Priests

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; 2 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; 1 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; 1 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 1 Chronicles 6:57-60; Numbers 35:1-8
Might purchase and hold other lands in possession 1 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 1 Chronicles 24:1-19; 2 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 1 Chronicles 24:6,31; 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 Aaron's 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 God's 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 10:11,12
- Saints Exodus 19:6; 1 Peter 2:9

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