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Hebrews 5:4
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Hebrews 5:4
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4 And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as (A)Aaron was.
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Hebrews 5:4
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Hebrews 5:4
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4 And no one takes this honor on himself, but he receives it when called by God, just as Aaron was.(A)
Exodus 28:1
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Exodus 28:1
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The Priestly Garments
28 “Have Aaron(A) your brother brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab and Abihu,(B) Eleazar and Ithamar,(C) so they may serve me as priests.(D)
Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 to be a [a]memorial to the children of Israel (A)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.
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- Numbers 16:40 reminder
Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 as the Lord directed him through Moses. This was to remind the Israelites that no one except a descendant of Aaron should come to burn incense(A) before the Lord,(B) or he would become like Korah and his followers.(C)
2 Chronicles 26:18
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2 Chronicles 26:18
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18 And they withstood King Uzziah, and said to him, “It (A)is not for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord, but for the (B)priests, the sons of Aaron, who are consecrated to burn incense. Get out of the sanctuary, for you have trespassed! You shall have no honor from the Lord God.”
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2 Chronicles 26:18
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2 Chronicles 26:18
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18 They confronted King Uzziah and said, “It is not right for you, Uzziah, to burn incense to the Lord. That is for the priests,(A) the descendants(B) of Aaron,(C) who have been consecrated to burn incense.(D) Leave the sanctuary, for you have been unfaithful; and you will not be honored by the Lord God.”
1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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13 The sons of (A)Amram: Aaron and Moses; and (B)Aaron was set apart, he and his sons forever, that he should [a]sanctify the most holy things, (C)to burn incense before the Lord, (D)to minister to Him, and (E)to give the blessing in His name forever.
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- 1 Chronicles 23:13 consecrate
1 Chronicles 23:13
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1 Chronicles 23:13
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Numbers 16:5
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Numbers 16:5
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5 and he spoke to Korah and all his company, saying, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show who is (A)His and who is (B)holy,[a] and will cause him to come near to Him. That one whom He chooses He will cause to (C)come near to Him.
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- Numbers 16:5 set aside for His use only
Numbers 16:5
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Numbers 16:5
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5 Then he said to Korah and all his followers: “In the morning the Lord will show who belongs to him and who is holy,(A) and he will have that person come near him.(B) The man he chooses(C) he will cause to come near him.
John 3:27
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John 3:27
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27 John answered and said, (A)“A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
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John 3:27
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John 3:27
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27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
Numbers 16:46-48
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Numbers 16:46-48
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46 So Moses said to Aaron, “Take a censer and put fire in it from the altar, put incense on it, and take it quickly to the congregation and make [a]atonement for them; (A)for wrath has gone out from the Lord. The plague has begun.” 47 Then Aaron took it as Moses commanded, and ran into the midst of the assembly; and already the plague had begun among the people. So he put in the incense and made atonement for the people. 48 And he stood between the dead and the living; so (B)the plague was stopped.
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- Numbers 16:46 Lit. covering
Numbers 16:46-48
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Numbers 16:46-48
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46 Then Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer(A) and put incense in it, along with burning coals from the altar, and hurry to the assembly(B) to make atonement(C) for them. Wrath has come out from the Lord;(D) the plague(E) has started.” 47 So Aaron did as Moses said, and ran into the midst of the assembly. The plague had already started among the people,(F) but Aaron offered the incense and made atonement for them. 48 He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague stopped.(G)
Numbers 16:35
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Numbers 16:35
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35 And (A)a fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.
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Numbers 16:35
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Numbers 16:35
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Numbers 18:7
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Numbers 18:7
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7 Therefore (A)you and your sons with you shall attend to your priesthood for everything at the altar and (B)behind the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood to you as a (C)gift for service, but the outsider who comes near shall be put to death.”
