“And ye shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they did according to the word of Moses.”
Do not leave the entrance to the tent of meeting or you will die, because the Lord's anointing oil is on you. So they did as Moses said. Aaron and his remaining sons are commanded to stay at the tent of meeting — the same command as during the ordination period (Leviticus 8:33). The death of Nadab and Abihu does not interrupt or delay the priestly service; it intensifies the requirement to maintain the consecrated state. The anointing oil that is on them is the reason for the restriction: what has been consecrated must remain consecrated. The compliance formula — so they did as Moses said — communicates the obedience that the judgment of verses 1–2 has produced.
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