In this chapter God instructed Moses to set up the golden lampstand in the Tabernacle with the lamps facing forward.
There then took place a ceremony of purification and setting apart of the Levites for the service of God in the Tabernacle. The Levites had to be sprinkled with water and shave their whole bodies and wash their clothes. Then the Israelites were to lay their hands on the Levites as a wave offering before God. After this 2 bulls were sacrificed with one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering, plus a grain offering.
God then said that men between 25 and 50 (it had been 30 to 50 in chapter 4) would serve in the Tabernacle under the supervision of Aaron and his sons. Retirement for the Levites was set at 50.
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