A search of chapters 1 and 2 in the book of Numbers:
In all, there were six hundred three thousand five hundred fifty children of Israel to be set up in camps surrounding the tabernacle of the congregation from a distance on the east, south, west and north sides. The Levites were to set up in the midst of the camp around the tabernacle.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Tribe Members Counted
Chapter 1 in the book of Numbers shows results of a count of male members, twenty years and older, from each tribe of Israel who was ready for war. The count was taken of all except the Levites who were given the responsibility to minister to the tabernacle of testimony. The Levites were to camp around the tabernacle. When time came to move, the Levites were to take the tabernacle down. When time came to camp, the Levites set up the tabernacle.
Monday, September 6, 2010
God is the Safe Way
God made the children of Israel separate from other people--Israel was holy because God is holy (Leviticus 19:2; 20:24). Through Moses, God said to Israel, "Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy: for I am the Lord your God. And ye shall keep my statutes, and do them: I am the Lord which sanctify you" (Leviticus 20:1,2,7,8). The children of Israel were not to follow the ways of Egypt nor the ways of Canaan, but they were to walk in God's ways because He is their God (Leviticus 18:4). By walking with God, Israel would safely live in the land (Leviticus 25:18).
For your scripture search, you will find more of God's commandments for Israel in chapters 11 thru 27 in the book of Leviticus.
For your scripture search, you will find more of God's commandments for Israel in chapters 11 thru 27 in the book of Leviticus.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Offerings Revealed God's Glory
A search of Leviticus 9:
"And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord" (Leviticus 9:1,2).
"And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the Lord will appear unto you" (Leviticus 9:3,4).
"And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you" (Leviticus 9:5,6).
"And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the Lord commanded" (Leviticus 9:7).
Aaron did as he was commanded (Leviticus 9:8-20).
Moses also commanded a wave offering before the Lord (Leviticus 9:21).
"And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings" (Leviticus 9:22).
"And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces" (Leviticus 9:23,24).
"And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel; And he said unto Aaron, Take thee a young calf for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord" (Leviticus 9:1,2).
"And unto the children of Israel thou shalt speak, saying, Take ye a kid of the goats for a sin offering; and a calf and a lamb, both of the first year, without blemish, for a burnt offering; Also a bullock and a ram for peace offerings, to sacrifice before the Lord and a meat offering mingled with oil: for to day the Lord will appear unto you" (Leviticus 9:3,4).
"And they brought that which Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation: and all the congregation drew near and stood before the Lord. And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you" (Leviticus 9:5,6).
"And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the Lord commanded" (Leviticus 9:7).
Aaron did as he was commanded (Leviticus 9:8-20).
Moses also commanded a wave offering before the Lord (Leviticus 9:21).
"And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings" (Leviticus 9:22).
"And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces" (Leviticus 9:23,24).
Friday, September 3, 2010
Consecration of the Priests
This is a word for word search of Leviticus 8 from the King James version of the bible:
1) And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2) Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
3) And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
4) And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
5) And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.
6) And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
7) And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
8) And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
9) And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses.
10) And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
11) And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
12) And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
13) And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the Lord commanded Moses.
14) And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
15) And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.
16) And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
17) But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp as the Lord commanded Moses.
18) And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
19) And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
20) And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
21) And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
22) And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
23) And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
24) And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
25) And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
26) And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
27) And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord.
28) And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
29) And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the Lord commanded Moses.
30) And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
31) And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
32) And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.
33) And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
34) As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
35) Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
36) So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
1) And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
2) Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
3) And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
4) And Moses did as the Lord commanded him; and the assembly was gathered together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
5) And Moses said unto the congregation, This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done.
6) And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.
7) And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith.
8) And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.
9) And he put the mitre upon his head; also upon the mitre, even upon his forefront, did he put the golden plate, the holy crown; as the Lord commanded Moses.
10) And Moses took the anointing oil, and anointed the tabernacle and all that was therein, and sanctified them.
11) And he sprinkled thereof upon the altar seven times, and anointed the altar and all his vessels, both the laver and his foot, to sanctify them.
12) And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
13) And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the Lord commanded Moses.
14) And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.
15) And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.
16) And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.
17) But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp as the Lord commanded Moses.
18) And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
19) And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
20) And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.
21) And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the Lord; as the Lord commanded Moses.
22) And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.
23) And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.
24) And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.
25) And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:
26) And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the Lord, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:
27) And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the Lord.
28) And Moses took them from off their hands, and burnt them on the altar upon the burnt offering: they were consecrations for a sweet savour: it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
29) And Moses took the breast, and waved it for a wave offering before the Lord: for of the ram of consecration it was Moses' part; as the Lord commanded Moses.
30) And Moses took of the anointing oil, and of the blood which was upon the altar, and sprinkled it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon his sons' garments with him; and sanctified Aaron, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.
31) And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
32) And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.
33) And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.
34) As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.
35) Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the Lord, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.
36) So Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Offerings Commanded Unto the Lord
Search chapters 1 thru 7 in the book of Leviticus for details on the offerings by Israel to the Lord.
