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Hebrews 5:4
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Hebrews 5:4
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4 And one does not presume to take this honor but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was.(A)
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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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Vestments for the Priesthood
28 “Then bring near to you your brother Aaron and his sons with him, from among the Israelites, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons: Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.(A)
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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 a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, shall approach to offer incense before the Lord, so as not to become like Korah and his congregation, just as the Lord had said to him through Moses.(A)
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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 they withstood King Uzziah and said to him, “It is not for you, Uzziah, to make offering to the Lord, but for the priests the descendants of Aaron, who are consecrated to make offering. Go out of the sanctuary, for you have acted unfaithfully, and it will bring you no honor from the Lord God.”(A)
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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 Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate the most holy things, so that he and his sons forever should make offerings before the Lord and minister to him and pronounce blessings in his name forever,(A)
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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 Then he spoke to Korah and all his congregation, saying, “In the morning the Lord will make known who is his and who is holy and who will be allowed to approach him; the one whom he will choose he will allow to approach him.(A)
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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, “No one can receive anything except what has been given from heaven.(A)
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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 Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire on it from the altar and lay incense on it and carry it quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them. For wrath has gone out from the Lord; the plague has begun.”(A) 47 So Aaron took it as Moses had ordered and ran into the middle of the assembly, where the plague had already begun among the people. He put on the incense and made atonement for the people.(B) 48 He stood between the dead and the living, and the plague was stopped.(C)
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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 fire came out from the Lord and consumed the two hundred fifty men offering the incense.(A)
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Numbers 18:7
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Numbers 18:7
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7 But you and your sons with you shall diligently perform your priestly duties in all that concerns the altar and the area behind the curtain. I give your priesthood as a gift;[a] any outsider who approaches shall be put to death.”(A)
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- 18.7 Heb as a service of gift
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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Responsibility of Priests and Levites
18 The Lord said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your ancestral house with you shall bear responsibility for offenses connected with the sanctuary, while you and your sons alone shall bear responsibility for offenses connected with the priesthood.(A) 2 So bring with you also your brothers of the tribe of Levi, your ancestral tribe, in order that they may be joined to you and serve you while you and your sons with you are in front of the tent of the covenant.(B) 3 They shall perform duties for you and for the whole tent. But they must not approach either the utensils of the sanctuary or the altar, or else both they and you will die.(C) 4 They are attached to you in order to perform the duties of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; no outsider shall approach you.(D) 5 You yourselves shall perform the duties of the sanctuary and the duties of the altar, so that wrath may never again come upon the Israelites.(E)
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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 write Aaron’s name on the staff of Levi. For there shall be one staff for the head of each ancestral house. 4 Place them in the tent of meeting before the covenant, where I meet with you.(A) 5 And the staff of the man whom I choose shall sprout; thus I will put a stop to the complaints of the Israelites that they continually make against you.”(B) 6 Moses spoke to the Israelites, and all their leaders gave him staffs, one for each leader, according to their ancestral houses, twelve staffs; and the staff of Aaron was among theirs. 7 So Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the covenant.(C)
8 When Moses went into the tent of the covenant on the next day, the staff of Aaron for the house of Levi had sprouted. It put forth buds, produced blossoms, and bore ripe almonds. 9 Then Moses brought out all the staffs from before the Lord to all the Israelites, and they looked, and each man took his staff. 10 And the Lord said to Moses, “Put back the staff of Aaron before the covenant, to be kept as a warning to rebels, so that you may make an end of their complaints against me, or else they will die.”(D) 11 Moses did so; just as the Lord 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 He has allowed you to approach him, and all your brother Levites with you, yet you seek the priesthood as well!
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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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