but ye shall receive power of the holy ghost which shall come on you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jerusalem, and in all Jewry, and in Samaria, and even unto the world's end." Verse Concepts

Acts 1:21-22

Wherefore of these men which have companied with us - all the time that the Lord Jesus went out and in among us, beginning at the baptism of John unto that same day that he was taken up from us - must one be ordained to bear witness with us of his resurrection."

Acts 2:32

This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. Verse Concepts

Acts 3:15

and killed the Lord of life whom God hath raised from death, of the which we are witnesses: Verse Concepts

Acts 4:33

And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus. And great grace was with them all. Verse Concepts

Acts 5:32

And we are his records as concerning these things: and also the holy ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him." Verse Concepts

Acts 10:39-41

And we are witnesses of all things which he did in the land of the Jews and at Jerusalem: whom they slew, and hung on tree. Him God raised up the third day, and showed him openly, not to all the people, but unto us witnesses chosen before of God, which ate and drank with him, after he arose from death.

Acts 13:31

and he was seen many days of them, which came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem which are his witnesses unto the people. Verse Concepts

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2 Peter 1:16

For we followed not deceitful fables when we opened unto you the power, and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but with our eyes we saw his majesty: Verse Concepts

2 Peter 1:18

This voice we heard when it came from heaven, being with him in the holy mount. Verse Concepts

1 John 1:1-3

That which was from the beginning, declare we unto you; which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the word of life. For the life appeared: and we have seen, and bear witness, and show unto you that eternal life, which was with the father, and appeared unto us. That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye may have fellowship with us, and that our fellowship may be with the father, and his son Jesus Christ.

Business life » Employers » Duties of » Prompt payment of wages

Leviticus 19:13

Thou shalt not beguile thy neighbour with cavillations, neither rob him violently, neither shall the workman's labour abide with thee until the morning. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 24:15

Give him his hire the same day, and let not the sun go down thereon. For he is needy and therewith sustaineth his life, lest he cry against thee unto the LORD and it be sin unto thee. Verse Concepts

Business life » Duties of » Faithfulness

Colossians 3:22

Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God. Verse Concepts

Business life » Duties of » Respect for masters

1 Timothy 6:1

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of. Verse Concepts

Business life » Duties of » Obedience

Ephesians 6:5

Business life » Duties of » Patience in hard places

1 Peter 2:18

Servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward. Verse Concepts

Business life » Duties of » Desire to please

Titus 2:9

The servants exhort to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please in all things, not answering again, Verse Concepts

Eleazar (eleazer) » Son of aaron » Duties of

Numbers 4:16

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, shall have the charge to prepare oil for the lights and sweet cense, and the daily meat offering and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the dwelling and of all that therein is, both over the sanctuary and over all that pertaineth thereto." Verse Concepts

Employees » Duties of » Faithfulness

Colossians 3:22

Servants, be obedient unto your bodily masters in all things: not with eye service as men pleasers, but in singleness of heart fearing God. Verse Concepts

Employees » Duties of » Respect for masters

1 Timothy 6:1

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God, and his doctrine be not evil spoken of. Verse Concepts

Employees » Duties of » Obedience

Ephesians 6:5

Employees » Duties of » Patience in hard places

1 Peter 2:18

Servants obey your masters with all fear, not only if they be good and courteous: but also though they be froward. Verse Concepts

Employees » Duties of » Desire to please

Titus 2:9

The servants exhort to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please in all things, not answering again, Verse Concepts

Employers » Duties of » Just dealing

Colossians 4:1

Ye masters do unto your servants that which is just and equal, seeing ye know that ye have also a master in heaven. Verse Concepts

Employers » Duties of » Refraining from threats

Ephesians 6:9

And ye masters, do even the same things unto them, putting away threatenings: and remember that even your master also is in heaven, neither is there any respect of person with him. Verse Concepts

Employers » Duties of » Consideration for employees

Job 31:13-14

Did I ever think scorn to do right unto my servants and maidens, when they had any matter against me? But seeing that God will sit in judgment, what shall I do? And for so much as he will needs visit me, what answer shall I give him?

