PRIEST in the Bible

-BEFORE MOSES -Melchizedek ; ,10,11; 6:20; 7:1-21 -Jethro -Priests in Israel before the giving of the law ,24 -Called "angel," -THE TIME OF MOSES -4; 29:9,44; ; 18:7; -Hereditary, descent of office ; 28:43; 29:9 -Consecration of -9,19-35; 40:12-16; -23; 8:6-35; -Is holy ,7; 22:9,16 -Ablutions of -32; -See CONSECRATION OF, above -Must be without blemish -23 -Vestments of -43; 39:1-29; ,11; 8:13; -19 -Don vestments in the temple area ; 44:19 -Atonement for ,24; -Defilement and purification of ,26 -Marriage of -15; -Chambers for, in the temple area ,46 -Exempt from tax -Armed and organized for war at the time of the disaffection toward Saul ,28 -Beard and hair of -Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of -19; 28:13,21; ; 31:2; 35:4,5; -39; -Chosen by lot ,9,23 -Usurpations of office of ; 16; 18:7; -Priests who were not from the sons of Levi were appointed by Jeroboam ; 13:33 -See LEVITES -See MINISTERS -DUTIES OF -To offer sacrifices -17; 2:2,16; 3:5,11,13,16; 4:5-12,17,25,26,30-35; ; ; 29:34; 35:11-14; ; -See OFFERINGS -To offer the firstfruits ,11; ,4 -Pronounce benedictions -27; ; -Teach the law ; ; 27:14; 31:9-13; 33:10; ; -Light the lamps in the tabernacle ,21; ; ,4 -Keep the sacred fire always burning ,13 -To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary -Responsible for the sanctuary -15; 18:1,5,7 -To act as scribes -6; -Be present at and supervise the tithing -Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle -10; 31:6; JOS 6; -Examine lepers -See LEPROSY -Purify the unclean -See DEFILEMENT -Valuate things devoted ,12 -Officiate in the Holy Place -Chiefs of Levites ,32; 4:19,28,33; -To act as magistrates -31; -13; 19:17; 21:5; ; ,24 -To encourage the army on the eve of battle -4 -Carry the ark of the covenant -Through the Jordan River JOS 3; 4:15-18 -In battle -5 -BENEFITS OF -No part of the land of Canaan allowed to ; ; 14:27; 18:1,2; ,33; 14:3; 18:7; -Provided with cities and suburbs -34; -8; -4,13-19,41,42; -60; ,20; -6; 48:8-20 -Own lands sanctified to the Lord -Tithes of the tithes -18,26-32; -Part of the plunder of war, including captives -29 -Firstfruits ; 24:9; ,13,17,18; -5; -Redemption money -Of the firstborn -51; 18:15,16 -Things devoted ; ,10; 18:14 -Fines ; 22:14; -Trespass money and other trepass offerings ,18; ; -The shewbread ; -9; ; 13:11; ; ; -Portions of sacrifices and offerings -34; ,3,9,10; 5:12,13,16; 6:15-18,26; 7:6-10,31-34; 10:12-14; 14:12,13; ,20; 18:8-19; -5; ,14; -31; 45:1-4; -Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests -19 -Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiel' s vision -14 -For the sustenance of their families -13; ,19 -FIGURATIVE ; ; ; ; 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 -15; -For qualifications, consecration, etc -See under the general topic above, PRIEST, MOSAIC INSTITUTION OF -Vestments of -43; 39:1-31; -9 -Respect due to -DUTIES OF -Had charge of the sanctuary and altar ,5,7 -To offer sacrifices ; 8:3 -To designate subordinate priests for duty ; -To officiate in consecrations of Levites -21 -To have charge of the treasury ; 22:4; -14; 34:9 -To light the lamps of the tabernacle ,21; 30:8; ,4; -To burn incense ,8; ; -To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath -To offer for his own sins of ignorance -12 -On the Day of Atonement ; LEV 16; ; 9:7,22,23 -Judicial ; -13; ; ; ,50,57,62; -28; 23:1-5 -To count the people -Officiate at the choice of a ruler ,19,21 -Distribute the plunder of war -29 -Benefits of -See PRIEST, BENEFITS OF, above -A second priest, under the high priest ; 4:16; 31:6; ; ; ; -MISCELLANEOUS FACTS CONCERNING -Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes -Zeal of, in purging the temple -17 -Wickedness of -Taken with the captivity to Babylon -Return from the captivity ; 2:36-39,61,70; 3:8; 7:7; 8:24-30; -42,63-73; 10:1-8; 12:1-7 -Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives ,2; 10:5,18,19; -Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices -7 -Supervise the building of the new temple -13 -Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the Messiah -Conspire to destroy Jesus -5,14,15,47,51; ,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; -6,50,54,66-71; 23:1,2; ; 19:15,16,18 -Put on trial and condemn Jesus -68; 27:1,2; -65; -71; 23:13-24; -32 -Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus be destroyed ; ; -Persecute the disciples -Reprove and threaten Peter and John -21; 5:17-41 -Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen -15; 7 -Paul brought before ; 23:1-5 -Corrupt ,12; ; -Instances of -Eli' s sons -17,22 -Of the captivity ,2; 10:18-22; -9,13,28,29 -Zealous -13 -Priestly office performed by prophets