Exodus 29:25 Explained in Context

Read It With

• Exodus 29:10–37

Read Exodus 29:25 with 29:10–37. In 29:25, “And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour…” locates the verse inside “Ordination Uses Blood, Fire, Food, and Seven Days” and clarifies what changes before the next line. The whole unit shows: Sin offering, burnt offering, ram of ordination, blood on body and altar, wave portions, sacred meal, garments, succession, and seven-day purification consecrate priests and altar.

Why It Needs Context

In 29:25, “And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour…” locates the verse inside “Ordination Uses Blood, Fire, Food, and Seven Days” and clarifies what changes before the next line. Its force depends on 29:10–37; detached from “Ordination Uses Blood, Fire, Food, and Seven Days,” the words “And thou shalt receive them of their hands, and burn them upon the altar for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour…” could be mistaken for a complete command, promise, judgment, explanation, or doctrine.