Exodus 29:21
Then you shall take part of the blood that
is on the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his
garments, and on his sons and his sons' garments with him. He and his garments
shall be holy, and his sons and his sons' garments with him.
God alone is holy. He possesses holiness as
an attribute. He is unique and set apart in every way by this characteristic. Nothing
is made holy without blood sacrifice. Without it, there is no forgiveness of
sins, and anything with sin is excluded from holiness. This is why Aaron and
his garments and his sons and his sons' garments needed to be sprinkled in
blood. Even though they were the High Priests, the ones granted the most
intimate access to God of any and all people in all of the world, they were not
allowed to do so without being made holy. They were not holy in and of themselves.
Without blood covering them, they could not survive an encounter with God.
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