Leviticus 8:5

5 Moses announced to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!”

Leviticus 8:5 Meaning and Commentary

Leviticus 8:5

And Moses said unto the congregation
Having convened them, he opened to them the reason of their being called together, which was not done of himself, but by divine direction: this [is] the thing which the Lord commanded to be done;
namely, what follows, concerning the consecration of Aaron and his sons to be priests, and the investiture of them with that office, attended with various rites and ceremonies to be performed, of which they were to be witnesses.

Leviticus 8:5 In-Context

3 and call the entire community of Israel together at the entrance of the Tabernacle. ”

4 So Moses followed the LORD ’s instructions, and the whole community assembled at the Tabernacle entrance.

5 Moses announced to them, “This is what the LORD has commanded us to do!”

6 Then he presented Aaron and his sons and washed them with water.

7 He put the official tunic on Aaron and tied the sash around his waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him, and attached the ephod securely with its decorative sash.