Priests

First notice of persons acting as — Ge 4:3,4.

During patriarchal age heads of families acted as — Ge 8:20; 12:8; 35:7.

After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as — Ex 24:5; 19:22.

The sons of Aaron appointed as, by perpetual statute — Ex 29:9; 40:15.

All except seed of Aaron excluded from being — Nu 3:10; 16:40; 18:7.

Sanctified by God for the office — Ex 29:44.

Publicly consecrated — Ex 28:3; Nu 3:3.

Ceremonies at consecration of

Washing in water. — Ex 29:4; Le 8:6.

Clothing with the holy garments. — Ex 29:8,9; 40:14; Le 8:13.

Anointing with oil. — Ex 30:30; 40:13.

Offering sacrifices. — Ex 29:10-19; Le 8:14-23.

Purification by blood of the consecration ram. — Ex 29:20,21; Le 8:23,24.

Placing in their hands the wave-offering. — Ex 29:22-24; Le 8:25-27.

Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration. — Ex 29:31-33; Le 8:31,32.

Lasted seven days. — Ex 29:35-37; Le 8:33.

Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration — Le 8:33-36.

No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated — Le 21:17-23.

Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the office — Ezr 2:62; Ne 7:64.

Garments of

The coat or tunic. — Ex 28:40; 39:27.

The girdle. — Ex 28:40.

The bonnet. — Ex 28:40; 39:28.

The linen breeches. — Ex 28:42; 39:28.

Worn at consecration. — Ex 29:9; 40:15.

Worn always while engaged in the service of the tabernacle. — Ex 28:43; 39:41.

Worn by the high priest on the day of atonement. — Le 16:4.

Purified by sprinkling of blood. — Ex 29:21.

Laid up in holy chambers. — Eze 44:19.

Often provided by the people. — Ezr 2:68,69; Ne 7:70,72.

Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services — Ex 30:18-21.

Services of

Keeping the charge of the tabernacle. — Nu 18:1,5,7.

Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal. — Nu 4:5-15.

Offering sacrifices. — Le 1:1-6:30; 2Ch 29:34; 35:11.

Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary. — Ex 27:20,21; Le 24:3,4.

Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar. — Le 6:12,13.

Burning incense. — Ex 20:7,8; Lu 1:9.

Placing and removing show-bread. — Le 24:5-9.

Offering first fruits. — Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4.

Blessing the people. — Nu 6:23-27.

Purifying the unclean. — Le 15:30,31.

Deciding in cases of jealousy. — Nu 5:14,15.

Deciding in cases of leprosy. — Le 13:2-59; 14:34-45.

Judging in cases of controversy. — De 17:8-13; 21:5.

Teaching the law. — De 33:8,10; Mal 2:7.

Blowing the trumpets on various occasions. — Nu 10:1-10; Jos 6:3,4.

Carrying the ark. — Jos 3:6,17; 6:12.

Encouraging the people when they went to war. — De 20:1-4.

Valuing things devoted. — Le 27:8.

Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance — De 18:1,2; 1Co 9:13.

Revenues of

Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites. — Nu 18:26,28; Ne 10:37,38; Heb 7:5.

First-fruits. — Nu 18:8,12,13; De 18:4.

Redemption-money of the first-born. — Nu 3:48,51; 18:15,16.

First-born of animals or their substitutes. — Nu 18:17,18; Ex 13:12,13.

First of the wool of sheep. — De 18:4.

Show-bread after its removal. — Le 24:9; 1Sa 21:4-6; Mt 12:4.

Part of all sacrifices. — Le 7:6-10,31,34; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-11; De 18:3.

All devoted things. — Nu 18:14.

All restitutions when the owner could not be found. — Nu 5:8.

A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war. — Nu 31:29,41.

Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence — 1Ch 6:57-60; Nu 35:1-8.

Might purchase and hold other lands in possession — 1Ki 2:26; Jer 32:8,9.

Special laws respecting

Not to marry divorced or improper persons. — Le 21:7.

Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of kin. — Le 21:1-6.

Not to drink wine, &c while attending in the tabernacle. — Le 10:9; Eze 44:21.

Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn. — Le 22:8.

While unclean could not perform any service. — Le 22:1,2; Nu 19:6,7.

While unclean could not eat of the holy things. — Le 22:3-7.

No sojourner or hired servant to eat of their portion. — Le 22:10.

All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion. — Le 22:11.

Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their portion. — Le 22:12.

Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things. — Le 22:14-16.

Divided by David into twenty-four courses — 1Ch 24:1-19; 2Ch 8:14; 35:4,5.

The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into 24 — Ezr 2:36-39; Lu 1:5.

Each course of, had its president or chief — 1Ch 24:6,31; 2Ch 36:14.

Services of, divided by lot — Lu 1:9.

Punishment for invading the office of — Nu 16:1-35; 18:7; 2Ch 26:16-21.

On special occasions persons not of Aaron’s family acted as — Jdj 6:24-27; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 18:33.

Were sometimes

Greedy. — 1Sa 2:13-17.

Drunken. — Isa 28:7.

Profane and wicked. — 1Sa 2:22-24.

Unjust. — Jer 6:13.

Corrupters of the law. — Isa 28:7; Mal 2:8.

Slow to sanctify, themselves for God’s services. — 2Ch 29:34.

Generally participated in punishment of the people — Jer 14:18; La 2:20.

Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others — 1Ki 12:21; 2Ki 17:32.

Services of, ineffectual for removing sin — Heb 7:11; 10:11.

Illustrative of

Christ. — Heb 10:11,12.

Saints. — Ex 19:6; 1Pe 2:9.