Treasury of Scripture
put it upon the tip. All this doubtless was intended to signify, that the priest should dedicate all his faculties and powers to the service of God; his ear to the hearing and study of the law; his hands to diligence in the sacred ministry, and to all acts of obedience; and his feet to walking in the way of God's precepts; for the ear is the symbol of obedience, the hand of action, and the foot of the path or conduct in life. And the sprinkling might further teach him, that he could neither hear, work, nor walk profitably, uprightly, and well pleasingly in the sight of God, without the application of the blood of the sacrifice.
Leviticus 8:24 And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood on the tip of their right ear, and on the thumbs of their right hands...
Leviticus 14:14 And the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering...
Isaiah 50:5 The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
Mark 7:33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue;
sprinkle
Leviticus 14:7,16 And he shall sprinkle on him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean...
Leviticus 16:14,15,19 And he shall take of the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it with his finger on the mercy seat eastward...
Isaiah 52:15 So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see...
Hebrews 9:19-23 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, with water...
Hebrews 10:22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience...
Hebrews 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaks better things that that of Abel.
1 Peter 1:2 Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit...