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The first sacrifice of Aaron with the miraculous descent of fire from heaven, and the first blessing of the people by the high priest Lev.9:1. On the eighth day Moses called Aaron and his sons and the elders of Israel Lev.9:2. and he said to Aaron, “Take from the oxen a bullock for a sin offering and a ram for a burnt offering, both without blemish, and present them before the Lord; After 7 days of consecration of the tabernacle and dedication of the Old Testament priests, on the 8th day of Nisan of the 2nd year (Exodus 40.17: the tabernacle was erected on the 1st day of the 1st month, Nisan, 2nd year after leaving Egypt), the tabernacle was to be shown as a place of the gracious presence and action of Jehovah, and the priests were to perform their first ministry mediators between the people and God. As before (cf. Lev.8.2), representatives of the people are convened, and as before (cf. Lev.8.17–18) two sacrifices are commanded for the high priest: for sin - a bull and for a burnt offering - a ram. Lev.9:3. And say to the children of Israel, Take a goat for a sin offering, and a bullock, and a lamb, both a year old, without blemish, for a burnt offering, Lev.9:4. and an ox and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord, and a grain offering mingled with oil: for today the Lord will appear to you. For the people they are offered: a) as a sacrifice for sin - a goat, which was offered for the sin of the individual prince of the people (Lev.4.22) - here the representatives of the people - the elders - act as if on their own: b) as a burnt offering - a bull and a ram; c) a peace offering - apparently offered jointly by the people and the priesthood - an ox and a ram. The greatest importance of the present sacrifice: the grace-filled appearance of the glory of the Lord (Lev.9:4, 6, 23, 24), in the form of a luminous cloud. Lev.9:5. And they brought what Moses had commanded before the tabernacle of meeting, and the whole congregation came and stood before the Lord. Lev.9:6. And Moses said, This is what the Lord commanded to be done, and the glory of the Lord will appear to you. Lev.9:7. And Moses said to Aaron, Come to the altar and make your sin offering and your burnt offering, and make atonement for yourself and for the people, and make an offering for the people, and make atonement for them, as the Lord commanded. Lev.9:8. And Aaron came to the altar and killed the bull that was for him as a sin offering: Moses arouses awareness of the importance of the moment among the entire people, and especially in the priesthood, “come to the altar and purify yourself and the people,” Moses inspires in Aaron (Lev.9:7). Lev.9:9. Aaron's sons brought him blood, and he dipped his finger in the blood and placed it on the horns of the altar, and poured the rest of the blood at the foot of the altar, Lev.9:10. and the fat and the kidneys and the caul of the liver from the sin offering he burned on the altar, as the Lord commanded Moses; Lev.9:11. He burned the meat and skin on fire outside the camp. Lev.9:12. And he slaughtered the burnt offering, and the sons of Aaron offered him the blood; he sprinkled it on the altar on all sides; Accordingly, the first sacrifice that Aaron makes for himself is a sacrifice for his own sins. The blood of this sacrifice (calf), however, is not brought into the sanctuary (according to the statute Lev.4.7), into which Aaron is introduced by Moses later (Lev.9:23), but is placed on the horns of the altar of burnt offering (as at dedication, Lev.8.15). Otherwise, the real sacrifice of sin is performed according to the statute Lev.4:9-12. Lev.9:13. and they brought him the burnt offering in pieces and the head, and he burned it on the altar, Lev.9:14. and he washed the entrails and the feet and burned them with the burnt offering on the altar. The burnt offering is performed according to the statute of Lev.1, like the grain sacrifice (Lev.2:17) according to the statute of Lev. 2, in addition to the usual morning grain offering (Exodus 29:39). Lev.9:15. And he brought an offering from the people, and took from the people a goat for sin, and killed it, and offered it as a sin offering, just as he had done before. The meat of the sin offering for the people belonged to the priests (Lev.6.26), but on the actual 1st day of the sacrifice it was burned by mistake (Lev.10.16). Lev.9:18. And he killed an ox and a ram, which were of the people, for a peace offering; and the sons of Aaron brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar; Lev.9:19. They offered the fat of the ox, and the fat tail of the ram, and [the fat] covering [the entrails], the kidneys, and the omentum on the liver, Lev.9:20. and they put the fat on the chest, and he burned the fat on the altar; Lev.9:21. Aaron brought his chest and right shoulder, shaking them before the Lord, as Moses commanded. The peace offering is offered according to the regulations regarding it in Lev.3:2–5, 7:30–34. Lev.9:22. And Aaron raised his hands to the people, and blessed them, and went down, having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering. The final act of sacrifice is the blessing of Aaron, which he gave to the people from the steps of the altar. The act of blessing, when applied to an individual, was accompanied by placing a hand on his head (Gen. 48.14), while in relation to the mass of the people it was expressed by extending the hands towards it. Later, Numbers 6.22–27, a specific formula for the priestly blessing was given. In what words the blessing of Aaron and then, Lev.9:23, of Moses and Aaron was expressed, is not said. Tradition of Judaism included Ps.89:17 here: “may the favor of the Lord our God be with us,” or such good will (according to the Targum of Jerusalem): “may your sacrifices be accepted, and may the Lord dwell in your midst, and may He forgive you your sins.” Lev.9:23. And Moses and Aaron went into the tent of meeting, and went out, and blessed the people. And the glory of the Lord appeared to all the people: Lev.9:24. and fire came out from the Lord and burned the burnt offering and the fat on the altar; and all the people saw it, and shouted for joy, and fell on their faces. Moses' solemn introduction of Aaron into the sanctuary, the manifestation of the glory of the Lord to the people (cf. Exodus 40.34; 1 Kings 8.10–12; 2 Chronicles 7.1) in the form of a cloud filling the sanctuary and the appearance of heavenly (from the cloud) fire on the sacrifice, a sign of its divine acceptance (cf. Judges 6:20–21; 1 Kings 18.38), and reverent The remarkable sacred ceremonies ended with the delight of the people. You might be interested in: