Exodus 29

"Then you shall kill the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the tip of the right ear of Aaron and on the tip of the right ear of his sons, on the thumb of their right hand and on the big toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood all around on the altar. " v.20

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Anointing Aaron and his sons as priest was not a "tidy" consecration. The killing of a ram, a large animal, surely had much blood. This consecration of blood signified that they were entirely under the blood that atoned for sin. This blood was then put on different parts of their bodies representing different meanings. Possibly the ear for hearing the word of God, the thumb as accomplishment of the will of God, the toe of the journey of the walk with God. This was ta disgusting ceremony but a glorious one. Today blood is seen as impure and carrying disease and dirty. It's hard for us to grasp and picture this not as some cultic ritual but a holy work. Christ's blood is what covers our sins and this is literal not just a verse. So how as the Lord set you apart as holy to hear the word of God, to accomplish His will, and to walk the journey of God?