The Lord said to Moses. The ordination of Aaron and his sons — the installation of the priesthood into its office — is now narrated as the fulfillment of the commands given in Exodus 28–29. What was prescribed in specifications on the mountain is now executed in the camp. The movement from the divine specification (Exodus) to the human execution (Leviticus) follows the same pattern as the tabernacle's construction: God specifies, Moses executes, the community participates. The priesthood that will mediate between the holy God and the covenant community must be established by divine command, not human appointment.

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