“Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the Lord.”
He must not leave the sanctuary of his God or desecrate it, because he has been dedicated by the anointing oil of his God. I am the Lord. The high priest must not leave the sanctuary — his place is within the sacred precinct. The anointing oil that consecrates him to his office also claims him for his location: the most holy priest belongs to the most holy space. I am the Lord grounds the restriction in the covenant identity: the Lord who is the God of the sanctuary is the Lord who requires that the sanctuary's chief servant remain within its bounds.
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