Leviticus 8:10

10 Moses then took ¹the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.

Leviticus 8:10 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:10

And Moses took the anointing oil
Which Bezaleel had made, according to the directions which Moses had given him, and he had received from the Lord: this Moses brought with him to the door of the tabernacle, as he was ordered, ( Leviticus 8:2-3 ) and now he took it and made use of it as follows:

and anointed the tabernacle and all that [was] therein;
the altar of incense, the candlestick, and table of shewbread:

and sanctified them;
separated and devoted them to sacred use and service.

Leviticus 8:10 In-Context

8 He then placed the breastpiece on him, and in the breastpiece he put the Urim and the Thummim.

9 He also placed the turban on his head, and on the turban, at its front, he placed the golden plate, the holy crown, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

10 Moses then took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and all that was in it, and consecrated them.

11 He sprinkled some of it on the altar seven times and anointed the altar and all its utensils, and the basin and its stand, to consecrate them.

12 Then he poured some of the anointing oil on Aaron's head and anointed him, to consecrate him.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 30:26-29; Leviticus 8:2

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "dwelling place"