Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Ark of the covenant » Profanation of, punished
Then God smote those of Bethshemesh because they had looked at the ark of the LORD; he smote fifty thousand of the people and seventy principal men. And the people lamented because the LORD had smitten the people with such a great slaughter.
And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary and all the vessels of the sanctuary when the camp is to set forward, after that, the sons of Kohath shall come to bear it, but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest they die. These things are the burden of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the testimony.
When the camp is to be moved, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil and cover the ark of testimony with it
for because ye did not do it thus at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us because we did not seek him according to his ordinance.
Disobedience to God » Instances of » Of priests, in not performing their functions after the due order
for because ye did not do it thus at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us because we did not seek him according to his ordinance.
Form » In religious service
for because ye did not do it thus at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us because we did not seek him according to his ordinance. So the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.
But the priests were too few so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings; therefore, their brethren, the Levites, helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.