PRIESTS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
First notice of persons acting as
During patriarchal age heads of families acted as
After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as
The sons of Aaron appointed as, by perpetual statute
All except seed of Aaron excluded from being
Sanctified by God for the office
Publicly consecrated
Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration
No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated
Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the office
Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services
Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance
Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence
Might purchase and hold other lands in possession
Divided by David into twenty-four courses
The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into 24
Each course of, had its president or chief
Services of, divided by lot
Punishment for invading the office of
On special occasions persons not of Aaron's family acted as
Generally participated in punishment of the people
Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others
Services of, ineffectual for removing sin
CEREMONIES AT CONSECRATION OF
Washing in water
Clothing with the holy garments
Anointing with oil
Offering sacrifices
Purification by blood of the consecration ram
Placing in their hands the wave-offering
Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration
Lasted seven days
GARMENTS OF
The coat or tunic
The girdle
The bonnet
The linen breeches
Worn at consecration
Worn always while engaged in the service of the tabernacle
Worn by the high priest on the day of atonement
Purified by sprinkling of blood
Laid up in holy chambers
Often provided by the people
SERVICES OF
Keeping the charge of the tabernacle
Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal
Offering sacrifices
Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary
Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar
Burning incense
Placing and removing show-bread
Offering first fruits
Blessing the people
Purifying the unclean
Deciding in cases of jealousy
Deciding in cases of leprosy
Judging in cases of controversy
Teaching the law
Blowing the trumpets on various occasions
Carrying the ark
Encouraging the people when they went to war
Valuing things devoted
REVENUES OF
Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites
First-fruits
Redemption-money of the first-born
First-born of animals or their substitutes
First of the wool of sheep
Show-bread after its removal
Part of all sacrifices
All devoted things
All restitutions when the owner could not be found
A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war
SPECIAL LAWS RESPECTING
Not to marry divorced or improper persons
Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of kin
Not to drink wine, &c while attending in the tabernacle
Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn
While unclean could not perform any service
While unclean could not eat of the holy things
No sojourner or hired servant to eat of their portion
All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion
Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their portion
Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things
WERE SOMETIMES
Greedy
Drunken
Profane and wicked
Unjust
Corrupters of the law
Slow to sanctify, themselves for God's services
ILLUSTRATIVE OF