利八18　……亚伦和他儿子们按手在〔燔祭的公绵〕羊的头上。
　　六9　……燔祭要整夜在坛上的焚烧处，直到早晨，坛上的火要一直烧着。

　　林前十一29　因为那吃〔饼〕喝〔杯〕的，若不分辨那身体，就是给自己吃喝审判了。
　　利未记八章十八至二十一节说到为着承接祭司职分，献作燔祭的公绵羊。在神对祭司的任命中，也包括这燔祭，表征刚强的基督作我们的燔祭，使我们得以承担新约的祭司职分。燔祭提醒我们这些事奉的人，必须绝对为着神。因着我们没有绝对为着神，所以需要取用基督作我们的燔祭（利未记生命读经，三〇〇至三〇一页）。
　　〔利未记六章九节的〕“整夜……直到早晨”，表征燔祭该留在焚烧的地方，经过这世代的黑夜，直到早晨，就是直到主耶稣再来（彼后一19，玛四2）（圣经恢复本，利六9注2）。

　　Lev. 8:18 ...And Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram [of the burnt offering].

　　6:9 ...The burnt offering shall be on the hearth on the altar all night until the morning, and the fire of the altar shall be kept burning on it.

　　1 Cor. 11:29 For he who eats [of the bread] and drinks [of the cup], eats and drinks judgment to himself if he does not discern the body.

　　Leviticus 8:18 through 21 speaks of the ram of the burnt offering for the consecration of the priesthood. This burnt offering, which is also included in God's ordination of the priests, signifies the strong Christ as our burnt offering for the assuming of our New Testament priesthood. The burnt offering reminds us that as serving ones we must be absolute for God. Because we are not absolute for God, we need to take Christ as our burnt offering. (Life-study of Leviticus, pp. 255-256)

　　All night until the morning [in Leviticus 6:9] signifies that a burnt offering should remain in the place of burning through the dark night of this age until the morning, until the Lord Jesus comes again (2 Pet. 1:19; Mal. 4:2). (Lev. 6:9, footnote 3)

　　从承接圣职所献的公绵羊，取些血抹在亚伦和他儿子们的右耳垂上，并右手大拇指上，和右脚大拇指上〔利八23~24〕。这表征基督救赎的血洁净了我们听话的耳、工作的手和行动的脚。这是为使我们能承当新约祭司的职分。……我们的听首先被提到，因为听影响我们的工作和行动。基督的血对付我们的耳朵，来听神的话，神的说话。我们要作祭司事奉神，就必须是神忠信的奴仆或仆人。就如以赛亚五十章四至五节所指明的，仆人必须有能听的耳朵。仆人若是不听主人的话，绝无法按着主人的旨意和心愿服事他（利未记生命读经，三一一页）。
　　我们要作祭司事奉神，我们的听话（耳）、作工（手）和行走（脚），都必须用基督救赎的血洁净并圣别。我们事奉神必须学习如何听祂的话（参出二一2~6，赛五十4~5，路十38~42），作祂所要求的，并照着祂的路而行。在利未记十四章十四节，洁净患麻风者也用同样的手续；这指明在神眼中，我们这些受任命作神祭司的罪人乃是不洁净的，像患麻风者一样（圣经恢复本，出二九20注1）。
　　承接圣职的祭司要住在会幕门口七天，好为他们遮罪（利八33~36）。这表征在我们进入召会生活时，我们承担新约的祭司职分，应当是彻底且完全的，好为我们成就平息。
　　利未记八章三十三至三十五节说，“你们七天不可出会幕的门，直到你们承接圣职的日子满了，因为你们要七天承接圣职。今天所行的，耶和华吩咐要照样去行，为你们遮罪。七天你们要昼夜住在会幕门口，遵守耶和华的吩咐，免得你们死亡，因为所吩咐我的就是这样。”同样的程序要重复七天。每天都要严肃地完成这样的程序，每一项都是严肃的。这严肃由“免得你们死亡”这话所指明。因此，没有人敢疏忽或随便。人人都知道正在进行的事是严肃的，并且知道若是有人疏忽了，会有什么事发生。……这些经节该警告我们，不可轻率地进入对基督的享受。在擘饼的事上，我们特别需要受这警告。饼表征基督的身体，酒表征基督的血。我们吃饼喝杯时，若不正确地分辨，就会给自己吃喝审判（林前十一27~29）。我们要受警告，轻率或随便地有分于对基督之享受的交通，乃是严重的事（利未记生命读经，三一六至三一七页）。
　　参读：利未记生命读经，第三十篇。

　　Some of the blood of the ram of consecration was put on Aaron's and his sons' right ear, on the thumb of their right hand, and on the big toe of their right foot. This signifies that the redeeming blood of Christ cleanses our ears for hearing, our hands for working, and our feet for walking. This is for the assuming of our New Testament priesthood.

　　Our hearing is mentioned first because it affects our working and our moving. The blood of Christ deals with our ear for listening to God's word, to God's speaking....As Isaiah 50:4 and 5 indicate, a servant must have a hearing ear. A servant who does not listen to his master's word cannot serve him according to his will, heart, and desire. (Life-study of Leviticus, p. 265)

　　To serve God as priests, our hearing (ears), our working (hands), and our walking (feet) must be cleansed and sanctified by Christ's redeeming blood. We must learn how to listen to the word of God (cf. Exo. 21:2-6; Isa. 50:4-5...), to do what is required by Him, and to walk according to His way in serving Him....The same procedure was used in the cleansing of a leper (Lev. 14:14), indicating that in the eyes of God we sinners who have been ordained to be His priests are unclean, like lepers. (Exo. 29:20, footnote 1)

　　The consecrating priests remained at the entrance of the tent of meeting for seven days for their expiation (Lev. 8:33-36). This signifies that our assuming of the New Testament priesthood should be thorough and complete for our propitiation at the entering in of the church life.

　　Verses 33 and 35 say, "You shall not go out from the entrance of the Tent of Meeting for seven days, until the days of your consecration are fulfilled, for it will take seven days to consecrate you....At the entrance of the Tent of Meeting you shall stay day and night seven days, and keep the charge of Jehovah, that you may not die; for so I have been commanded." The same procedure was repeated for seven days. Each day the program was carried out in a solemn way, for every aspect of the program was solemn. This solemnity is indicated by the words "that you may not die." Therefore, no one dared to be careless or loose. Everyone was aware of the seriousness of what was taking place and of what might happen if anyone was careless.

　　These verses should be a warning to us not to enter into the enjoyment of Christ in a careless way. We especially need this warning with respect to the Lord's table. The bread signifies Christ's body, and the wine signifies His blood. If we eat the bread and drink the wine without the proper discernment, our eating and drinking could be to our own judgment (1 Cor. 11:27-29). We need to be warned of the seriousness of participating in the fellowship in the enjoyment of Christ in a light or loose way. (Life-study of Leviticus, pp. 269-270)

　　Further Reading: Life-study of Leviticus, msg. 30