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Numbers 18:7
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Numbers 18:7
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7 But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the priestly rituals associated with the altar and with everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the priesthood as your special privilege of service. Any unauthorized person who comes too near the sanctuary will 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 3:10
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Numbers 3:10
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10 Appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
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Numbers 3:10
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Numbers 3:10
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10 Appoint Aaron(A) and his sons to serve as priests;(B) anyone else who approaches the sanctuary is to be put to death.”(C)
Romans 15:15-16
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Romans 15:15-16
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15 Even so, I have been bold enough to write about some of these points, knowing that all you need is this reminder. For by God’s grace, 16 I am a special messenger from Christ Jesus to you Gentiles. I bring you the Good News so that I might present you as an acceptable offering to God, made holy by the Holy Spirit.
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Romans 15:15-16
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Romans 15:15-16
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15 Yet I have written you quite boldly on some points to remind you of them again, because of the grace God gave me(A) 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles.(B) He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God,(C) so that the Gentiles might become an offering(D) acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
John 3:27
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John 3:27
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27 John replied, “No one can receive anything unless God gives it 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 18:20
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Numbers 18:20
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20 And the Lord said to Aaron, “You priests will receive no allotment of land or share of property among the people of Israel. I am your share and your allotment.
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Numbers 18:20
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Numbers 18:20
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20 The Lord said to Aaron, “You will have no inheritance in their land, nor will you have any share among them;(A) I am your share and your inheritance(B) among the Israelites.
Numbers 18:4-5
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Numbers 18:4-5
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4 The Levites must join you in fulfilling their responsibilities for the care and maintenance of the Tabernacle,[a] but no unauthorized person may assist you.
5 “You yourselves must perform the sacred duties inside the sanctuary and at the altar. If you follow these instructions, the Lord’s anger will never again blaze against the people of Israel.
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Numbers 18:4-5
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Numbers 18:4-5
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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.(A)
5 “You are to be responsible for the care of the sanctuary and the altar,(B) so that my wrath will not fall on the Israelites again.
Numbers 16:40
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Numbers 16:40
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40 This would warn the Israelites that no unauthorized person—no one who was not a descendant of Aaron—should ever enter the Lord’s presence to burn incense. If anyone did, the same thing would happen to him as happened to Korah and his followers. So the Lord’s instructions to Moses were carried out.
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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)
Numbers 16:5-7
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Numbers 16:5-7
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5 Then he said to Korah and his followers, “Tomorrow morning the Lord will show us who belongs to him[a] and who is holy. The Lord will allow only those whom he selects to enter his own presence. 6 Korah, you and all your followers must prepare your incense burners. 7 Light fires in them tomorrow, and burn incense before the Lord. Then we will see whom the Lord chooses as his holy one. You Levites are the ones who have gone too far!”
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- 16:5 Greek version reads God has visited and knows those who are his. Compare 2 Tim 2:19.
Numbers 16:5-7
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Numbers 16:5-7
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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. 6 You, Korah, and all your followers(D) are to do this: Take censers(E) 7 and tomorrow put burning coals(F) and incense(G) in them before the Lord. The man the Lord chooses(H) will be the one who is holy.(I) You Levites have gone too far!”
Hebrews 5:4
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Hebrews 5:4
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4 And no one can become a high priest simply because he wants such an honor. He must be called by God for this work, just as 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)
Ephesians 3:8
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
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Ephesians 3:8
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Although I am less than the least of all the Lord’s people,(A) this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles(B) the boundless riches of Christ,(C)
1 Samuel 2:28
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1 Samuel 2:28
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28 I chose your ancestor Aaron[a] from among all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear the priestly vest[b] as he served me. And I assigned the sacrificial offerings to you priests.
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1 Samuel 2:28
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1 Samuel 2:28
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28 I chose(A) your ancestor out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense,(B) and to wear an ephod(C) in my presence. I also gave your ancestor’s family all the food offerings(D) presented by the Israelites.
Numbers 3:38
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Numbers 3:38
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38 The area in front of the Tabernacle, in the east toward the sunrise,[a] was reserved for the tents of Moses and of Aaron and his sons, who had the final responsibility for the sanctuary on behalf of the people of Israel. Anyone other than a priest or Levite who went too near the sanctuary was to be put to death.
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- 3:38 Hebrew toward the sunrise, in front of the Tent of Meeting.
Numbers 3:38
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Numbers 3:38
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38 Moses and Aaron and his sons were to camp to the east(A) of the tabernacle, toward the sunrise, in front of the tent of meeting.(B) They were responsible for the care of the sanctuary(C) on behalf of the Israelites. Anyone else who approached the sanctuary was to be put to death.(D)
Numbers 1:51
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Numbers 1:51
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51 Whenever it is time for the Tabernacle to move, the Levites will take it down. And when it is time to stop, they will set it up again. But any unauthorized person who goes too near the Tabernacle must be put to death.
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Numbers 1:51
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Numbers 1:51
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51 Whenever the tabernacle(A) is to move,(B) the Levites are to take it down, and whenever the tabernacle is to be set up, the Levites shall do it.(C) Anyone else who approaches it is to be put to death.(D)
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