Bible Cross References
the priests
Ezekiel 44:10-14
10
And the Levites who went far from Me, when Israel went astray, who strayed away from Me after their idols, they shall bear their iniquity.
11
Yet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, as gatekeepers of the house and ministers of the house; they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister to them.
12
Because they ministered to them before their idols and caused the house of Israel to stumble into iniquity, therefore I have raised My hand and sworn against them, declares the Lord Jehovah; and they shall bear their iniquity.
13
And they shall not come near Me to serve Me as priest, nor come near any of My holy things, nor into the Holy of Holies; but they shall bear their shame and their abominations which they have done.
14
Nevertheless I will make them keep charge of the house, for all its labor, and for all that has to be done in it.
Malachi 2:8
But you have turned aside out of the way; you have caused many to stumble at the Law. You have corrupted the covenant of Levi, says Jehovah of Hosts.
Malachi 2:9
So I have also made you despised and low before all the people, just as you have not kept My ways, but have shown partiality in the Law.
but they did
1 Samuel 2:36
And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and say, Please, join me to the priesthood, that I may eat a piece of bread.
Ezekiel 44:29-31
29
They shall eat the food offering, the sin offering, and the trespass offering; every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
30
The first of all the firstfruits of all things, and every sacrifice of any kind from all your sacrifices, shall be for the priests; you shall also give to the priest the first of your ground meal, to cause a blessing to rest on your house.
31
The priests shall not eat anything, bird or beast, that died naturally or was torn by wild beasts.