~ The Anointing ~

The Lord said to Moses,
"Bring Aaron and his sons,
their garments,
the anointing oil,
the bull for the sin offering,
the two rams
and the basket containing bread made without yeast,
and gather the entire assembly
at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting."
Moses did as the Lord commanded him,
and the assembly gathered
at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Moses said to the assembly,
"This is what the Lord has commanded to be done."
Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons forward
and washed them with water.
He put the tunic on Aaron,
tied the sash around him,
clothed him with the robe
and put the ephod on him.
He also tied the ephod to him
by the skillfully woven waistband;
so it was fastened on him.
He placed the breastpiece on him
and put the Urim and the Thummin
in the breastpiece.
Then he placed the turban on Aaron's head
and set the gold plate,
the sacred diadem,
on the front of it,
as the Lord commanded Moses.

Then Moses took the anointing oil
and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it
and so consecrated them.
He sprinkled some of the oil on the altar seven times,
anointing the altar and all its utensils
and the basin with its stand,
to consecrate them.
He poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head
and anointed him to consecrate him.
then he brought Aaron's sons forward,
put tunics on them,
tied sashes around them
and put headbands on them,
as the Lord commanded Moses.

(Leviticus 8:1-13)