Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy place; that they bear not iniquity, and die: it shall be a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.

Unto the altar

Bible References

Unto the altar

Exodus 20:26
You must not go up to My altar on steps, so that your nakedness is not exposed on it.

Bear not iniquity

Leviticus 5:1
“When someone sins in any of these ways:

If he has seen, heard, or known about something he has witnessed, and did not respond to a public call to testify, he is responsible for his sin.
Leviticus 20:19
You must not have sexual intercourse with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, for it is exposing one’s own blood relative; both people will bear their punishment.
Leviticus 22:9
They must keep My instruction, or they will be guilty and die because they profane it; I am Yahweh who sets them apart.
Numbers 9:13
“But the man who is ceremonially clean, is not on a journey, and yet fails to observe the Passover is to be cut off from his people, because he did not present the Lord’s offering at its appointed time. That man will bear the consequences of his sin.
Numbers 18:22
The Israelites must never again come near the tent of meeting, or they will incur guilt and die.
Matthew 22:12
So he said to him, ‘Friend, how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ The man was speechless.

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