Deuteronomy 10:8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

Time the lord

Bear

To stand

Romans 12:7

To bless

General references

Numbers 6:23

Deuteronomy 18:5

Bible References

Time the lord

“This is what you are to do for them to consecrate them to serve Me as priests. Take a young bull and two unblemished rams,

He also put the turban on his head and placed the gold medallion, the holy diadem, on the front of the turban, as the Lord had commanded Moses.

But the Levites were not registered with them by their ancestral tribe.

Isn’t it enough for you that the God of Israel has separated you from the Israelite community to bring you near to Himself, to perform the work at the Lord’s tabernacle, and to stand before the community to minister to them?

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. I appointed you that you should go out and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

As they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for Me Barnabas and Saul for the work I have called them to.”

Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle

and singled out for God’s good news—

Therefore, come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you.

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

Bear

Their duties involved the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, the sanctuary utensils that were used with these, and the screen

—and all the work relating to them.

“Aaron and his sons are to finish covering the holy objects and all their equipment whenever the camp is to move on. The Kohathites will come and carry them, but they are not to touch the holy objects or they will die. These are the transportation duties of the Kohathites regarding the tent of meeting.

All the elders of Israel came, and the priests picked up the ark.

He said to them, “You are the heads of the Levite families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves so that you may bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel to the place I have prepared for it.

Also, the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the equipment for its service”—

All the elders of Israel came, and the Levites picked up the ark.

To stand

For Yahweh your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in His name from now on.

My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burners of incense.”

Lift up your hands in the holy place
and praise the Lord!

who stand in the house of Yahweh,
in the courts of the house of our God.

Therefore, this is what the Lord says:

If you return, I will restore you;
you will stand in My presence.
And if you speak noble words,
rather than worthless ones,
you will be My spokesman.
It is they who must return to you;
you must not return to them.

Yet they will occupy My sanctuary, serving as guards at the temple gates and ministering at the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and will stand before them to serve them.

if service, in service;
if teaching, in teaching;

To bless

Then the priests, the sons of Levi, will come forward, for Yahweh your God has chosen them to serve Him and pronounce blessings in His name, and they are to give a ruling in every dispute and case of assault.

Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them. He came down after sacrificing the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the fellowship offering.

“Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

Then the priests and the Levites stood to bless the people, and God heard their voice, and their prayer came into His holy dwelling place in heaven.

General references

“Tell Aaron and his sons how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

For Yahweh your God has chosen him and his sons from all your tribes to stand and minister in His name from now on.