What is the meaning of Leviticus 8:5? Moses said to them Moses, the mediator of the covenant, speaks with settled authority because he has received clear instruction from God. Earlier Scripture highlights the same pattern: “Moses did everything just as the LORD had commanded him” (Exodus 40:16), and in Deuteronomy 5:5 he reminds Israel that he “stood between the LORD and you at that time to declare to you the word of the LORD.” What we see here is consistent leadership: • He listens before he leads. • He relays, never editing or diluting the message. • His words carry weight only because they echo God’s prior word. This is what the LORD has commanded The phrase fixes everyone’s attention on divine authority, not human preference. Similar statements ring through Leviticus: “This is the law of the burnt offering, the grain offering, the sin offering…” (Leviticus 7:37-38). Moses is underscoring that the upcoming ordination rites originate with the LORD. That truth safeguards Israel from inventing its own worship (cf. Exodus 35:1-4) and foreshadows Jesus’ insistence, “I do exactly what the Father has commanded Me” (John 14:31). The emphasis lies here: God speaks; His people obey. To be done Revelation demands response. The Lord’s instructions in Leviticus 8 will shape every act—washing, robing, anointing, sacrificing. In James 1:22 we are told, “Be doers of the word and not hearers only.” Jesus echoes the same ethic: “Everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them will be like a wise man” (Matthew 7:24). The sacrificial system itself points forward to Christ, who fulfilled every requirement through action, “having become obedient to death—even death on a cross” (Philippians 2:8). summary Leviticus 8:5 spotlights three linked realities: a faithful messenger (Moses), an unchanging authority (the LORD’s command), and an expected obedience (“to be done”). God still communicates clearly through His Word, and the proper response remains the same—hear, trust, and do what He has said. |
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