make a priest. At the door, remain Till every day of setting apart is full. [Outro] On the eighth dawn they stepped forward, Clothed for work they did not choose themselves.

Named in this songAaronEphod

About the passage

Leviticus 8: The priests are consecrated in public

The regulations now become a public installation. Moses gathers the congregation, washes and clothes Aaron and his sons, anoints both sanctuary and priesthood, and performs sacrifices on their behalf. Aaron is not yet the officiant over every action because this is the ceremony that authorizes his office. Blood from the ram of consecration reaches right ear, thumb, and great toe, while designated food is placed in priestly hands before being offered. The ceremony is physical, visible, and slow. It does not end with one impressive moment. Aaron and his sons remain at the tabernacle entrance for seven days, eating what is prescribed, burning leftovers, and keeping the charge given to them. Office begins under command, not personal ownership. The seven days make clear that consecration is a process of sustained obedience, not a single ceremonial flash.

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