God spoke to Moses out of the tabernacle of the congregation about the manner in which the children of Israel were to make offerings to the Lord (Leviticus 1:1; chapters 1-7). The various offerings commanded were the burnt offering, the trespass offering, peace offerings and the consecrations (Leviticus 7:37,38). Through the laws of the offerings, Israel was taking responsibility for their individual relationships with God.
God spoke to Moses out of the tabernacle of the congregation about the manner in which the children of Israel were to make offerings to the Lord (Leviticus 1:1; chapters 1-7). The various offerings commanded were the burnt offering, the trespass offering, peace offerings and the consecrations (Leviticus 7:37,38). Through the laws of the offerings, Israel was taking responsibility for their individual relationships with God.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Tabernacle of the Congregation Completed
A search of Exodus 35 thru 40:
Moses had all the children of Israel to come together to give them the Lord's commandments (Exodus 35:1). Moses said, "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death" (Exodus 35:2).
The Lord also commanded of the congregation an offering unto Him from those who had a willing heart (Exodus 35:5). There was a specific list of items for offering unto the Lord which included: "...gold, and silver, and brass, [a]nd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, [a]nd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, [a]nd oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, [a]nd onyx stones, and stones to beset for the ephod, and for the breast plate" (Exodus 35:5-9).
The offering of labor and skills was commanded from the willing for "[t]he tabernacle, his tent, and covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, [t]he ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering, [t]he table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread, [t]he candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, [a]nd the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hinging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle, [t]he altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, [t]he hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
[t]he pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords, [t]he cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office" (Exodus 35:11-19).
"And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments" (Exodus 35:20,21).
"The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, [a]nd in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work" (Exodus 35:29-35).
There was such an outpour from the willing that more than enough was collected for the work of the sanctuary; therefore, Moses stopped the people from bringing more offering (Exodus 36:5,6).
You will find details on the work involved in construction of the sanctuary in chapters 35 thru 39 in Exodus.
When all the work was completed, "...Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them" (Exodus 39:43).
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregatiion. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. And thous shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he" (Exodus 40:1-16).
"And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up... And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not take up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys" (Exodus 40:17;31-38).
Moses had all the children of Israel to come together to give them the Lord's commandments (Exodus 35:1). Moses said, "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death" (Exodus 35:2).
The Lord also commanded of the congregation an offering unto Him from those who had a willing heart (Exodus 35:5). There was a specific list of items for offering unto the Lord which included: "...gold, and silver, and brass, [a]nd blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair, [a]nd rams' skins dyed red, and badgers' skins, and shittim wood, [a]nd oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense, [a]nd onyx stones, and stones to beset for the ephod, and for the breast plate" (Exodus 35:5-9).
The offering of labor and skills was commanded from the willing for "[t]he tabernacle, his tent, and covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, [t]he ark, and the staves thereof, with the mercy seat, and the vail of the covering, [t]he table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shewbread, [t]he candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the light, [a]nd the incense altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hinging for the door at the entering in of the tabernacle, [t]he altar of burnt offering, with his brasen grate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, [t]he hangings of the court, his pillars, and their sockets, and the hanging for the door of the court,
[t]he pins of the tabernacle, and the pins of the court, and their cords, [t]he cloths of service, to do service in the holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office" (Exodus 35:11-19).
"And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the presence of Moses. And they came, every one whose heart stirred him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, and they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congregation, and for all his service, and for the holy garments" (Exodus 35:20,21).
"The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the Lord, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the Lord had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See, the Lord hath called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah; And he hath filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship; And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, [a]nd in the cutting of stones, to set them, and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work. And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Aholiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. Them hath he filled with wisdom of heart, to work all manner of work, of the engraver, and of the cunning workman, and of the embroiderer, in blue, and in purple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work" (Exodus 35:29-35).
There was such an outpour from the willing that more than enough was collected for the work of the sanctuary; therefore, Moses stopped the people from bringing more offering (Exodus 36:5,6).
You will find details on the work involved in construction of the sanctuary in chapters 35 thru 39 in Exodus.
When all the work was completed, "...Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them" (Exodus 39:43).
"And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, On the first day of the first month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of the congregatiion. And thou shalt put therein the ark of the testimony, and cover the ark with the vail. And thou shalt bring in the table, and set in order the things that are to be set in order upon it; and thou shalt bring in the candlestick, and light the lamps thereof. And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle. And thou shalt set the altar of the burnt offering before the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation. And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the altar, and shalt put water therein. And thous shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court gate. And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof: and it shall be holy. And thou shalt anoint the altar of the burnt offering, and all his vessels, and sanctify the altar: and it shall be an altar most holy. And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it. And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations. Thus did Moses: according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he" (Exodus 40:1-16).
"And it came to pass in the first month in the second year, on the first day of the month, that the tabernacle was reared up... And Moses and Aaron and his sons washed their hands and their feet thereat: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the Lord commanded Moses. And he reared up the court round about the tabernacle and the altar, and set up the hanging of the court gate. So Moses finished the work. Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle. And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: But if the cloud were not take up, then they journeyed not till the day that it was taken up. For the cloud of the Lord was upon the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel, throughout all their journeys" (Exodus 40:17;31-38).
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