Fathers » Duties of » Instruction of children

John 21:15

When they had dined, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon the son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these?" He said unto him, "Yea Lord, thou knowest, that I love thee." He said unto him, "Feed my lambs." Verse Concepts

Proverbs 22:6

If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 4:9

Deuteronomy 6:7

And thou shalt whet them on thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house and as thou walkest by the way; and when thou liest down and when thou risest up. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 11:19

and teach them your children: so that thou talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down and when thou risest up: Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 31:13

and that their children which know nothing may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it." Verse Concepts

Psalm 78:5

He made a covenant with Jacob, and gave Israel a law, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children, Verse Concepts

Isaiah 28:9

Whom then shall such one teach knowledge? And whom shall he make to understand the thing that he heareth? For they are as ignorant as young children, which are weeded from suck or taken from the breasts. Verse Concepts

Fathers » Duties of » The correction of children

Proverbs 22:15

Proverbs 19:18

Proverbs 23:13

Proverbs 13:24

Fathers » Duties of » To teach

Deuteronomy 6:7

And thou shalt whet them on thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou art at home in thine house and as thou walkest by the way; and when thou liest down and when thou risest up. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 6:20

When thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, 'What meaneth the witnesses, ordinances and laws which the LORD our God hath commanded you?' Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 21:19

Then let his father and his mother take him and bring him out unto the elders of that city and unto the gate of that same place, Verse Concepts

Fathers » Duties of » To train

Proverbs 22:6

If thou teachest a child in his youth what way he should go; he shall not leave it when he is old. Verse Concepts

Isaiah 38:19

but the living, yea the living acknowledge thee, like as I do this day. The father telleth his children of thy faithfulness. Verse Concepts

Lamentations 2:19

{Kuf} Stand up and make thy prayer in the first watch of the night; pour out thine heart like water before the LORD. Lift up thine hands for the lives of thy young children that die of hunger in the streets. Verse Concepts

Fathers » Duties of » To nurture

Ephesians 6:4

And ye fathers, move not your children to wrath: but bring them up with the nurture and information of the Lord. Verse Concepts

Colossians 3:21

Fathers » Duties of » To control

1 Timothy 3:4

and one that ruleth his own house honestly, having children under obedience, with all honesty. Verse Concepts

1 Timothy 3:12

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife and such as rule their children well, and their own households. Verse Concepts

Fathers » Duties of » To provide for

2 Corinthians 12:14

Fathers » Duties of » To love

Titus 2:4

The high priest » Duties of » Presiding in the superior court

Acts 23:1-5

Paul beheld the council and said, "Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day." The high priest Ananias commanded them that stood by, to smite him on the mouth. Then said Paul to him, "God shall smite thee, thou painted wall. Sittest thou and judgest me after the law: and commandest me to be smitten contrary to the law?" read more.
And they that stood by said, "Revilest thou God's high priest?" Then said Paul, "I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest. For it is written, 'Thou shalt not curse the ruler of thy people.'"

Matthew 26:3

Then assembled together the chief priests and the scribes and the elders of the people into the palace of the high priest, called Caiaphas: Verse Concepts

Matthew 26:57-62

And they took Jesus and led him to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. And Peter followed him afar off, unto the high priest's place: and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end. The chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, for to put him to death, read more.
but found none: insomuch that when many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses, and said, "This fellow said, I can destroy the temple of God, and build the it again in three days." And the chief priest arose, and said to him, "Answerest thou nothing? How is it that these bear witness against thee?"

Acts 5:21-28

When they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morning and taught. The chief priest came and they that were with him and called a council together, and all the elders of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to fetch them. When the ministers came and found them not in the prison, they returned and told, saying, "The prison found we shut as sure as was possible and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened we found no man within." read more.
When the chief priest of all and the ruler of the temple and the high priests heard these things, they doubted of them whereunto this would grow. Then came one and showed them, "Behold, the men that ye put in prison stand in the temple, and teach the people." Then went the ruler of the temple with ministers, and brought them without violence. For they feared the people lest they should have been stoned. And when they had brought them, they set them before the council. And the chief priest asked them, saying, "Did not we straitly command you that ye should not teach in this name? And behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and ye intend to bring this man's blood upon us."