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Numbers 18:7
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Numbers 18:7
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7 But only you and your sons may serve as priests in connection with everything at the altar and inside the curtain.(A) I am giving you the service of the priesthood as a gift.(B) Anyone else who comes near the sanctuary is to be put to death.(C)”
Numbers 18:1-5
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Numbers 18:1-5
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Duties of Priests and Levites
18 Then the Lord said to Aaron: (A)“You and your sons and your father’s house with you shall (B)bear the [a]iniquity related to the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you shall bear the iniquity associated with your priesthood. 2 Also bring with you your brethren of the (C)tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may be (D)joined with you and serve you while you and your sons are with you before the tabernacle of [b]witness. 3 They shall attend to your [c]needs and (E)all the needs of the tabernacle; (F)but they shall not come near the articles of the sanctuary and the altar, (G)lest they die—they and you also. 4 They shall be joined with you and attend to the needs of the tabernacle of meeting, for all the work of the tabernacle; (H)but an outsider shall not come near you. 5 And you shall attend to (I)the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, (J)that there may be no more wrath on the children of Israel.
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- Numbers 18:1 guilt
- Numbers 18:2 testimony
- Numbers 18:3 service
Numbers 18:1-5
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Numbers 18:1-5
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Duties of Priests and Levites
18 The Lord said to Aaron, “You, your sons and your family are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary,(A) and you and your sons alone are to bear the responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood. 2 Bring your fellow Levites from your ancestral tribe to join you and assist you when you and your sons minister(B) before the tent of the covenant law. 3 They are to be responsible to you(C) and are to perform all the duties of the tent,(D) but they must not go near the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar. Otherwise both they and you will die.(E) 4 They are to join you and be responsible for the care of the tent of meeting—all the work at the tent—and no one else may come near where you are.(F)
5 “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,(G) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.
Numbers 17:3-11
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Numbers 17:3-11
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3 And you shall write Aaron’s name on the rod of Levi. For there shall be one rod for the head of each father’s house. 4 Then you shall place them in the tabernacle of meeting before (A)the Testimony, (B)where I meet with you. 5 And it shall be that the rod of the man (C)whom I choose will blossom; thus I will rid Myself of the complaints of the children of Israel, (D)which they make against you.”
6 So Moses spoke to the children of Israel, and each of their leaders gave him a rod apiece, for each leader according to their fathers’ houses, twelve rods; and the rod of Aaron was among their rods. 7 And Moses placed the rods before the Lord in (E)the tabernacle of witness.
8 Now it came to pass on the next day that Moses went into the tabernacle of witness, and behold, the (F)rod of Aaron, of the house of Levi, had sprouted and put forth buds, had produced blossoms and yielded ripe almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord to all the children of Israel; and they looked, and each man took his rod.
10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Bring (G)Aaron’s rod back before the Testimony, to be kept (H)as a sign against the rebels, (I)that you may put their complaints away from Me, lest they die.” 11 Thus did Moses; just as the Lord had commanded him, so he did.
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Numbers 17:3-11
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Numbers 17:3-11
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3 On the staff of Levi write Aaron’s name,(A) for there must be one staff for the head of each ancestral tribe. 4 Place them in the tent of meeting(B) in front of the ark of the covenant law,(C) where I meet with you.(D) 5 The staff belonging to the man I choose(E) will sprout,(F) and I will rid myself of this constant grumbling(G) against you by the Israelites.”
6 So Moses spoke to the Israelites, and their leaders gave him twelve staffs, one for the leader of each of their ancestral tribes, and Aaron’s staff was among them. 7 Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant law.(H)
8 The next day Moses entered the tent(I) and saw that Aaron’s staff,(J) which represented the tribe of Levi, had not only sprouted but had budded, blossomed and produced almonds.(K) 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs(L) from the Lord’s presence to all the Israelites. They looked at them, and each of the leaders took his own staff.
10 The Lord said to Moses, “Put back Aaron’s staff(M) in front of the ark of the covenant law, to be kept as a sign to the rebellious.(N) This will put an end to their grumbling against me, so that they will not die.” 11 Moses did just as the Lord commanded him.
Numbers 16:10
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Numbers 16:10
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10 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?
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Numbers 16:10
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Numbers 16:10
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10 He has brought you and all your fellow Levites near himself, but now you are trying to get the priesthood too.(A)
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