Anointed High Priest
It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments; Psalms 133:2
Aaron's anointing as high priest is the setting for this image. Anointed priests of Aaron's order foreshadowed Jesus, the great High Priest and the Anointed One.
- alludes to Exodus 29:7 — Moses pours the anointing oil on Aaron's head.
- a type of what is in Hebrews 5:5-6 — Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest, but was called of God.
