Bible Cross References
For the LORD thy God hath chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to minister in the name of the LORD, him and his sons for ever.
Deuteronomy 10:8
At the mountain the LORD appointed the men of the tribe of Levi to be in charge of the Covenant Box, to serve him as priests, and to pronounce blessings in his name. And these are still their duties.
Deuteronomy 17:12
Anyone who dares to disobey either the judge or the priest on duty is to be put to death; in this way you will remove this evil from Israel.
Exodus 28:1-14
1
"Summon your brother Aaron and his sons, Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. Separate them from the people of Israel, so that they may serve me as priests.
2
Make priestly garments for your brother Aaron, to provide him with dignity and beauty.
3
Call all the skilled workers to whom I have given ability, and tell them to make Aaron's clothes, so that he may be dedicated as a priest in my service.
4
Tell them to make a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, an embroidered shirt, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these priestly garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they can serve me as priests.
5
The skilled workers are to use blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen.
6
"They are to make the ephod of blue, purple, and red wool, gold thread, and fine linen, decorated with embroidery.
7
Two shoulder straps, by which it can be fastened, are to be attached to the sides.
8
A finely woven belt made of the same materials is to be attached to the ephod so as to form one piece with it.
9
Take two carnelian stones and engrave on them the names of the twelve sons of Jacob,
10
in the order of their birth, with six on one stone and six on the other.
11
Have a skillful jeweler engrave on the two stones the names of the sons of Jacob, and mount the stones in gold settings.
12
Put them on the shoulder straps of the ephod to represent the twelve tribes of Israel. In this way Aaron will carry their names on his shoulders, so that I, the LORD, will always remember my people.
13
Make two gold settings
14
and two chains of pure gold twisted like cords, and attach them to the settings.
Numbers 3:10
You shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; anyone else who tries to do so shall be put to death."
Numbers 16:5
Then he said to Korah and his followers, "Tomorrow morning the LORD will show us who belongs to him; he will let the one who belongs to him, that is, the one he has chosen, approach him at the altar.
Numbers 16:9
Do you consider it a small matter that the God of Israel has set you apart from the rest of the community, so that you can approach him, perform your service in the LORD's Tent, and minister to the community and serve them?
Numbers 16:10
He has let you and all the other Levites have this honor---and now you are trying to get the priesthood too!
Numbers 17:5-9
5
Then the stick of the man I have chosen will sprout. In this way I will put a stop to the constant complaining of these Israelites against you."
6
So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and each of their leaders gave him a stick, one for each tribe, twelve in all, and Aaron's stick was put with them.
7
Moses then put all the sticks in the Tent in front of the LORD's Covenant Box.
8
The next day, when Moses went into the Tent, he saw that Aaron's stick, representing the tribe of Levi, had sprouted. It had budded, blossomed, and produced ripe almonds!
9
Moses took all the sticks and showed them to the Israelites. They saw what had happened, and each leader took his own stick back.
Numbers 25:13
He and his descendants are permanently established as priests, because he did not tolerate any rivals to me and brought about forgiveness for the people's sin."