PRIEST 

·  BEFORE MOSES

·         Melchizedek - Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 5:6,10,11; 6:20; 7:1-21

·         Jethro - Exodus 2:16

·         Priests in Israel before the giving of the law - Exodus 19:22,24

·         Called "angel," - Ecclesiastes 5:6

·  THE TIME OF MOSES - Exodus 28:1-4; 29:9,44; Numbers 3:10; 18:7; 1 Chronicles 23:13

• Hereditary, descent of office - Exodus 27:21; 28:43; 29:9
• Consecration of - Exodus 29:1-9,19-35; 40:12-16; Leviticus 6:20-23; 8:6-35; Hebrews 7:21
• Is holy - Leviticus 21:6,7; 22:9,16
• Ablutions of - Exodus 40:30-32; Leviticus 16:24
• Must be without blemish - Leviticus 21:17-23
• Vestments of - Exodus 28:2-43; 39:1-29; Leviticus 6:10,11; 8:13; Ezekiel 44:17-19
• Don vestments in the temple area - Ezekiel 42:14; 44:19
• Atonement for - Leviticus 16:6,24; Ezekiel 44:27
• Defilement and purification of -Ezekiel 44:25,26
• Marriage of - Leviticus 21:7-15; Ezekiel 44:22
• Chambers for, in the temple area - Ezekiel 40:45,46
• Exempt from tax - Ezra 7:24
• Armed and organized for war at the time of the disaffection toward Saul - 1 Chronicles 12:27,28
• Beard and hair of - Ezekiel 44:20
• Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of - 1 Chronicles 24:1-19; 28:13,21; 2 Chronicles 8:14; 31:2; 35:4,5; Ezra 2:36-39; Nehemiah 13:30
• Chosen by lot - Luke 1:8,9,23
• Usurpations of office of - Numbers 3:10; 16; 18:7; 2 Chronicles 26:18
• Priests who were not from the sons of Levi were appointed by Jeroboam - 1 Kings 12:31; 13:33

·  DUTIES OF

• To offer sacrifices - Leviticus 1:4-17; 2:2,16; 3:5,11,13,16; 4:5-12,17,25,26,30-35; 1 Chronicles 16:40; 2 Chronicles 13:11; 29:34; 35:11-14; Ezra 6:20; Hebrews 10:11

• To offer the firstfruits - Leviticus 23:10,11; Deuteronomy 26:3,4
• Pronounce benedictions - Numbers 6:22-27; Deuteronomy 21:5; 2 Chronicles 30:27
• Teach the law - Leviticus 10:11; Deuteronomy 24:8; 27:14; 31:9-13; 33:10; Jeremiah 2:8; Malachi 2:7
• Light the lamps in the tabernacle - Exodus 27:20,21; 2 Chronicles 13:11; Leviticus 24:3,4
• Keep the sacred fire always burning - Leviticus 6:12,13
• To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary - Nehemiah 10:34
• Responsible for the sanctuary - Numbers 4:5-15; 18:1,5,7
• To act as scribes - Ezra 7:1-6; Nehemiah 8:9
• Be present at and supervise the tithing - Nehemiah 10:38
• Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle
  Numbers 10:2-10; 31:6; Joshua 6; 2 Chronicles 13:12
• Examine lepers  - See LEPROSY
• Purify the unclean - Leviticus 15:31
• Valuate things devoted - Leviticus 27:8,12
• Officiate in the Holy Place - Hebrews 9:6
• Chiefs of Levites - Numbers 3:9,32; 4:19,28,33; 1 Chronicles 9:20
• To act as magistrates - Numbers 5:14-31; Deuteronomy 17:8-13; 19:17; 21:5; 2 Chronicles 19:8; Ezekiel 44:23,24
• To encourage the army on the eve of battle - Deuteronomy 20:2-4
• Carry the ark of the covenant - Through the Jordan River
  Joshua 3; 4:15-18
  • In battle - 1 Samuel 4:3-5