The high priest » Duties of » Enquiring of God by urim and thummim

1 Samuel 30:7-8

But David took a good courage to him in the LORD his God and said to Abiathar the priest, Ahimelech's son, "Bring me the ephod." And Abiathar brought the ephod to David. And David asked the LORD, saying, "Shall I follow after this company? And shall I overtake them?" And he said to him, "Follow, for thou shalt overtake them and recover the prey."

1 Samuel 23:9-12

But David had knowledge that Saul imagined mischief against him, and said therefore to Abiathar the priest, "Bring the ephod." Then said David, "O LORD God of Israel, thy servant heareth that Saul is about to come to Keilah to destroy the city for my sake. Will the men of Keilah deliver me into his hand? Or will Saul come as thy servant heareth say? LORD God of Israel, tell thy servant." And the LORD said, "He will come." read more.
Then said David, "Will the men of Keilah deliver me and my men into the hand of Saul?" And the LORD said, "They will deliver you."

The high priest » Duties of » Taking charge of money collected in the sacred treasury

2 Kings 12:10

And when they saw that there was much money in the coffer, the king's scribe and the high priest came, and knit up the money that was found in the house of the LORD, after they had told it. Verse Concepts

2 Kings 22:4

"Go to Hilkiah the high priest, and let him sum the silver that is brought into the house of the LORD, which the keepers of the doors have gathered of the people; Verse Concepts

The high priest » Duties of » Bearing before the lord the names of israel for a memorial

Exodus 28:29

"And Aaron shall bear the names of the children Israel in the breastlap of example upon his heart, when he goeth into the holy place, for a remembrance before the LORD always. Verse Concepts

Exodus 28:12

And thou shalt put the two stones upon the two shoulders of the ephod, and they shall be stones of remembrance unto the children of Israel. And Aaron shall bear their names before the LORD upon his two shoulders for a remembrance. Verse Concepts

The high priest » Duties of » Making atonement in the most holy place once a year

Hebrews 9:7

But into the second went the high priest alone, once every year: and not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the ignorance of the people. Verse Concepts

The high priest » Duties of » Lighting the sacred lamps

Exodus 30:8

and likewise at even when he setteth up the lamps he shall burn cense perpetually before the LORD throughout your generations. Verse Concepts

Numbers 8:3

And Aaron did even so, and put the lamps upon the forefront of the candlestick, as the LORD commanded Moses,

The high priest » Duties of » Blessing the people

Leviticus 9:22-23

And Aaron lift up his hand over the people and blessed them, and came down from offering of sin offerings, burnt offerings and peace offerings. Then Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of witness and came out again and blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.

The high priest » Duties of » Consecrating the levites

Numbers 9:11-21

the fourteenth day of the second month at even, and eat it with sweet bread and sour herbs, and let them leave none of it unto the morning nor break any bone of it. And according to all the ordinance of the Passover let them offer it. But if a man be clean and not let in a journey, and yet was negligent to offer Passover, the same soul shall perish from his people, because he brought not an offering unto the LORD in his due season: and he shall bear his sin. read more.
And when a stranger dwelleth among you and will offer Passover unto the LORD, according to the ordinance of Passover and manner thereof shall he offer it. And ye shall have one law both for the stranger and for him that was born at home in the land.'" And the same day that the habitation was reared up, a cloud covered it on high upon the tabernacle of witness: and at even there was upon the habitation, as it were the similitude of fire until the morning. And so it was always, that the cloud covered it by day, and the similitude of fire by night. And when the cloud was taken up from of the tabernacle, then the children of Israel journeyed: and where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents. At the mouth of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the mouth of the LORD they pitched. And as long as the cloud abode upon the habitation, they lay still, and when the cloud tarried still upon the habitation a long time, the children of Israel waited upon the LORD and journeyed not. If it chanced that the cloud abode any space of time upon the habitation, then they kept their tents at the mouth of the LORD: and they journeyed also at the commandment of the LORD. And if it happened that the cloud was upon the habitation from evening unto morning and was taken up in the morning, then they journeyed. Whether it was by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed.

