Priests

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Priests

First notice of persons acting as
Genesis 4:3 Genesis 4:4
During patriarchal age heads of families acted as
Genesis 8:20 ; 12:8 ; 35:7
After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as
Exodus 24:5 ; 19:22
The sons of Aaron appointed as, by perpetual statute
Exodus 29:9 ; 40:15
All except seed of Aaron excluded from being
Numbers 3:10 ; 16:40 ; 18:7
Sanctified by God for the office
Exodus 29:44
Publicly consecrated
Exodus 28:3 ; Numbers 3:3
CEREMONIES AT CONSECRATION OF
- Washing in water
  Exodus 29:4 ; Leviticus 8:6
- Clothing with the holy garments
  Exodus 29:8 Exodus 29:9 ; 40:14 ; Leviticus 8:13
- Anointing with oil
  Exodus 30:30 ; 40:13
- Offering sacrifices
  Exodus 29:10-19 ; Leviticus 8:14-23
- Purification by blood of the consecration ram
  Exodus 29:20 Exodus 29:21 ; Leviticus 8:23 Leviticus 8:24
- Placing in their hands the wave-offering
  Exodus 29:22-24 ; Leviticus 8:25-27
- Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration
  Exodus 29:31-33 ; Leviticus 8:31 Leviticus 8:32
- Lasted seven days
  Exodus 29:35-37 ; Leviticus 8:33
Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration
Leviticus 8:33-36
No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated
Leviticus 21:17-23
Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the office
Ezra 2:62 ; Nehemiah 7:64
GARMENTS OF
- The coat or tunic
  Exodus 28:40 ; 39:27
- The girdle
  Exodus 28:40
- The bonnet
  Exodus 28:40 ; 39:28
- The linen breeches
  Exodus 28:42 ; 39:28
- Worn at consecration
  Exodus 29:9 ; 40:15
- Worn always while engaged in the service of the tabernacle
  Exodus 28:43 ; 39:41
- Worn by the high priest on the day of atonement
  Leviticus 16:4
- Purified by sprinkling of blood
  Exodus 29:21
- Laid up in holy chambers
  Ezekiel 44:19
- Often provided by the people
  Ezra 2:68 Ezra 2:69 ; Nehemiah 7:70 Nehemiah 7:72
Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services
Exodus 30:18-21
SERVICES OF
- Keeping the charge of the tabernacle
  Numbers 18:1 Numbers 18:5 Numbers 18:7
- Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal
  Numbers 4:5-15
- Offering sacrifices
  Leviticus 1:1-6:30 ; 2 Chronicles 29:34 ; 35:11
- Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary
  Exodus 27:20 Exodus 27:21 ; Leviticus 24:3 Leviticus 24:4
- Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar
  Leviticus 6:12 Leviticus 6:13
- Burning incense
  Exodus 20:7 Exodus 20:8 ; Luke 1:9
- Placing and removing show-bread
  Leviticus 24:5-9
- Offering first fruits
  Leviticus 23:10 Leviticus 23:11 ; Deuteronomy 26:3 Deuteronomy 26:4
- Blessing the people
  Numbers 6:23-27
- Purifying the unclean
  Leviticus 15:30 Leviticus 15:31
- Deciding in cases of jealousy
  Numbers 5:14 Numbers 5:15
- Deciding in cases of leprosy
  Leviticus 13:2-59 ; 14:34-45
- Judging in cases of controversy
  Deuteronomy 17:8-13 ; 21:5
- Teaching the law
  Deuteronomy 33:8 Deuteronomy 33:10 ; Malachi 2:7
- Blowing the trumpets on various occasions
  Numbers 10:1-10 ; Joshua 6:3 Joshua 6:4
- Carrying the ark
  Joshua 3:6 Joshua 3:17 ; 6:12
- Encouraging the people when they went to war
  Deuteronomy 20:1-4
- Valuing things devoted
  Leviticus 27:8
Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance
Deuteronomy 18:1 Deuteronomy 18:2 ; 1 Corinthians 9:13
REVENUES OF
- Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites
  Numbers 18:26 Numbers 18:28 ; Nehemiah 10:37 Nehemiah 10:38 ; Hebrews 7:5
- First-fruits
  Numbers 18:8 Numbers 18:12 Numbers 18:13 ; Deuteronomy 18:4
- Redemption-money of the first-born
  Numbers 3:48 Numbers 3:51 ; Numbers 18:15 Numbers 18:16
- First-born of animals or their substitutes
  Numbers 18:17 Numbers 18:18 ; Exodus 13:12 Exodus 13:13
- First of the wool of sheep
  Deuteronomy 18:4
- Show-bread after its removal
  Leviticus 24:9 ; 1 Samuel 21:4-6 ; Matthew 12:4
- Part of all sacrifices
  Leviticus 7:6-10 Leviticus 7:31 Leviticus 7:34 ; Numbers 6:19 Numbers 6:20 ; 18:8-11 ; Deuteronomy 18:3
- All devoted things
  Numbers 18:14
- All restitutions when the owner could not be found
  Numbers 5:8
- A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war
  Numbers 31:29 Numbers 31:41
Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence
1 Chronicles 6:57-60 ; Numbers 35:1-8
Might purchase and hold other lands in possession
1 Kings 2:26 ; Jeremiah 32:8 Jeremiah 32:9
SPECIAL LAWS RESPECTING
- Not to marry divorced or improper persons
  Leviticus 21:7
- Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of kin
  Leviticus 21:1-6
- Not to drink wine, &c while attending in the tabernacle
  Leviticus 10:9 ; Ezekiel 44:21
- Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn
  Leviticus 22:8
- While unclean could not perform any service
  Leviticus 22:1 Leviticus 22:2 ; Numbers 19:6 Numbers 19:7
- While unclean could not eat of the holy things
  Leviticus 22:3-7
- No sojourner or hired servant to eat of their portion
  Leviticus 22:10
- All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion
  Leviticus 22:11
- Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their portion
  Leviticus 22:12
- Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things
  Leviticus 22:14-16
Divided by David into twenty-four courses
1 Chronicles 24:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 8:14 ; 2 Chronicles 35:4 2 Chronicles 35:5
The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into 24
Ezra 2:36-39 ; Luke 1:5
Each course of, had its president or chief
1 Chronicles 24:6 1 Chronicles 24:31 ; 2 Chronicles 36:14
Services of, divided by lot
Luke 1:9
Punishment for invading the office of
Numbers 16:1-35 ; 18:7 ; 2 Chronicles 26:16-21
On special occasions persons not of Aarons family acted as
Judges 6:24-27 ; 1 Samuel 7:9 ; 1 Kings 18:33
WERE SOMETIMES
- Greedy
  1 Samuel 2:13-17
- Drunken
  Isaiah 28:7
- Profane and wicked
  1 Samuel 2:22-24
- Unjust
  Jeremiah 6:13
- Corrupters of the law
  Isaiah 28:7 ; Malachi 2:8
- Slow to sanctify, themselves for Gods services
  2 Chronicles 29:34
Generally participated in punishment of the people
Jeremiah 14:18 ; Lamentations 2:20
Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others
1 Kings 12:21 ; 2 Kings 17:32
Services of, ineffectual for removing sin
Hebrews 7:11 ; 10:11
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
- Christ
  Hebrews 10:11 Hebrews 10:12
- Saints
  Exodus 19:6 ; 1 Peter 2:9

Bibliography Information

Torrey, R.A., Reverand. "Entry for 'Priests'". "The New Topical Text Book". . 1897.

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