9 "Then you shall take the anointing oil and anoint the tabernacle and all that is in it, and shall consecrate it and all its furnishings ; and it shall be holy . 10 "You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils , and consecrate the altar , and the altar shall be most holy . 11 "You shall anoint the laver and its stand , and consecrate it. 12 "Then you shall bring Aaron and his sons to the doorway of the tent of meeting and wash them with water . 13 " You shall put the holy garments on Aaron and anoint him and consecrate him, that he may minister as a priest to Me. 14 "You shall bring his sons and put tunics on them; 15 and you shall anoint them even as you have anointed their father , that they may minister as priests to Me; and their anointing will qualify them for a perpetual priesthood throughout their generations ."
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Exodus 40:9-15
Commentary on Exodus 40:1-15
(Read Exodus 40:1-15)
When a new year begins, we should seek to serve God better than the year before. In half a year the tabernacle was completed. When the hearts of numbers are earnest in a good cause, much may be done in a short time; and when the commandments of God are continually attended to, as the rule of working, all will be done well. The high-priesthood was in the family of Aaron till Christ came, and in Him, the substance of all these shadows, it continues for ever.