The high priest » Duties of » Appointing priests to offices

1 Samuel 2:36

And they that are left in thine house, shall come and crouch to him for a little piece of silver and a cake of bread, and shall say: put me, I pray thee, in one office or other among the priests, that I may eat a morsel of bread.'" Verse Concepts

The high priest » Duties of » Taking the census of the people

Numbers 1:3

from twenty years and above: even all that are able to go forth into war in Israel, thou and Aaron shall number them in their armies. Verse Concepts

The high priest » Duties of » Offering gifts and sacrifices

Hebrews 5:1

For every high priest that is taken from among men is ordained for men, in things pertaining to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins: Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » To offer sacrifices

Leviticus 3:13

and put his hand upon the head of it and kill it before the tabernacle of witness, and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 4:17

and shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD: even before the veil. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 3:5

And Aaron's sons shall burn them upon the altar with the burnt sacrifice which is upon the wood on the fire. That is a sacrifice of a sweet savour unto the LORD. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 3:16

And the priest shall burn them upon the alter to feed the LORD's sacrifice withal and to make a sweet savour. And thus shall all the fat be the LORD's, Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 29:34

But the priests were too few, and were not able to slay all the burnt offerings. Wherefore their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended, and until the priests were sanctified. For the Levites were purer-hearted to sanctify themselves then the priests. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 13:11

burning unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet cense: and the shewbread put in order upon a pure table: and the candlestick of gold with the lamps of the same, to be lighted every evening. For we keep the watch of the LORD our God: but ye have forsaken him. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 2:2

and shall bring it unto Aaron's sons, the priests. And one of them shall take thereout his handful of the flour, and of the oil with all the frankincense, and burn it for a memorial upon the altar: an offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD. Verse Concepts

1 Chronicles 16:40

to offer burnt offerings unto the LORD upon the burnt offering altar perpetually at morning and evening, according to all that is written in the law of the LORD which he commanded Israel. Verse Concepts

Ezra 6:20

for the priests and Levites had purified themselves, so that they were all clean as one man, and killed Passover for all the children of the captivity, and for their brethren the priests, and for themselves. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 1:4-17

And let him put his hand upon the head of the burnt sacrifice, and favour shall be given him to make an atonement for him, and let him kill the ox before the LORD. And let the priests, Aaron's sons, bring the blood and let them sprinkle it round about upon the altar that is before the door of the tabernacle of witness. And let the burnt offerings be stripped and hewed in pieces. read more.
And then let the sons of Aaron the priest put fire upon the altar, and put wood upon the fire, and let them lay the pieces with the head and the fat, upon the wood that is on the fire in the altar. But the inwards and the legs they shall wash in water, and the priest shall burn altogether upon the altar, that it be a burnt sacrifice, and an offering of a sweet odour unto the LORD. "'If he will offer a burnt sacrifice of the sheep whether it be of the lambs or of the goats: he shall offer a male without blemish. And let him kill it on the north side of the altar, before the LORD. And let the priests, Aaron's sons, sprinkle the blood of it, round about upon the altar. And let it be cut in pieces: even with his head and his fat, and let the priest put them upon the wood that lieth upon the fire in the altar. But let him wash the inwards and the legs with water, and then bring altogether and burn it upon the altar: that is a burnt offering and a sacrifice of sweet savour unto the LORD. "'If he will offer a burnt offering of the fowls unto the LORD, he shall offer either of the turtle doves or of the young pigeons. And the priest shall bring it unto the altar, and wring the neck asunder of it, and burn it on the altar, and let the blood run out upon the sides of the altar, and pluck away his crop and his feathers, and cast them beside the altar on the east part upon the heap of ashes, and break his wings, but pluck them not asunder. And then let the priest burn it upon the altar, even upon the wood that lieth upon the fire, a burnt sacrifice and an offering of a sweet savour unto the LORD.'"

