Leviticus 9:2

“And he said unto Aaron, etc.] In the presence of the people of Israel: take thee a young calf for a sin [offering]; one not exceeding a year old, as in (<030903>Leviticus 9:3) but this was not for the sin of making the calf only, to which the Jewish writers restrain it, but for all other sins of his, which it was necessary should be expiated before he offered sacrifices for the sins of others: and a ram for a burnt offering; being a strong and innocent creature, was a proper emblem of Christ, the Lamb of God, that takes away by his sacrifice the sins of men: without blemish; this character belongs, as Aben Ezra observes, both to the calf and ram, which were both to be without spot, and so…”

“Leviticus 9:1 On the eighth day - i. e., on the first day after the week of consecration. Leviticus 9:2 A young calf - A bull calf, which might have been what we should call a yearling ox. Leviticus 9:3 A kid of the goats - A shaggy he-goat. See Leviticus 4:23 note. Leviticus 9:6 The glory of the Lord - Compare Exodus 16:7. return to 'Top of Page'”

“For a sin - offering - For himself and his own sins, which was an evidence of the imperfection of that priesthood, and of the necessity of a better. The Jewish writers suggest, that a calf was appointed, to remind him of his sin in making the golden calf. Thereby he had rendered himself for ever unworthy of the honour of the priesthood: on which he had reason to reflect with sorrow and shame, in all the atonements he made. Leviticus 9:3”

“9:2-4 These sacrifices—the sin and whole burnt offerings for the priests and the sin, burnt, peace, and grain offerings for the people—were offered at the beginning of the priests’ ministry to make certain that all sin was atoned for and the covenant with God affirmed. Only the guilt offering was omitted.”

“a young: Lev 9:7, Lev 9:8, Lev 4:3, Lev 8:14; Exo 29:1; Co2 5:21; Heb 5:3, Heb 7:27, Heb 10:10-14 and a ram: Lev 8:18 Leviticus 9:3”