John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Leviticus 9:23
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation ,.... They went out of the court where the altar of burnt offering stood, and where Aaron had been offering the sacrifices; and they went into the holy place, where stood the altar of incense, the shewbread table, and the candlestick; and it is probable Moses went in with Aaron thither, to show him how to offer the incense, to order the shewbread on the table, and to light and trim the lamps of the candlestick; and so Jarchi... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Leviticus 9:23-24
We are not told what Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle to do, Lev. 9:23. Some of the Jewish writers say, ?They went in to pray for the appearance of the divine glory;? most probably they went in that Moses might instruct Aaron how to do the service that was to be done there?burn incense, light the lamps, set the show-bread, etc., that he might instruct his sons in it. But, when they came out, they both joined in blessing the people, who stood expecting the promised appearance of the... read more