You shall consecrate them so they will be most holy, and whatever touches them will be holy. The anointing that consecrates the tabernacle objects makes them most holy — and transfers holiness to whatever touches them. The contact-holiness principle that the ordination ceremony established for the altar (Exodus 29:37) is extended to all the tabernacle furnishings through the anointing. The sacred space creates holy objects; the holy objects create holy contact. The principle that holiness is communicable through contact is the reverse of the more familiar principle that impurity is communicable — both directions of transfer operate in the covenant system.

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