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 God has filled your hands

“…Aaron’s sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests…” (Numbers 3:3, NIV). The word “ordained” (some translations say “consecrate”) is translated from two Hebrew words which together mean, “to fill the hand.” On the surface this is likely a metaphor for the act of pouring anointing oil on the one [...]