PRIEST
-BEFORE MOSES
Melchizedek
Ge 14:18; Heb 5:6,10,11; 6:20; 7:1-21
Jethro
Ex 2:16
Priests in Israel before the giving of the law
Ex 19:22,24
Called "angel,"
Ec 5:6
-THE TIME OF MOSES
Ex 28:1-4; 29:9,44; Nu 3:10; 18:7; 1Ch 23:13
Hereditary, descent of office
Ex 27:21; 28:43; 29:9
Consecration of
Ex 29:1-9,19-35; 40:12-16; Le 6:20-23; 8:6-35; Heb 7:21
Is holy
Le 21:6,7; 22:9,16
Ablutions of
Ex 40:30-32; Le 16:24
See CONSECRATION OF, above
Must be without blemish
Le 21:17-23
Vestments of
Ex 28:2-43; 39:1-29; Le 6:10,11; 8:13; Eze 44:17-19
Don vestments in the temple area
Eze 42:14; 44:19
Atonement for
Le 16:6,24; Eze 44:27
Defilement and purification of
Eze 44:25,26
Marriage of
Le 21:7-15; Eze 44:22
Chambers for, in the temple area
Eze 40:45,46
Exempt from tax
Ezr 7:24
Armed and organized for war at the time of the disaffection
toward Saul
1Ch 12:27,28
Beard and hair of
Eze 44:20
Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of
1Ch 24:1-19; 28:13,21; 2Ch 8:14; 31:2; 35:4,5; Ezr
2:36-39; Ne 13:30
Chosen by lot
Lu 1:8,9,23
Usurpations of office of
Nu 3:10; 16; 18:7; 2Ch 26:18
Priests who were not from the sons of Levi were appointed by
Jeroboam
1Ki 12:31; 13:33
See LEVITES
See MINISTERS
-DUTIES OF
To offer sacrifices
Le 1:4-17; 2:2,16; 3:5,11,13,16; 4:5-12,17,25,26,30-35;
1Ch 16:40; 2Ch 13:11; 29:34; 35:11-14; Ezr 6:20; Heb
10:11
See OFFERINGS
To offer the firstfruits
Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4
Pronounce benedictions
Nu 6:22-27; De 21:5; 2Ch 30:27
Teach the law
Le 10:11; De 24:8; 27:14; 31:9-13; 33:10; Jer 2:8; Mal
2:7
Light the lamps in the tabernacle
Ex 27:20,21; 2Ch 13:11; Le 24:3,4
Keep the sacred fire always burning
Le 6:12,13
To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary
Ne 10:34
Responsible for the sanctuary
Nu 4:5-15; 18:1,5,7
To act as scribes
Ezr 7:1-6; Ne 8:9
Be present at and supervise the tithing
Ne 10:38
Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle
Nu 10:2-10; 31:6; Jos 6; 2Ch 13:12
Examine lepers
See LEPROSY
Purify the unclean
Le 15:31
See DEFILEMENT
Valuate things devoted
Le 27:8,12
Officiate in the Holy Place
Heb 9:6
Chiefs of Levites
Nu 3:9,32; 4:19,28,33; 1Ch 9:20
To act as magistrates
Nu 5:14-31; De 17:8-13; 19:17; 21:5; 2Ch 19:8; Eze
44:23,24
To encourage the army on the eve of battle
De 20:2-4
Carry the ark of the covenant
Through the Jordan River
Jos 3; 4:15-18
In battle
1Sa 4:3-5
-BENEFITS OF
No part of the land of Canaan allowed to
Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 14:3;
18:7; Eze 44:28
Provided with cities and suburbs
Le 25:32-34; Nu 35:2-8; Jos 21:1-4,13-19,41,42; 1Ch
6:57-60; Ne 11:11,20; Eze 45:1-6; 48:8-20
Own lands sanctified to the Lord
Le 27:21
Tithes of the tithes
Nu 18:8-18,26-32; Ne 10:38
Part of the plunder of war, including captives
Nu 31:25-29
Firstfruits
Le 23:20; 24:9; Nu 18:12,13,17,18; De 18:3-5; Ne 10:36
Redemption money
Le 27:23
Of the firstborn
Nu 3:46-51; 18:15,16
Things devoted
Le 27:21; Nu 5:9,10; 18:14
Fines
Le 5:16; 22:14; Nu 5:8
Trespass money and other trepass offerings
Le 5:15,18; Nu 18:9; 2Ki 12:16
The shewbread
Ex 25:30; Le 24:5-9; 2Ch 2:4; 13:11; Ne 10:33; Mt 12:4;
Heb 9:2
Portions of sacrifices and offerings
