Lev 8, 1-5 What the LORD had ordered to be done

Leviticus (chosen pages)

Leviticus 8 (chosen pages)

(Lev 8, 1-5) What the LORD had ordered to be done

[1] The LORD said to Moses, [2] "Take Aaron and his sons, together with the vestments, the anointing oil, the bullock for a sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened food. [3] Then assemble the whole community at the entrance of the meeting tent." [4] And Moses did as the LORD had commanded. When the community had assembled at the entrance of the meeting tent, [5] Moses told them what the LORD had ordered to be done.

(CCC 1539) The chosen people was constituted by God as "a kingdom of priests and a holy nation" (Ex 19:6; cf. Isa 61:6). But within the people of Israel, God chose one of the twelve tribes, that of Levi, and set it apart for liturgical service; God himself is its inheritance (Cf. Num 1:48-53; Josh 13:33). A special rite consecrated the beginnings of the priesthood of the Old Covenant. The priests are "appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins." (Heb 5:1; cf. Ex 29:1-30; Lev 8).