"Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to Me as priest, Aaron [and] Aaron's sons: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

"and that He has brought you near [to Himself,] you and all your brethren, the sons of Levi, with you? And are you seeking the priesthood also?

And a fire came out from the LORD and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

[to be] a memorial to the children of Israel that no outsider, who [is] not a descendant of Aaron, should come near to offer incense before the LORD, that he might not become like Korah and his companions, just as the LORD had said to him through Moses.

"Therefore you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood [to you] as a gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death."

And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron [was.]

So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, [but it] was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, Today I have begotten You."

called by God as High Priest "according to the order of Melchizedek,"

Therefore, if perfection were through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need [was there] that another priest should rise according to the order of Melchizedek, and not be called according to the order of Aaron?

For He of whom these things are spoken belongs to another tribe, from which no man has officiated at the altar.

"So you shall put them on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him. You shall anoint them, consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister to Me as priests.

Then Moses said, "Consecrate yourselves today to the LORD, that He may bestow on you a blessing this day, for every man has opposed his son and his brother."

And he brought the second ram, the ram of consecration. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the ram,

Then he brought Aaron's sons. And Moses put [some] of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.

and from the basket of unleavened bread that was before the LORD he took one unleavened cake, a cake of bread [anointed with] oil, and one wafer, and put [them] on the fat and on the right thigh;

Then Moses took them from their hands and burned [them] on the altar, on the burnt offering. They [were] consecration offerings for a sweet aroma. That [was] an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Also there were many priests, because they were prevented by death from continuing.

Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.

who does not need daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the people's, for this He did once for all when He offered up Himself.