he consecrated them (or he made them holy): God is "the Holy One" (Psalm 78:41; 22:3). Only God can truly make a person or thing holy (Leviticus 20:8; 21:15, 23; 22:9, 16, 32; Exodus 31:13; see Hebrews 2:11). Moses poured the anointing oil on the tabernacle and everything in it. This action showed that God had chosen these objects and set them apart for worship (also in Leviticus 8:11, 12, 15).