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Leviticus 9:23
Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses and Aaron exit the Tent of Meeting after completing the inaugural sacrifices and Aaron’s blessing, standing before the assembled Israelites at the moment of divine manifestation.
The words — וַֽ/יְבָרֲכ֖וּ (va/y.va.ra.Khu) records the priestly act of blessing, while אֹ֣הֶל מוֹעֵ֔ד ('O.hel mo.'Ed) marks the Tent of Meeting as the specific sanctuary they enter and leave.
The thread — The visible manifestation of the LORD’s glory fulfills Moses’s earlier declaration that God would appear to the people (Leviticus 9:6), parallels the glory appearing at the Tent of Meeting in Numbers 16:19, and echoes the expectant waiting of the people in Luke 1:21.
Why it lands — The text documents a concrete divine appearance following priestly obedience, requiring the reader to recognize that God’s presence responds to commanded worship rather than human initiative.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 9:6 And Moses said, “This is what the LORD has commanded you to do, so that the glory of the LORD may appear to you.”
- Numbers 16:19 When Korah had gathered his whole assembly against them at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, the glory of the LORD appeared to the whole congregation.
- Luke 1:21 Meanwhile, the people were waiting for Zechariah and wondering why he took so long in the temple.
- Numbers 16:42 But when the congregation gathered against them, Moses and Aaron turned toward the Tent of Meeting, and suddenly the cloud covered it and the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Numbers 14:10 But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.
- Hebrews 9:24 For Christ did not enter a man-made copy of the true sanctuary, but He entered heaven itself, now to appear on our behalf in the presence of God.