Exodus 40:16

16 And Moses did this; as the Lord gave him orders, so he did.

Exodus 40:16 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:16

Thus did Moses
He set up the tabernacle, and every thing in its place, and anointed them, and Aaron and his sons:

according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he;
by which he approved himself to be a faithful servant in the house of God.

Exodus 40:16 In-Context

14 And take his sons with him and put coats on them;
15 And put oil on them as you did on their father, so that they may be my priests: the putting on of oil will make them priests for ever, from generation to generation.
16 And Moses did this; as the Lord gave him orders, so he did.
17 So on the first day of the first month in the second year the House was put up.
18 Moses put up the House; placing its bases in position and lifting up its uprights, putting in the rods and planting the pillars in their places;
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