2 Chronicles 13:10

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2 Chronicles 13:8–12 · Berean Standard Bible

8 And now you think you can resist the kingdom of the LORD, which is in the hands of David’s descendants. You are indeed a vast army, and you have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

9 But did you not drive out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites? And did you not make priests for yourselves as do the peoples of other lands? Now whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of things that are not gods.

10 But as for us, the LORD is our God. We have not forsaken Him; the priests who minister to the LORD are sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.

11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.

12 Now behold, God Himself is with us as our head, and His priests with their trumpets sound the battle call against you. O children of Israel, do not fight against the LORD, the God of your fathers, for you will not succeed.”

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2 Chronicles 11:16

Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

2 Chronicles 11:17

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.

Exodus 19:5

Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.

Exodus 19:6

And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”

Zechariah 13:9

This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

Exodus 29:1

“Now this is what you are to do to consecrate Aaron and his sons to serve Me as priests: Take a young bull and two rams without blemish,

Exodus 29:2

along with unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil. Make them out of fine wheat flour,

Exodus 29:3

put them in a basket, and present them in the basket, along with the bull and the two rams.

Exodus 29:4

Then present Aaron and his sons at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting and wash them with water.

Exodus 29:5

Take the garments and clothe Aaron with the tunic, the robe of the ephod, the ephod itself, and the breastplate. Fasten the ephod on him with its woven waistband.

Exodus 29:6

Put the turban on his head and attach the holy diadem to the turban.

Exodus 29:7

Then take the anointing oil and anoint him by pouring it on his head.

Exodus 29:8

Present his sons as well and clothe them with tunics.

Exodus 29:9

Wrap the sashes around Aaron and his sons and tie headbands on them. The priesthood shall be theirs by a permanent statute. In this way you are to ordain Aaron and his sons.

Exodus 29:10

You are to present the bull at the front of the Tent of Meeting, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.

Exodus 29:11

And you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

Exodus 29:12

Take some of the blood of the bull and put it on the horns of the altar with your finger; then pour out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar.

Exodus 29:13

Take all the fat that covers the entrails and the lobe of the liver, and both kidneys with the fat on them, and burn them on the altar.

Exodus 29:14

But burn the flesh of the bull and its hide and dung outside the camp; it is a sin offering.

Exodus 29:15

Take one of the rams, and Aaron and his sons shall lay their hands on its head.

Exodus 29:16

You are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.

Exodus 29:17

Cut the ram into pieces, wash the entrails and legs, and place them with its head and other pieces.

Exodus 29:18

Then burn the entire ram on the altar; it is a burnt offering to the LORD, a pleasing aroma, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Exodus 29:19

Take the second ram, and Aaron and his sons are to lay their hands on its head.

Exodus 29:20

Slaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.

Exodus 29:21

And take some of the blood on the altar and some of the anointing oil and sprinkle it on Aaron and his garments, as well as on his sons and their garments. Then he and his garments will be consecrated, as well as his sons and their garments.

Exodus 29:22

Take the fat from the ram, the fat tail, the fat covering the entrails, the lobe of the liver, both kidneys with the fat on them, and the right thigh (since this is a ram for ordination),

Exodus 29:23

along with one loaf of bread, one cake of bread made with oil, and one wafer from the basket of unleavened bread that is before the LORD.

Exodus 29:24

Put all these in the hands of Aaron and his sons and wave them before the LORD as a wave offering.

Exodus 29:25

Then take them from their hands and burn them on the altar atop the burnt offering as a pleasing aroma before the LORD; it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.

Exodus 29:26

Take the breast of the ram of Aaron’s ordination and wave it before the LORD as a wave offering, and it will be your portion.

Exodus 29:27

Consecrate for Aaron and his sons the breast of the wave offering that is waved and the thigh of the heave offering that is lifted up from the ram of ordination.

Exodus 29:28

This will belong to Aaron and his sons as a regular portion from the Israelites, for it is the heave offering the Israelites will make to the LORD from their peace offerings.

Exodus 29:29

The holy garments that belong to Aaron will belong to his sons after him, so they can be anointed and ordained in them.

Exodus 29:30

The son who succeeds him as priest and enters the Tent of Meeting to minister in the Holy Place must wear them for seven days.

Exodus 29:31

You are to take the ram of ordination and boil its flesh in a holy place.

Exodus 29:32

At the entrance to the Tent of Meeting, Aaron and his sons are to eat the meat of the ram and the bread that is in the basket.

Exodus 29:33

They must eat those things by which atonement was made for their ordination and consecration. But no outsider may eat them, because these things are sacred.

Exodus 29:34

And if any of the meat of ordination or any bread is left until the morning, you are to burn up the remainder. It must not be eaten, because it is sacred.

Exodus 29:35

This is what you are to do for Aaron and his sons based on all that I have commanded you, taking seven days to ordain them.

Exodus 29:36

Sacrifice a bull as a sin offering each day for atonement. Purify the altar by making atonement for it, and anoint it to consecrate it.

Exodus 29:37

For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar and consecrate it. Then the altar will become most holy; whatever touches the altar will be holy.

Numbers 16:40

just as the LORD commanded him through Moses. This was to be a reminder to the Israelites that no outsider who is not a descendant of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the LORD, lest he become like Korah and his followers.

Numbers 18:1

So the LORD said to Aaron, “You and your sons and your father’s house must bear the iniquity involving the sanctuary. And you and your sons alone must bear the iniquity involving your priesthood.

Numbers 18:2

But bring with you also your brothers from the tribe of Levi, the tribe of your father, that they may join you and assist you and your sons before the Tent of the Testimony.

Numbers 18:3

And they shall attend to your duties and to all the duties of the Tent; but they must not come near to the furnishings of the sanctuary or the altar, or both they and you will die.

Numbers 18:4

They are to join you and attend to the duties of the Tent of Meeting, doing all the work at the Tent; but no outsider may come near you.

Numbers 18:5

And you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

Numbers 18:6

Behold, I Myself have selected your fellow Levites from the Israelites as a gift to you, dedicated to the LORD to perform the service for the Tent of Meeting.

Numbers 18:7

But only you and your sons shall attend to your priesthood for everything concerning the altar and what is inside the veil, and you are to perform that service. I am giving you the work of the priesthood as a gift, but any outsider who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”