Exodus 29:29-37
The holy garments, priests, and altar are consecrated through a seven-day ordination pattern so priestly service may continue before the Lord.
29 “The holy garments of Aaron shall be for his sons after him, to be anointed in them, and to be consecrated in them.
30 Seven days shall the son who is priest in his place put them on, when he comes into the Tent of Meeting to minister in the holy place.
31 “You shall take the ram of consecration and boil its meat in a holy place.
32 Aaron and his sons shall eat the meat of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the door of the Tent of Meeting.
33 They shall eat those things with which atonement was made, to consecrate and sanctify them; but a stranger shall not eat of it, because they are holy.
34 If anything of the meat of the consecration, or of the bread, remains to the morning, then you shall burn the remainder with fire. It shall not be eaten, because it is holy.
35 “You shall do so to Aaron and to his sons, according to all that I have commanded you. You shall consecrate them seven days.
36 Every day you shall offer the bull of sin offering for atonement. You shall cleanse the altar when you make atonement for it. You shall anoint it, to sanctify it.
37 Seven days you shall make atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar shall be holy.
The holy garments, priests, and altar are consecrated through a seven-day ordination pattern so priestly service may continue before the LORD.
To command the ongoing succession use of Aaron’s holy garments, the seven-day ordination period for future priests, and the seven-day purification and consecration of the altar so that it becomes most holy before the LORD.
This unit follows the ram of ordination in Exodus 29:19-28 and completes the instructions for the ordination sequence before the daily burnt offering instructions of Exodus 29:38-46. The movement narrows from priestly bodies and portions to priestly succession, holy eating, repetition across seven days, and the consecration of the altar that will receive Israel's offerings. Within Exodus, the passage sits in the tabernacle instruction block after covenant ratification and before the promised dwelling of the LORD among Israel is summarized at the end of the chapter.
After the ram of ordination installs Aaron and his sons with blood, oil, and wave offerings, the LORD gives instructions for priestly succession and the seven-day pattern of ordination and altar consecration. These commands ensure priestly continuity beyond Aaron’s first generation.
The Consecration of the Priests and the LORD’s Promise to Dwell Among Israel
The LORD consecrates priests, altar, and daily sacrifice so He may meet with Israel, dwell among them, and be known as the God who redeemed them from Egypt.