Bible Strands
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.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses the assembled Israelite congregation positioned before the Tent of Meeting, speaking just before Aaron is instructed to approach the altar. This moment follows the people's gathering and precedes the initial sacrificial rites.
The words — The phrase זֶה הַדָּבָר (zeh ha-davar, "this is the thing") introduces the divine directive, while צִוָּה (tsivvah, "he commanded") and תַּעֲשׂוּ (ta'asu, "you will do") establish the action as a binding requirement.
The thread — The promised manifestation of divine glory reappears in Leviticus 9:23 when Moses and Aaron exit the Tent of Meeting, parallel to the cloud covering Mount Sinai in Exodus 24:16.
Why it lands — The text states that obedience to the prescribed ritual is the explicit condition for witnessing Yahweh's glory. It requires readers to treat worship as a commanded sequence rather than a spontaneous act.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you.
Cross-references
- 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.
- Exodus 24:16 and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud.
- 2 Chronicles 5:13 The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud
- Ezekiel 43:2 and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Exodus 16:10 And as Aaron was speaking to the whole congregation of Israel, they looked toward the desert, and there in a cloud the glory of the LORD appeared.
- Exodus 40:34 Then the cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- 1 Kings 8:10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD