Leviticus 8:14

And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.

Cross-references

Leviticus 1:4 shows the same laying on of hands for the burnt offering, a parallel atonement ritual.

Leviticus 4:4 describes an identical sin offering ritual with hand-laying for the anointed priest.

Leviticus 16:21 uses hand-laying to transfer sins onto the scapegoat, paralleling this sin offering's symbolism.

Leviticus 16:3 prescribes a bull sin offering for the Day of Atonement, a parallel to this consecration sin offering.

Leviticus 4:3–12 Historical context

Leviticus 4:3-12 gives the sin offering procedure for a priest; here that ritual is applied in ordination.

Leviticus 16:6 has Aaron offer a bullock for his own sin on the Day of Atonement; here he offers one at his ordination.

Exodus 29:10-14 is the direct command for this ordination sin offering; this verse executes it.

Romans 8:3 Typology

Romans 8:3 reveals Christ as the sin offering the law could not accomplish, fulfilling the type of this OT sin offering.

2 Corinthians 5:21 identifies Christ as made sin for us, directly echoing the sin offering symbolism of laying on hands here.

Hebrews 7:26-28 contrasts Jesus' once-for-all sacrifice with the repeated sin offerings like this one, showing his perfection.

1 Peter 3:18 declares Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, fulfilling the sin offering pattern.

Numbers 8:12 describes Levites laying hands on bulls for a sin offering to make atonement, directly paralleling the priests' ordination ritual here.

Hebrews 5:3 Allusion

Hebrews 5:3 explains that the high priest must offer sacrifices for his own sins, grounding that requirement in the OT pattern like this sin offering for Aaron.

Isaiah 53:10 speaks of the Messiah as a sin offering; this bullock prefigures that ultimate sacrifice.

Ezekiel 43:19 prescribes a young bullock for a sin offering for priests; this verse shows a similar offering in ordination.