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Leviticus 2:16

And the priest shall burn part of the beaten corn and part of that oil, with all the frankincense, for a remembrance. That is an offering unto the LORD."'

Leviticus 3:11

And the priest shall burn them upon the altar to feed the LORD's offering withal."' Verse Concepts

Leviticus 4:5-12

And the priest that is anointed shall take of the ox's blood, and bring it into the tabernacle of witness, and shall dip his finger in the blood and sprinkle thereof seven times before the LORD: even before the hanging of the holy place. And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet cense before the LORD which is in the tabernacle of witness, and shall pour all the blood of the ox upon the bottom of the altar of burnt offerings which is by the door of the tabernacle of witness. read more.
And he shall take away all the fat of the ox that is the sin offering: the fat that covereth the inwards and all the fat that is about them, and the two kidneys with the fat that lieth upon them and upon the loins, and the caul upon the liver let them take away also with the kidneys: as it was taken from the ox of the peace offering, and let the priest burn them upon the altar of burnt offerings. But the skin of the ox and all his flesh with his head, his legs, his inwards with his dung, shall he carry altogether out of the host unto a clean place: even where the ashes are poured out, and burn him on wood with fire: even upon the heap of ashes.

Leviticus 4:25-26

Then let the priest take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the burnt offering altar, and pour his blood upon the bottom of the burnt offering altar and burn all his fat upon the altar, as he doth the fat of the peace offerings. And the priest shall make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and so it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:30-35

And the priest shall take of the blood with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the burnt offering altar, and pour all the blood upon the bottom of the altar, and shall take away all his fat as the fat of the peace offerings is taken away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD, and the priest shall make an atonement for him and it shall be forgiven him. "'If he bring a sheep, and offer it for a sin offering, he shall bring a ewe without blemish, read more.
and lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay it in the place where the burnt offerings are slain. And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the burnt offering altar, and shall pour all the blood thereof unto the bottom of the altar. And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the sheep of the peace offerings was taken away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar for the LORD's sacrifice, and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin, and it shall be forgiven him."'

2 Chronicles 35:11-14

And they slew Passover: and the priests sprinkled the blood, receiving it of the Levites, and the Levites stripped the beasts. And they fetched away the burnt offerings, to give them unto the common people as they were divided by ancient houses, for to offer unto the LORD; like as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen too. And they dressed the Passover with fire as the manner was. But the other hallowed, dedicated beasts they sod in pots, cauldrons and pans and divided them quickly among all the common people. read more.
And afterward they made ready for themselves and for the priests and for the children of Aaron, which were busied in offering of burnt offerings and the fat until night. And therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

Hebrews 10:11

And every priest is ready daily ministering, and often times offereth one manner of offering, which can never take away sins: Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » To act as magistrates

Deuteronomy 21:5

Then let the priests the sons of Levi come forth - for the LORD thy God hath chosen them to minister and to bless in the name of the LORD and therefore at their mouth shall all strife and plague be tried. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 17:8-13

If a matter be too hard for thee in judgment between blood and blood, plea and plea, stroke and stroke in matters of strife within thy cities: Then arise and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen, and go unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and ask, and they shall show thee how to judge. And see that thou do according to that which they of that place which the LORD hath chosen show thee, and see that thou observe to do according to all that they inform thee. read more.
According to the law which they teach thee and manner of judgment which they tell thee, see that thou do and that thou bow not from that which they show thee, neither to the righthand nor to the left. And that man that will do presumptuously, so that he will not hearken unto the priest that standeth there to minister unto the LORD thy God or unto the judge, shall die: and so thou shalt put away evil from Israel. And all the people shall hear and shall fear, and shall do no more presumptuously.

2 Chronicles 19:8

Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and of the priests and of the ancient heads of Israel, over the customs of the LORD and causes of strife. And then they returned again to Jerusalem. Verse Concepts

Ezekiel 44:23-24

They shall show my people the difference between the holy and unholy, betwixt the clean and unclean. If any discord arise, they shall discern it, and give sentence after my judgments. My solemn feasts, my laws and ordinances shall they keep, and hallow my Sabbaths.

