Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ark of the covenant » Profanation of, punished
But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.
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And after the holy place and all its vessels have been covered up by Aaron and his sons, when the tents of the people go forward, the sons of Kohath are to come and take it up; but the holy things may not be touched by them for fear of death.
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When all the people go forward, Aaron is to go in with his sons, and take down the veil of the curtain, covering the ark of witness with it;
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For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.
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Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order
For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way.
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Form » In religious service
For because you did not take it at the first, the Lord our God sent punishment on us, because we did not get directions from him in the right way. So the priests and the Levites made themselves holy to take up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.
There were not enough priests for the work of cutting up all the burned offerings; so their brothers the Levites gave them help till the work was done and the priests had made themselves holy: for the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.
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