Study note

Leviticus 8:2

  • Exodus 29:1–3, 7 also mentions these items.

  • garments: See Exodus 28.

  • The anointing oil had special ingredients that gave it a special smell. These included myrrh, cinnamon, cane, and cassia (dried flowers from the cinnamon tree) mixed into olive oil (see Exodus 30:22–33).

  • bull of the sin offering: See Leviticus 4:3–12.

  • The first of the two rams was a whole burnt offering (8:18), while the second was a special ordination sacrifice (8:22).

  • basket of unleavened bread: See 6:19–23.