Moses and Aaron went into the Tent of Meeting, and came out, and blessed the people; and the LORD’s glory appeared to all the people.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 23. Testimony. To offer incense, which always preceded the morning holocaust.—Glory; or fire, probably issuing from the tabernacle, and consuming the victims in a moment. Thus God was pleased to shew his approbation of the priests and victims, ( Calmet.) and at the same time, to impress a religious awe upon the minds of the spectators. Bible.—This fire was carefully preserved and nourished by the priests with wood; though the Rabbins say, this was done only to conceal the miracle of its perpetual continuance. A fire of the same nature, came down upon the victims, when Solomon dedicated his temple, (2 Chronicles 7:1,) and was kept burning till the captivity, when it was hidden in a cistern. Being found afterwards, like a muddy water, God rekindled it again, (2 Macc. 1:18. 2:10,) and it was not lost till the persecution of Epiphanes.