Exodus 40:26

“And he put the golden altar, etc.] The altar of incense; so called because it was overlaid with gold, and to distinguish it from the altar of burnt offering, which was covered with brass: to this altar there is an allusion in (<660803>Revelation 8:3) in the tent of the congregation, before the vail; in the same place, the holy place, where the shewbread table and candlestick were, and these were all the furniture of it; and this was put, not within the vail, but before it, over against the ark, as that stood within it, (<024005>Exodus 40:5).”

“Moses performed these priestly functions (Exodus 28:1 note), before the holy things with which they were performed were anointed. The things had been made expressly for the service of Yahweh, by His command, and in this fact lay their essential sanctity, of which the anointing was only the seal and symbol. Aaron and his sons, on similar ground, having had the divine call, took part in the service of the sanctuary as soon as the work was completed Exodus 40:31. But Moses took part with them, and most likely took the lead, until they were consecrated and invested Leviticus 8:0 and publicly set apart for the office. Exodus 40:26 Before the vail - That is, opposite to the ark, in the middle…”

“Exo 40:5, Exo 30:1-10; Mat 23:19; Joh 11:42, 17:1-26; Heb 7:25, Heb 10:1; Jo1 2:1 Exodus 40:27”