Bible Cross References
the LORD
2 Chronicles 11:16
From all the tribes of Israel people who sincerely wanted to worship the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem, so that they could offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
2 Chronicles 11:17
This strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they supported Rehoboam son of Solomon and lived as they had under the rule of King David and King Solomon.
Exodus 19:5
Now, if you will obey me and keep my covenant, you will be my own people. The whole earth is mine, but you will be my chosen people,
Exodus 19:6
a people dedicated to me alone, and you will serve me as priests."
Zechariah 13:9
And I will test the third that survives and will purify them as silver is purified by fire. I will test them as gold is tested. Then they will pray to me, and I will answer them. I will tell them that they are my people, and they will confess that I am their God."
the priests
Exodus 29:1-37
1
"This is what you are to do to Aaron and his sons to dedicate them as priests in my service. Take one young bull and two rams without any defects.
2
Use the best wheat flour, but no yeast, and make some bread with olive oil, some without it, and some in the form of thin cakes brushed with oil.
3
Put them in a basket and offer them to me when you sacrifice the bull and the two rams.
4
"Bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence, and have them take a ritual bath.
5
Then dress Aaron in the priestly garments---the shirt, the robe that goes under the ephod, the ephod, the breastpiece, and the belt.
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Put the turban on him and tie on it the sacred sign of dedication engraved 'Dedicated to the LORD.'
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Then take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him.
8
"Bring his sons and put shirts on them;
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put sashes around their waists and tie caps on their heads. That is how you are to ordain Aaron and his sons. They and their descendants are to serve me as priests forever.
10
"Bring the bull to the front of the Tent of my presence and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
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Kill the bull there in my holy presence at the entrance of the Tent.
12
Take some of the bull's blood and with your finger put it on the projections of the altar. Then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.
13
Next, take all the fat which covers the internal organs, the best part of the liver, and the two kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar as an offering to me.
14
But burn the bull's flesh, its skin, and its intestines outside the camp. This is an offering to take away the sins of the priests.
15
"Take one of the rams and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
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Kill it, and take its blood and throw it against all four sides of the altar.
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Cut the ram in pieces; wash its internal organs and its hind legs, and put them on top of the head and the other pieces.
18
Burn the whole ram on the altar as a food offering. The odor of this offering pleases me.
19
"Take the other ram---the ram used for dedication---and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head.
20
Kill it, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar.
21
Take some of the blood that is on the altar and some of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it on Aaron and his clothes and on his sons and their clothes. He, his sons, and their clothes will then be dedicated to me.
22
"Cut away the ram's fat, the fat tail, the fat covering the internal organs, the best part of the liver, the two kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh.
23
From the basket of bread which has been offered to me, take one loaf of each kind: one loaf made with olive oil and one made without it and one thin cake.
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Put all this food in the hands of Aaron and his sons and have them dedicate it to me as a special gift.
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Then take it from them and burn it on the altar, on top of the burnt offering, as a food offering to me. The odor of this offering pleases me.
26
"Take the breast of this ram and dedicate it to me as a special gift. This part of the animal will be yours.
27
"When a priest is ordained, the breast and the thigh of the ram being used for the ordination are to be dedicated to me as a special gift and set aside for the priests.
28
It is my unchanging decision that when my people make their fellowship offerings, the breast and the thigh of the animal belong to the priests. This is the people's gift to me, the LORD.
29
"Aaron's priestly garments are to be handed on to his sons after his death, for them to wear when they are ordained.
30
The son of Aaron who succeeds him as priest and who goes into the Tent of my presence to serve in the Holy Place is to wear these garments for seven days.
31
"Take the meat of the ram used for the ordination of Aaron and his sons and boil it in a holy place.
32
At the entrance of the Tent of my presence they are to eat it along with the bread left in the basket.
33
They shall eat what was used in the ritual of forgiveness at their ordination. Only priests may eat this food, because it is sacred.
34
If some of the meat or some of the bread is not eaten by morning, it is to be burned; it is not to be eaten, for it is sacred.
35
"Perform the rites of ordination for Aaron and his sons for seven days exactly as I have commanded you.
36
Each day you must offer a bull as a sacrifice, so that sin may be forgiven. This will purify the altar. Then anoint it with olive oil to make it holy.
37
Do this every day for seven days. Then the altar will be completely holy, and anyone or anything that touches it will be harmed by the power of its holiness.
Numbers 16:40
This was a warning to the Israelites that no one who was not a descendant of Aaron should come to the altar to burn incense for the LORD. Otherwise he would be destroyed like Korah and his men. All this was done as the LORD had commanded Eleazar through Moses.
Numbers 18:1-7
1
The LORD said to Aaron, "You, your sons, and the Levites must suffer the consequences of any guilt connected with serving in the Tent of my presence; but only you and your sons will suffer the consequences of service in the priesthood.
2
Bring in your relatives, the tribe of Levi, to work with you and help you while you and your sons are serving at the Tent.
3
They are to fulfill their duties to you and their responsibilities for the Tent, but they must not have any contact with sacred objects in the Holy Place or with the altar. If they do, both they and you will be put to death.
4
They are to work with you and fulfill their responsibilities for all the service in the Tent, but no unqualified person may work with you.
5
You and your sons alone must fulfill the responsibilities for the Holy Place and the altar, so that my anger will not again break out against the people of Israel.
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I am the one who has chosen your relatives the Levites from among the Israelites as a gift to you. They are dedicated to me, so that they can carry out their duties in the Tent.
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But you and your sons alone shall fulfill all the responsibilities of the priesthood that concern the altar and what is in the Most Holy Place. These things are your responsibility, because I have given you the gift of the priesthood. Any unqualified person who comes near the sacred objects shall be put to death."