Bible verses about Priests
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

First notice of persons acting as Genesis 4:3,4 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 29:8,9; 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 29:20,21; Leviticus 8:23,24 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 8:31,32 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 2:68,69; Nehemiah 7:70,72 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 18:1,5,7 Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal Numbers 4:5-15 Offering sacrifices Leviticus 1:1-6:30; II Chronicles 29:34; 35:11 Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary Exodus 27:20,21; Leviticus 24:3,4 Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar Leviticus 6:12,13 Burning incense Exodus 20:7,8; Luke 1:9 Placing and removing show-bread Leviticus 24:5-9 Offering first fruits Leviticus 23:10,11; Deuteronomy 26:3,4 Blessing the people Numbers 6:23-27 Purifying the unclean Leviticus 15:30,31 Deciding in cases of jealousy Numbers 5:14,15 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 33:8,10; Malachi 2:7 Blowing the trumpets on various occasions Numbers 10:1-10; Joshua 6:3,4 Carrying the ark Joshua 3:6,17; 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 18:1,2; I Corinthians 9:13 REVENUES OF Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites Numbers 18:26,28; Nehemiah 10:37,38; Hebrews 7:5 First-fruits Numbers 18:8,12,13; Deuteronomy 18:4 Redemption-money of the first-born Numbers 3:48,51; 18:15,16 First-born of animals or their substitutes Numbers 18:17,18; Exodus 13:12,13 First of the wool of sheep Deuteronomy 18:4 Show-bread after its removal Leviticus 24:9; I Samuel 21:4-6; Matthew 12:4 Part of all sacrifices Leviticus 7:6-10,31,34; Numbers 6:19,20; 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 31:29,41 Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence I Chronicles 6:57-60; Numbers 35:1-8 Might purchase and hold other lands in possession I Kings 2:26; Jeremiah 32:8,9 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 22:1,2; Numbers 19:6,7 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 I Chronicles 24:1-19; II Chronicles 8:14; 35:4,5 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 I Chronicles 24:6,31; II Chronicles 36:14 Services of, divided by lot Luke 1:9 Punishment for invading the office of Numbers 16:1-35; 18:7; II Chronicles 26:16-21 On special occasions persons not of Aaron's family acted as Judges 6:24-27; I Samuel 7:9; I Kings 18:33 WERE SOMETIMES Greedy I Samuel 2:13-17 Drunken Isaiah 28:7 Profane and wicked I Samuel 2:22-24 Unjust Jeremiah 6:13 Corrupters of the law Isaiah 28:7; Malachi 2:8 Slow to sanctify, themselves for God's services II 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 I Kings 12:21; II Kings 17:32 Services of, ineffectual for removing sin Hebrews 7:11; 10:11 ILLUSTRATIVE OF Christ Hebrews 10:11,12 Saints Exodus 19:6; I Peter 2:9

 

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