祭司制度预表了基督
利未记八章1至10节
1耶和华晓谕摩西说：
2你将亚伦和他儿子一同带来，并将圣衣、膏油，与赎罪祭的一只公牛、两只公绵羊、一筐无酵饼都带来，
3又招聚会众到会幕门口。
4摩西就照耶和华所吩咐的行了；于是会众聚集在会幕门口。
5摩西告诉会众说：这就是耶和华所吩咐当行的事。
6摩西带了亚伦和他儿子来，用水洗了他们。
7给亚伦穿上内袍，束上腰带，穿上外袍，又加上以弗得，用其上巧工织的带子把以弗得系在他身上，
8又给他戴上胸牌，把乌陵和土明放在胸牌内，
9把冠冕戴在他头上，在冠冕的前面钉上金牌，就是圣冠，都是照耶和华所吩咐摩西的。
10摩西用膏油抹帐幕和其中所有的，使他成圣；
信息分享
神对此提供了巨细无遗的指示，没有留下任何空间让人凭空构想。我们看过了几种献祭之后，如今，我们便看到祭司的设立和工作。这两者的先后次序亦预表了基督的工作──基督首先成为没有瑕疵的祭物献上自己；然后，祂便为我们作大祭司的工作。
有人曾经指出本章的三大要点：
神的话语充满权柄──父的话。
血的作用──子的话。
膏立的意义──圣灵的话。
我们非常清楚看见神的话语充满权柄：神说甚么，摩西便向百姓宣告并切实遵行(4、5节)。一切都是按照神的吩咐而行。
当亚伦和他的儿子最初被立为祭司的时候，要宰杀多至八只祭牲，只能说是预表到神的羔羊将要在各各他的山上为我们倾出宝血。
此外，我们还看到要用血和油来多次膏亚伦和他的儿子(12、23、24、30节)。这预表我们先需要救恩，然后再需要圣灵的能力。
基督徒的得力来源，完全是来自圣灵的能力。信徒唯有倚靠圣灵在他心里工作，以及让圣灵借着他工作，才能作成神的工。
当我们与主相交，遵行神的话语，不再倚仗自己，我们便会得着圣灵的恩膏和能力。
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.