Numbers 5:14-31

and the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him and he is jealous over his wife, and she defiled; or haply the spirit of jealousy cometh upon him, and he is jealous over his wife and she yet undefiled. Then let her husband bring her unto the priest and bring an offering for her: the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal, but shall pour none oil thereunto, nor put frankincense thereon: for it is an offering of jealousy, and an offering that maketh remembrance of sin. "'And let the priest bring her and set her before the LORD, read more.
and let him take holy water in an earthen vessel and of the dust that is in the floor of the habitation, and put it into the water. And the priest shall set the wife before the LORD and uncover her head, and put the memorial of the offering in her hands which is the jealousy offering, and the priest shall have bitter and cursing water in his hand, and he shall conjure her and shall say unto her: If no man have lain with thee, neither hast gone aside and defiled thyself behind thy husband, then have thou no harm of this bitter, cursing water. But and if thou hast gone aside behind thine husband and art defiled and some other man hath lain with thee, beside thine husband - and let the priest conjure her with the conjuration of the curse, and say unto her: the LORD make thee a curse and a conjuration among thy people: so that the LORD make thy thigh rot, and thy womb to burst, and this bitter cursing water go into the bowels of thee, that thy womb burst and thy thigh rot. And the wife shall say: Amen, Amen. "'And the priest shall write this curse in a bill and wash it out in the bitter water. And when the cursing water is in her that it is bitter, then let the priest take the jealousy offering out of the wife's hand, and wave it before the LORD, and bring it unto the altar: and he shall take a handful of the memorial offering and burn it upon the altar, and then make her drink the water. And when he hath made her drink the water, if she be defiled and have trespassed against her husband, then shall the cursing water go into her and be so bitter, that her womb shall burst and her thigh shall rot, and she shall be a curse among her people. And if she be not defiled but is clean, then she shall have no harm, but that she may conceive. This is the law of jealousy, when a wife goeth aside behind her husband and is defiled, or when the spirit of jealousy cometh upon a man, so that he is jealous over his wife: then he shall bring her before the LORD, and the priest shall minister all this law unto her, and the man shall be guiltless, and the wife shall bear her sin."

Deuteronomy 19:17

then let both the men which strive together stand before the LORD, before the priests and the judges which shall be in those days, Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Teach the law

Jeremiah 2:8

The priests themselves said not once, 'Where is the LORD?' They that have the law in their hands, know me not: The shepherds offend against me. The Prophets do service unto Baal, and follow such things as shall bring them no profit. Verse Concepts

Malachi 2:7

For the priest's lips should be sure knowledge, that men may seek the law at his mouth, for he is a messenger of the LORD of Hosts. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 10:11

and that ye may teach the children of Israel all the ordinances which the LORD hath commanded them by the hands of Moses." Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 24:8

Take heed to thyself as concerning the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently to do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach thee, as I commanded them so ye shall observe to do. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 33:10

They shall teach Jacob thy judgments and Israel thy laws. They shall put cense before thy nose and whole sacrifices upon thine altar. Verse Concepts

Deuteronomy 27:14

And the Levites shall begin, and say unto all the men of Israel with a loud voice,

Deuteronomy 31:9-13

And Moses wrote this law and delivered it unto the priests, the sons of Levi, which bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and unto all the elders of Israel, and commanded them, saying, "At the end of seven years, in the time of the free year, in the feast of the tabernacles, when all Israel is come to appear before the LORD thy God, in the place which he hath chosen: see that thou read this law before all Israel in their ears. read more.
Gather the people together: both men, women and children and the strangers that are in thy cities, that they may hear, learn and fear the LORD your God, and be diligent to keep all the words of this law, and that their children which know nothing may hear and learn to fear the LORD your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it."