Ex 29:27-34; Le 2:2,3,9,10; 5:12,13,16; 6:15-18,26;
7:6-10,31-34; 10:12-14; 14:12,13; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-19; De
18:3-5; 1Sa 2:13,14; Eze 44:28-31; 45:1-4; 1Co 9:13
Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests
2Ch 31:4-19
Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiel's
vision
Eze 48:8-14
For the sustenance of their families
Le 22:11-13; Nu 18:11,19
-FIGURATIVE
Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6; 1Pe 2:9; Re 1:6; 5:10; 20:6
-HIGH PRIEST
-(Moses did not denominate Aaron chief or high priest)
-(The function he served was superior to that of other priests)
The title appears after the institution of the office
Le 21:10-15; Nu 3:32
For qualifications, consecration, etc
See under the general topic above, PRIEST, MOSAIC
INSTITUTION OF
Vestments of
Ex 28:2-43; 39:1-31; Le 8:7-9
Respect due to
Ac 23:5
DUTIES OF
Had charge of the sanctuary and altar
Nu 18:2,5,7
To offer sacrifices
Heb 5:1; 8:3
To designate subordinate priests for duty
Nu 4:19; 1Sa 2:36
To officiate in consecrations of Levites
Nu 8:11-21
To have charge of the treasury
2Ki 12:10; 22:4; 2Ch 24:6-14; 34:9
To light the lamps of the tabernacle
Ex 27:20,21; 30:8; Le 24:3,4; Nu 8:3
To burn incense
Ex 30:7,8; 1Sa 2:28; 1Ch 23:13
To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath
Le 24:8
To offer for his own sins of ignorance
Le 4:3-12
On the Day of Atonement
Ex 30:10; Le 16; Heb 5:3; 9:7,22,23
Judicial
Nu 5:15; De 17:8-13; 1Sa 4:18; Ho 4:4; Mt 26:3,50,57,62;
Ac 5:21-28; 23:1-5
To count the people
Nu 1:3
Officiate at the choice of a ruler
Nu 27:18,19,21
Distribute the plunder of war
Nu 31:26-29
Benefits of
See PRIEST, BENEFITS OF, above
A second priest, under the high priest
Nu 3:32; 4:16; 31:6; 1Ch 9:20; 2Sa 15:24; 2Ki 25:18; Lu
3:2
-MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING
Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten
tribes
2Ch 11:13
Zeal of, in purging the temple
2Ch 29:4-17
Wickedness of
2Ch 36:14
Taken with the captivity to Babylon
Jer 29:1
Return from the captivity
Ezr 1:5; 2:36-39,61,70; 3:8; 7:7; 8:24-30; Ne
7:39-42,63-73; 10:1-8; 12:1-7
Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives
Ezr 9:1,2; 10:5,18,19; Ne 10:28
Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices
Ezr 3:1-7
Supervise the building of the new temple
Ezr 3:8-13
Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the
Messiah
Joh 1:19
Conspire to destroy Jesus
Mt 26:3-5,14,15,47,51; Mr 14:10,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; Lu
22:2-6,50,54,66-71; 23:1,2; Joh 11:47; 19:15,16,18
Put on trial and condemn Jesus
Mt 26:57-68; 27:1,2; Mr 14:53-65; Lu 22:54-71; 23:13-24;
Joh 18:15-32
Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus
be destroyed
Mt 27:20; Mr 15:11; Lu 23:18
Persecute the disciples
Ac 22:5
Reprove and threaten Peter and John
Ac 4:6-21; 5:17-41
Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen
Ac 6:12-15; 7
Paul brought before
Ac 22:30; 23:1-5
Corrupt
Jer 23:11,12; Eze 22:26; Lu 10:31
Instances of
Eli's sons
1Sa 2:12-17,22
Of the captivity
Ezr 9:1,2; 10:18-22; Ne 13:4-9,13,28,29
Zealous
1Ch 9:10-13
Priestly office performed by prophets
1Sa 16:5
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