Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness.

Joined unto thee

Bible References

Joined unto thee

Genesis 29:34
She conceived again, gave birth to a son, and said, “At last, my husband will become attached to me because I have borne three sons for him.” Therefore he was named Levi.

But thou

Numbers 3:10
You are to appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out their priestly responsibilities, but any unauthorized person who comes near the sanctuary must be put to death.”
Numbers 4:15
“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.
Numbers 16:40
just as the Lord commanded him through Moses. It was to be a reminder for the Israelites that no unauthorized person outside the lineage of Aaron should approach to offer incense before the Lord and become like Korah and his followers.
Numbers 17:7
Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.
1 Chronicles 16:39
David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeon
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,
Ezekiel 44:15
“But the Levitical priests descended from Zadok, who kept charge of My sanctuary when the Israelites went astray from Me, will approach Me to serve Me. They will stand before Me to offer Me fat and blood.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

General references

Numbers 17:7
Moses placed the staffs before the Lord in the tent of the testimony.
Nehemiah 10:35
We will bring the firstfruits of our land and of every fruit tree to the Lord’s house year by year.
Hebrews 5:4
No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.

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