Priest » Duties of » Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle

Numbers 31:6

And Moses sent them - a thousand of every tribe, with Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest - to war, and the holy vessels and the trumpets to blow with, in his hand. Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 13:12

Moreover, see: God is with us in the forward; and his priests, and the roaring trumpets to cry alarm against you. Ye children of Israel, fight not with the LORD God of your fathers: for it will not prosper with you." Verse Concepts

Numbers 10:2-10

"Make thee two trumpets of hard silver, that thou mayest use them to call the congregation together, and when the host shall journey. When they blow with them, all the multitude shall resort to thee, unto the door of the tabernacle of witness. If but one trumpet blow only, then the princes which are heads over the thousands of Israel shall come unto thee. read more.
And when ye trump the first time, the hosts that lie on the east parts shall go forward. And when ye trump the second time, then the hosts that lie on the south side shall take their journey: for they shall trump when they take their journeys. And in gathering the congregation together, ye shall blow and not trump. And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets and shall have them and it shall be a law unto you forever and among your children after you. "And when ye shall go to war in your land against your enemies that vex you, ye shall trump with the trumpets and ye shall be remembered before the LORD your God and saved from your enemies. Also, when ye be merry in your feast days and in the first days of your months, ye shall blow the trumpets over your burnt sacrifices and peaceofferings, that it may be a remembrance of you before your God. I am the LORD your God."

Priest » Duties of » Light the lamps in the tabernacle

Leviticus 24:3-4

without the veil of testimony within the tabernacle of witness. And Aaron shall dress them both evening and morning before the LORD always. And if shall be a law forever among your children after you. And he shall dress the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD perpetually.

Exodus 27:20-21

"And command the children of Israel that they give the pure oil olive beaten for the lights to pour always into the lamps. In the tabernacle of witness without the veil which is before the witness, shall Aaron and his sons dress it both even and morning before the LORD: And it shall be a duty for ever unto your generations after you: to be given of the children of Israel."

2 Chronicles 13:11

Priest » Duties of » Chiefs of levites

Numbers 3:32

And Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, was captain over all the captains of the Levites, and had the oversight of them that waited upon the holy things.

Numbers 4:28

And this is the service of the kindred of the children of the Gershonites in the tabernacle of witness, and their wait shall be in the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. Verse Concepts

Numbers 3:9

And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and his sons, for they are given unto him of the children of Israel.

1 Chronicles 9:20

And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was ruler over them before the LORD, which was with him.

Numbers 4:33

This is the service of the kindreds of the sons of Merari in all their service in the tabernacle of witness by the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest."

Numbers 4:19

But thus do unto them that they may live and not die, when they go unto the most holy place. Aaron and his sons shall go in and put them, every man unto his service and unto his burden. Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Pronounce benedictions

Deuteronomy 21:5

2 Chronicles 30:27

And the priests and the Levites arose and blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer went up unto his holy dwelling place heaven. Verse Concepts

Numbers 6:22-27

And the LORD talked with Moses, saying, "Speak unto Aaron and his sons, saying, 'Of this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them: The LORD bless thee and keep thee. read more.
The LORD make his face shine upon thee and be merciful unto thee. The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. For ye shall put my name upon the children of Israel, that I may bless them.'"

Priest » Duties of » To offer the firstfruits

Leviticus 23:10-11

"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, 'When ye be come into the land which I give unto you and reap down your harvest, ye shall bring a sheaf of the first fruits of your harvest unto the priest, and he shall wave the sheaf before the LORD to be accepted for you: and even the morrow after the Sabbath the priest shall wave it.

Deuteronomy 26:3-4

And thou shalt come unto the priest that shall be in those days and say unto him, 'I knowledge this day unto the LORD thy God, that I am come unto the country which the LORD sware unto our fathers for to give us.' And the priest shall take the maund out of thine hand, and set it down before the altar of the LORD thy God.

