祭司制度預表了基督
利未記八章1至10節
1耶和華曉諭摩西說：
2你將亞倫和他兒子一同帶來，並將聖衣、膏油，與贖罪祭的一隻公牛、兩隻公綿羊、一筐無酵餅都帶來，
3又招聚會眾到會幕門口。
4摩西就照耶和華所吩咐的行了；於是會眾聚集在會幕門口。
5摩西告訴會眾說：這就是耶和華所吩咐當行的事。
6摩西帶了亞倫和他兒子來，用水洗了他們。
7給亞倫穿上內袍，束上腰帶，穿上外袍，又加上以弗得，用其上巧工織的帶子把以弗得繫在他身上，
8又給他戴上胸牌，把烏陵和土明放在胸牌內，
9把冠冕戴在他頭上，在冠冕的前面釘上金牌，就是聖冠，都是照耶和華所吩咐摩西的。
10摩西用膏油抹帳幕和其中所有的，使他成聖；
信息分享
神對此提供了巨細無遺的指示，沒有留下任何空間讓人憑空構想。我們看過了幾種獻祭之後，如今，我們便看到祭司的設立和工作。這兩者的先後次序亦預表了基督的工作──基督首先成為沒有瑕疵的祭物獻上自己；然後，祂便為我們作大祭司的工作。
有人曾經指出本章的三大要點：
神的話語充滿權柄──父的話。
血的作用──子的話。
膏立的意義──聖靈的話。
我們非常清楚看見神的話語充滿權柄：神說甚麼，摩西便向百姓宣告並切實遵行(4、5節)。一切都是按照神的吩咐而行。
當亞倫和他的兒子最初被立為祭司的時候，要宰殺多至八隻祭牲，只能說是預表到神的羔羊將要在各各他的山上為我們傾出寶血。
此外，我們還看到要用血和油來多次膏亞倫和他的兒子(12、23、24、30節)。這預表我們先需要救恩，然後再需要聖靈的能力。
基督徒的得力來源，完全是來自聖靈的能力。信徒唯有倚靠聖靈在他心裡工作，以及讓聖靈藉著他工作，才能作成神的工。
當我們與主相交，遵行神的話語，不再倚仗自己，我們便會得著聖靈的恩膏和能力。
CHRIST AS SEEN IN THE PRIESTHOOD
Leviticus 8:1-10
1 And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying:
2 “Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, the anointing oil, a bull as the sin offering, two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
3 and gather all the congregation together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.”
4 So Moses did as the Lord commanded him. And the congregation was gathered together at the door of the tabernacle of meeting.
5 And Moses said to the congregation, “This is what the Lord commanded to be done.”
6 Then Moses brought Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.
7 And he put the tunic on him, girded him with the sash, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him; and he girded him with the intricately woven band of the ephod, and with it tied the ephod on him.
8 Then he put the breastplate on him, and he put the Urim and the Thummim in the breastplate.
9 And he put the turban on his head. Also on the turban, on its front, he put the golden plate, the holy crown, as the Lord had commanded Moses.
10 Also Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.
Message
The answers God gave left nothing to man's imagination. We have looked at some of the details of the offerings. Now we look at the details concerning the priests and their work. This too is part of the divine order-first Christ offered himself without spot to God as the perfect sacrifice; then he entered into his work as our great High Priest.
Someone has said that in this chapter there are three important points we should notice:
1. The authority of God's Word-speaking of the Father.
2. The value of the blood-speaking of the Son.
3. The anointing which speaks of the Holy Spirit.
The authority of God's Word is so clear. God spoke. Moses declared it and obeyed it completely (v. 4, 5). Every action was in accordance with all God had said.
It could be that as many as eight animals had to be slain in this first recognition of Aaron and his sons as priests. This could only speak of Calvary, a blood-stained place where Christ the Lamb of God shed his blood for us all.
Again in these chapters much is made of the anointing of Aaron and his sons. They were anointed with both blood and oil (v. 12, 23, 24, 30). This spoke of their need of salvation first and then the oil spoke of power.
The Holy Spirit alone is the source of a Christian's power. It is only as he, the indwelling Spirit, is allowed to do his work in and through us that anything can ever be accomplished for God.
That anointing comes as we spend time with the Lord, and live in obedience to God's Word. It comes as we recognize our need of Christ continually and as we rely on the strength of the Lord and not on our own strength.