Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

Flayed them

Bible References

The priests

2 Chronicles 29:22
So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
2 Chronicles 30:16
They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the law of Moses, the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood received from the hand of the Levites,
Leviticus 1:5
He is to slaughter the bull before the Lord; Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar that is at the entrance to the tent of meeting.
Numbers 18:3
They are to perform duties for you and for the whole tent. They must not come near the sanctuary equipment or the altar; otherwise, both they and you will die.
Hebrews 9:21
In the same way, he sprinkled the tabernacle and all the articles of worship with blood.

Flayed them

2 Chronicles 29:34
However, since there were not enough priests, they weren’t able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.

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