that  the  Rulers,  and  as  many  of  the  People  as  could
meet  together,  to  behold  what  was  done,  might  fee
the  Glory  of  the  LORD,  which  appeared  at  this  time,
v.6.
Verfe  2.  ^er* 2  •  And  he  faid  unto  Aaron,  take  thee  a  young  Calf,  ]
This  is  the  firft  Sacrifice,  that  was  offered  to  God,  by
the  Priefts  of  the  Order  of  Aaron.  It  differed  from
that  which  was  offered  by  Mofes  for  Aaron  and  his  Sons,
•asEge/,  a  young  Calf,  doth  from  Par,  a  young  Bul
lock  :  by  which  his  Sin  was  expiated  at  his  Confecra-
tion.  And  Maimontdes  faith  that  the  former  fignifies
a  Calf  of  one  year  old  5  the  latter  one  of  two.  O-

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thers  fay  a  Calf  was  called  Egeltill  his  Horns  budded  $  Chapter
and  then  it  was  called  Par.  IX.
Fort  fin-offering. "]     For  his  fins  in  general  5  not  for  ^~v^-'
any  determinate  Offence,  like  that  IV.  3.  which  there
fore    was  fomething    different  from  this.     The  Jews
fancy  that  a,  young^Calf  was  appointed  for  the  firft
Sin-offering^  to  put  Aaron  and  the  People  in  mind  of
the  Golden  Ca;£»  which   they  worfliipped.     So  Mai-
monides  repDrts  the  Opinion  of  their  Wife  men,  in  his-
More  Nevwb.  P.  III.  cap.  46.     Where  he  alfo  hath  this
conceit,  that  it  was  to  expiate  that  Sin.
