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

  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 Saul1Ch 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; Ezr2:36-39; 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 Jeroboam1Ki 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; Heb10:11
  • 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; Mal2:7
• 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; Eze44:23,24
• 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; 1Ch6:57-60; 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; De18:3-5; 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 visionEze 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
• 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

  Nu 3:32; 4:16; 31:6; 1Ch 9:20; 2Sa 15:24; 2Ki 25:18; Lu3:2

MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING

• Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes2Ch 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; Ne7:39-42,63-73; 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 MessiahJoh 1:19
• Conspire to destroy Jesus Mt 26:3-5,14,15,47,51; Mr 14:10,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; Lu22:2-6,50,54,66-71; 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 destroyedMt 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