Commandments About Priest
29 biblical commandments from the Torah related to priest.
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The priests must bless the Israelite nation daily
Numbers 6:23
"Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, 'Thus you shall bless the sons of Israel. You shall say to them:
The high priest must not marry a widow
Leviticus 21:14
'A widow, or a divorced woman, or one who is profaned by harlotry, these he may not take; but rather he is to marry a virgin of his own people,
The high priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage
Leviticus 21:15
so that he will not profane his offspring among his people; for I am the LORD who sanctifies him.'"
The high priest must marry a virgin maiden
Leviticus 21:13
'He shall take a wife in her virginity.
A priest must not marry a divorcee
Leviticus 21:7
'They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
A priest must not marry a woman who has had a forbidden sexual relationship
Leviticus 21:7
'They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
A priest must not marry a desecrated woman
Leviticus 21:7
'They shall not take a woman who is profaned by harlotry, nor shall they take a woman divorced from her husband; for he is holy to his God.
The Levite must set aside a tenth of his tithe for the priest
Numbers 18:26
"Moreover, you shall speak to the Levites and say to them, 'When you take from the sons of Israel the tithe which I have given you from them for your inheritance, then you shall present an offering from it to the LORD, a tithe of the tithe.
Redeem firstborn sons and give the money to a priest
Numbers 18:15
"Every first issue of the womb of all flesh, whether man or animal, which they offer to the LORD, shall be yours; nevertheless the firstborn of man you shall surely redeem, and the firstborn of unclean animals you shall redeem.
No Levite must do the work of either another priest or another Levite
Numbers 18:3
"And they shall thus attend to your obligation and the obligation of all the tent, but they shall not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.
Dedicate the priest for service
Leviticus 21:8
'You shall consecrate him, therefore, for he offers the food of your God; he shall be holy to you; for I the LORD, who sanctifies you, am holy.
The work of the priests' shifts must be equal during holidays
Deuteronomy 18:6
"Now if a Levite comes from any of your towns throughout Israel where he resides, and comes whenever he desires to the place which the LORD chooses,
The priests must wear their priestly garments during service
Exodus 28:2
"You shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty.
Do not tear the priestly garments
Exodus 28:32
"There shall be an opening at its top in the middle of it; around its opening there shall be a binding of woven work, like the opening of a coat of mail, so that it will not be torn.
A priest must not enter the Temple intoxicated
Leviticus 10:9
"Do not drink wine or strong drink, neither you nor your sons with you, when you come into the tent of meeting, so that you will not die--it is a perpetual statute throughout your generations--
A priest must not enter the Temple with his head uncovered
Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, "Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which the LORD has brought about.
A priest must not enter the Temple with torn clothes
Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses said to Aaron and to his sons Eleazar and Ithamar,"Do not uncover your heads nor tear your clothes, so that you will not die and that He will not become wrathful against all the congregation. But your kinsmen, the whole house of Israel, shall bewail the burning which the LORD has brought about.
A priest must not enter the sanctuary of the Temple indiscriminately
Leviticus 16:2
The LORD said to Moses: "Tell your brother Aaron that he shall not enter at any time into the holy place inside the veil, before the mercy seat which is on the ark, or he will die; for I will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.
A priest must not leave the Temple during service
Leviticus 10:7
"You shall not even go out from the doorway of the tent of meeting, or you will die; for the LORD'S anointing oil is upon you." So they did according to the word of Moses.
Impure priests must not do service in the Temple
Leviticus 22:2
"Tell Aaron and his sons to be careful with the holy gifts of the sons of Israel, which they dedicate to Me, so as not to profane My holy name; I am the LORD.
An impure priest, following immersion, shall not serve until after sundown
Leviticus 21:6
'They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the LORD, the food of their God; so they shall be holy.
A priest must wash his hands and feet before service
Exodus 30:19
"Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet from it;
A priest with a physical blemish must not enter the sanctuary or approach the altar
Leviticus 21:23
only he shall not go in to the veil or come near the altar because he has a defect, so that he will not profane My sanctuaries. For I am the LORD who sanctifies them.'"
A priest with a physical blemish must not serve
Leviticus 21:17
"Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the food of his God.
A priest with a temporary blemish must not serve
Leviticus 21:17
"Speak to Aaron, saying, 'No man of your offspring throughout their generations who has a defect shall approach to offer the food of his God.
One who is not a priest must not serve
Numbers 18:4
"They shall be joined with you and attend to the obligations of the tent of meeting, for all the service of the tent; but an outsider may not come near you.
The high priest must not defile himself for any relative
Leviticus 21:11
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
The high priest must not enter under the same roof as a corpse
Leviticus 21:11
nor shall he approach any dead person, nor defile himself even for his father or his mother;
A priest must not defile himself (by going to funerals or cemeteries) for anyone except relatives
Leviticus 21:1
Then the LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: 'No one shall defile himself for a dead person among his people,