Deuteronomy 10:8

Conclusion Of The Historical Resume

⁷ From there they traveled to Gudgodah, and from Gudgodah to Jotbathah, a place of flowing streams. ⁸ At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord's covenant, to stand before the Lord to serve him, and to formulate blessings in his name, as they do to this very day. ⁹ Therefore Levi has no allotment or inheritance among his brothers; the Lord is his inheritance just as the Lord your God told him.

Ark of the Covenant

Ark of the Lord

Carry the Ark

Covenant of the Lord

Set Apart

Stand Before the Lord

This Very Day

To This Day

Until This Day

Jehovah

Levi

Deuteronomy 18:5

For the Lord your God has chosen them and their sons from all your tribes to stand and serve in his name permanently.

Deuteronomy 21:5

Then the Levitical priests will approach (for the Lord your God has chosen them to serve him and to pronounce blessings in his name, and to decide every judicial verdict)

Leviticus 9:22

Then Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and blessed them and descended from making the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering.

Numbers 3:6

"Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may serve him.

Numbers 4:15

"When Aaron and his sons have finished covering the sanctuary and all the furnishings of the sanctuary, when the camp is ready to journey, then the Kohathites will come to carry them; but they must not touch any holy thing, or they will die. These are the responsibilities of the Kohathites with the tent of meeting.

Numbers 6:23-26

"Tell Aaron and his sons, 'This is the way you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:

Exodus 29:1-37

"Now this is what you are to do for them to consecrate them so that they may minister as my priests. Take a young bull and two rams without blemish;

Leviticus 8:9

Finally, he set the turban on his head and attached the gold plate, the holy diadem, to the front of the turban just as the Lord had commanded Moses.

Numbers 1:47-53

But the Levites, according to the tribe of their fathers, were not numbered among them.

Numbers 3:1-4

Now these are the records of Aaron and Moses when the Lord spoke with Moses on Mount Sinai.

Numbers 3:31

Their responsibilities included the ark, the table, the lampstand, the altars, and the utensils of the sanctuary with which they ministered, the curtain, and all their service.

Numbers 8:1-26

The Lord spoke to Moses:

Numbers 16:9-10

Does it seem too small a thing to you that the God of Israel has separated you from the community of Israel to bring you near to himself, to perform the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the community to minister to them?

Numbers 18:1-32

The Lord said to Aaron, "You and your sons and your tribe with you must bear the iniquity of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you must bear the iniquity of your priesthood.

Deuteronomy 17:12

The person who pays no attention to the priest currently serving the Lord your God there, or to the verdict -- that person must die, so that you may purge evil from Israel.

1 Kings 8:3-4

When all Israel's elders had arrived, the priests lifted the ark.

1 Kings 8:6

The priests brought the ark of the Lord's covenant to its assigned place in the inner sanctuary of the temple, in the most holy place, under the wings of the cherubs.

1 Chronicles 15:12-15

He told them: "You are the leaders of the Levites' families. You and your relatives must consecrate yourselves and bring the ark of the Lord God of Israel up to the place I have prepared for it.

1 Chronicles 15:26

When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the Lord's covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

1 Chronicles 23:26

So the Levites no longer need to carry the tabernacle or any of the items used in its service."

2 Chronicles 5:4-5

When all Israel's elders had arrived, the Levites lifted the ark.

2 Chronicles 29:11

My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices."

2 Chronicles 30:27

The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The Lord responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.

Psalm 134:2

Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!

Psalm 135:2

who serve in the Lord's temple, in the courts of the temple of our God.

Jeremiah 15:19

Because of this, the Lord said, "You must repent of such words and thoughts! If you do, I will restore you to the privilege of serving me. If you say what is worthwhile instead of what is worthless, I will again allow you to be my spokesman. They must become as you have been. You must not become like them.

Ezekiel 44:11

Yet they will be ministers in my sanctuary, having oversight at the gates of the temple, and serving the temple. They will slaughter the burnt offerings and the sacrifices for the people, and they will stand before them to minister to them.

Ezekiel 44:15

"'But the Levitical priests, the descendants of Zadok who kept the charge of my sanctuary when the people of Israel went astray from me, will approach me to minister to me; they will stand before me to offer me the fat and the blood, declares the sovereign Lord.

John 15:16

You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.

Acts 13:2

While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them."

Romans 1:1

From Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God.

Romans 12:7

If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;

2 Corinthians 6:17

Therefore "come out from their midst, and be separate," says the Lord, "and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,

Galatians 1:15

But when the one who set me apart from birth and called me by his grace was pleased