Exodus 40:27

27 And he burnt aromatic incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

Exodus 40:27 Meaning and Commentary

Exodus 40:27

And he burnt sweet incense thereon
Which is another branch of the priestly office exercised by Moses, and which he would never have done had he not had a command from God for it, as follows:

as the Lord commanded Moses;
he commanded Moses indeed to order and direct Aaron to do this, but he being not yet consecrated, Moses, being the Lord's priest, did it.

Exodus 40:27 In-Context

25 And he lighted the lamps before the LORD, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

26 He also put the golden altar in the tabernacle of the testimony before the veil.

27 And he burnt aromatic incense on it, as the LORD had commanded Moses.

28 In the same manner he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle.

29 And he put the altar of burnt offering by the door of the tabernacle, of the tabernacle of the testimony, and offered upon it the burnt offering and the present, as the LORD had commanded Moses.