Then Moses took the anointing oil and anointed the tabernacle and everything in it, and so consecrated them. The anointing of the tabernacle and all its furnishings precedes the anointing of the priests: the place of service is consecrated before the servants of that place. The anointing oil that was mixed according to the divine formula in Exodus 30 is now applied to the sanctuary, making holy the space in which the holy priesthood will serve. The sanctuary consecrated by the anointing oil is the sanctuary that will host the presence of God — the anointing is the preparation for the arrival of the divine presence.

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