"When you are suffering from a dreaded skin disease, be sure to do exactly what the levitical priests tell you; follow the instructions that I have given them.

They will teach your people to obey your Law; They will offer sacrifices on your altar.

They took the book of the Law of the LORD and went through all the towns of Judah, teaching it to the people.

Hezekiah praised the Levites for their skill in conducting the worship of the LORD. After the seven days during which they offered sacrifices in praise of the LORD, the God of their ancestors,

So Ezra brought it to the place where the people had gathered---men, women, and the children who were old enough to understand.

They gave an oral translation of God's Law and explained it so that the people could understand it.

At Mount Sinai you came down from heaven; you spoke to your people and gave them good laws and sound teachings.

You taught them to keep your Sabbaths holy, and through your servant Moses you gave them your laws.

The priests did not ask, 'Where is the LORD?' My own priests did not know me. The rulers rebelled against me; the prophets spoke in the name of Baal and worshiped useless idols.

Then the people said, "Let's do something about Jeremiah! There will always be priests to instruct us, the wise to give us counsel, and prophets to proclaim God's message. Let's bring charges against him and stop listening to what he says."

It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.

and teach them to obey everything I have commanded you. And I will be with you always, to the end of the age."

For I have not held back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.

For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.