·  BENEFITS OF

• No part of the land of Canaan allowed to - Numbers 18:20; Deuteronomy 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; Joshua 13:14,33; 14:3; 18:7; Ezekiel 44:28
• Provided with cities and suburbs - Leviticus 25:32-34; Numbers 35:2-8; Joshua 21:1-4,13-19,41,42; 1 Chronicles 6:57-60; Nehemiah 11:11,20; Ezekiel 45:1-6; 48:8-20
• Own lands sanctified to the Lord - Leviticus 27:21
• Tithes of the tithes - Numbers 18:8-18,26-32; Nehemiah 10:38
• Part of the plunder of war, including captives - Numbers 31:25-29
• Firstfruits - Leviticus 23:20; 24:9; Numbers 18:12,13,17,18; Deuteronomy 18:3-5; Nehemiah 10:36
• Redemption money - Leviticus 27:23
• Of the firstborn - Numbers 3:46-51; 18:15,16
• Things devoted - Leviticus 27:21; Numbers 5:9,10; 18:14
• Fines - Leviticus 5:16; 22:14; Numbers 5:8
• Trespass money and other trepass offerings - Leviticus 5:15,18; Numbers 18:9; 2 Kings 12:16
• The shewbread - Exodus 25:30; Leviticus 24:5-9; 2 Chronicles 2:4; 13:11; Nehemiah 10:33; Matthew 12:4; Hebrews 9:2
• Portions of sacrifices and offerings - Exodus 29:27-34; Leviticus 2:2,3,9,10; 5:12,13,16; 6:15-18,26; 7:6-10,31-34; 10:12-14; 14:12,13; Numbers 6:19,20; 18:8-19; Deuteronomy 18:3-5; 1 Samuel 2:13,14; Ezekiel 44:28-31; 45:1-4; 1 Corinthians 9:13
• Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests - 2 Chronicles 31:4-19
• Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiel’s vision -
  Ezekiel 48:8-14
• For the sustenance of their families - Leviticus 22:11-13; Numbers 18:11,19

·  FIGURATIVE - Exodus 19:6; Isaiah 61:6; 1 Peter 2:9; Revelation 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 - Leviticus 21:10-15; Numbers 3:32
• For qualifications, consecration, etc
  • Vestments of - Exodus 28:2-43; 39:1-31; Leviticus 8:7-9
  • Respect due to - Acts 23:5
  • DUTIES OF- Had charge of the sanctuary and altar
    Numbers 18:2,5,7

• To offer sacrifices - Hebrews 5:1; 8:3
• To designate subordinate priests for duty - Numbers 4:19; 1 Samuel 2:36
• To officiate in consecrations of Levites - Numbers 8:11-21
• To have charge of the treasury - 2 Kings 12:10; 22:4; 2 Chronicles 24:6-14; 34:9
• To light the lamps of the tabernacle - Exodus 27:20,21; 30:8; Leviticus 24:3,4; Numbers 8:3
• To burn incense - Exodus 30:7,8; 1 Samuel 2:28; 1 Chronicles 23:13
• To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath - Leviticus 24:8
• To offer for his own sins of ignorance - Leviticus 4:3-12
• On the Day of Atonement - Exodus 30:10; Leviticus 16; Hebrews 5:3; 9:7,22,23
• Judicial - Numbers 5:15; Deuteronomy 17:8-13; 1 Samuel 4:18; Hosea 4:4; Matthew 26:3,50,57,62; Acts 5:21-28; 23:1-5
• To count the people - Numbers 1:3
• Officiate at the choice of a ruler - Numbers 27:18,19,21
• Distribute the plunder of war - Numbers 31:26-29
• Benefits of
  • A second priest, under the high priest - Numbers 3:32; 4:16; 31:6; 1 Chronicles 9:20; 2 Samuel 15:24; 2 Kings 25:18; Luke 3:2

·  MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING

• Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes - 
  2 Chronicles 11:13
• Zeal of, in purging the temple - 2 Chronicles 29:4-17
• Wickedness of - 2 Chronicles 36:14
• Taken with the captivity to Babylon - Jeremiah 29:1
• Return from the captivity - Ezra 1:5; 2:36-39,61,70; 3:8; 7:7; 8:24-30; Nehemiah 7:39-42,63-73; 10:1-8; 12:1-7
• Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives - Ezra 9:1,2; 10:5,18,19; Nehemiah 10:28
• Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices - Ezra 3:1-7
• Supervise the building of the new temple - Ezra 3:8-13
• Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the Messiah
  John 1:19
• Conspire to destroy Jesus - Matthew 26:3-5,14,15,47,51; Mark 14:10,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; Luke 22:2-6,50,54,66-71; 23:1,2; John 11:47; 19:15,16,18
• Put on trial and condemn Jesus - Matthew 26:57-68; 27:1,2; Mark 14:53-65; Luke 22:54-71; 23:13-24; John 18:15-32
• Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus be destroyed - Matthew 27:20; Mark 15:11; Luke 23:18
• Persecute the disciples - Acts 22:5
• Reprove and threaten Peter and John - Acts 4:6-21; 5:17-41
• Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen
  Acts 6:12-15; 7
• Paul brought before - Acts 22:30; 23:1-5
• Corrupt - Jeremiah 23:11,12; Ezekiel 22:26; Luke 10:31
• Instances of
  • Eli’s sons - 1 Samuel 2:12-17,22
  • Of the captivity - Ezra 9:1,2; 10:18-22; Nehemiah 13:4-9,13,28,29
  • Zealous - 1 Chronicles 9:10-13
  • Priestly office performed by prophets - 1 Samuel 16:5