Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the LORD thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the LORD; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:
By their word
General references
Bible References
For them
Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to serve Him and to bless in His name until this day.
Deuteronomy 18:5
For the Lord your God has chosen him, him and his sons from all your tribes, to stand and serve in the name of the Lord forever.
Numbers 6:22
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying,
1 Chronicles 23:13
The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron was set apart to consecrate him as most holy, he and his sons forever, to burn incense before the Lord, attend to His service, and to bless [worshipers] in His name forever.
By their word
Deuteronomy 17:8
“If any case is too difficult for you to judge—between one kind of homicide and another, between one kind of lawsuit and another, between one kind of assault and another, being controversial issues in your courts—then you shall arise and go to the place which the Lord your God chooses.
Malachi 2:7
For the lips of the priest should guard and preserve knowledge [of My law], and the people should seek instruction from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
General references
Numbers 6:23
“Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the Israelites. Say to them:
Deuteronomy 19:17
then both parties to the controversy shall stand before the Lord, before the priests and the judges who will be in office at that time.