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 PRIEST, CONSECRATION OF

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

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