Priest » Duties of » Responsible for the sanctuary

Numbers 18:1

And the LORD said unto Aaron, "Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee, shall bear the fault of that which is done amiss in the holy place. And thou and thy sons with thee, shall bear the fault of that which is done amiss in your priesthood. Verse Concepts

Numbers 18:7

And see that both thou and thy sons with thee take heed unto your priests' office, in all things that pertain unto the altar and within the veil. And see that ye serve, for I have given your priests' office unto you for a gift to do service: and the stranger that cometh nigh, shall die." Verse Concepts

Numbers 4:5-15

And when the host removeth, Aaron and his sons shall come and take down the veil, and cover the ark of witness therewith, and shall put thereon a covering of taxus' skins and shall spread a cloth that is altogether of jacinth, above all, and put the staves thereof in. And upon the shew-table, they shall spread a cloth of jacinth, and put thereon the dishes, spoons, flat pieces and pots to pour with, and the daily bread shall be thereon: read more.
and they shall spread upon them a covering of purple, and cover the same with a covering of taxus' skins, and put the staves thereof in. And they shall take a cloth of jacinth and cover the candlestick of light and her lamps and her snuffers, and firepans, and all her oil vessels which they occupy about it, and shall put upon her and on all her instruments, a covering of taxus' skins, and put it upon staves. And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of jacinth, and put on her staves. And they shall take all the things which they occupy to minister with in the holy place, and put a cloth of jacinth upon them and cover them with a covering of taxus' skins and put them on staves. And they shall take away the ashes out of the altar, and spread a scarlet cloth thereon: and put about it, the firepans, the fleshhooks, the shovels, the basins, and all that belongeth unto the altar, and they shall spread upon it a covering of taxus' skins, and put on the staves of it. "And when Aaron and his sons have made an end of covering the sanctuary and all things of the sanctuary, against that the host remove, then the sons of Kohath shall come in for to bear, and so let them not touch the sanctuary lest they die. And this is the charge of the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of witness.

Numbers 18:5

Wait therefore upon the holy place and upon the altar, that there fall no more wrath upon the children of Israel: Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » To act as scribes

Ezra 7:1-6

After these acts in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, there went up from Babylon, Ezra the son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, read more.
the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest. This Ezra was a perfect scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel did give. And the king gave him all that he required, according to the hand of the LORD his God upon him.

Nehemiah 8:9

And Nehemiah - which is Hathirsatha - and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites that caused the people to take heed, said unto all the people, "This day is holy unto the LORD your God: be not ye sorry therefore, and weep not." For all the people wept when they heard the words of the law. Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » Through the jordan river

Joshua 4:15-18

And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, "Command the priests that bear the ark of witness to come up out of Jordan." And Joshua commanded the priests, saying, "Ascend up out of Jordan." read more.
And when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were ascended out of Jordan - as soon as the soles of the priests' feet were brought to dry land - the water of Jordan returned again to his place and went over all his banks as he did before.

Priest » The function he served was superior to that of other priests » Duties of » Had charge of the sanctuary and altar

Numbers 18:7

Numbers 18:2

And thy brethren also, the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father take with thee, and let them be joined unto thee and minister unto thee. And thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness. Verse Concepts

Numbers 18:5

Wait therefore upon the holy place and upon the altar, that there fall no more wrath upon the children of Israel: Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Keep the sacred fire always burning

Leviticus 6:12-13

The fire that is upon the altar shall burn therein and not go out. And the priest shall put wood on the fire every morning, and put the burnt sacrifice upon it, and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings. The fire shall ever burn upon the altar, and never go out.

Priest » Duties of » Valuate things devoted

Leviticus 27:8

If he be too poor so to be set, then let him come before the priest: and let the priest value him, according as the hand of him that vowed is able to get. Verse Concepts

Leviticus 27:12

and let the priest value it. And whether it be good or bad as the priest setteth it, so shall it be. Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » To encourage the army on the eve of battle

Deuteronomy 20:2-4

And when ye are come nigh unto battle, let the priest come forth and speak unto the people, and say unto them, 'Hear Israel, ye are come unto battle against your enemies, let not your hearts faint, neither fear nor be amazed nor a dread of them. For the LORD thy God goeth with you to fight for you against your enemies and to save you.'

Priest » Duties of » Carry the ark of the covenant » In battle

1 Samuel 4:3-5

And when the people were come into their tents, the elders of Israel said, "Wherefore hath the LORD beaten us this day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD, out of Shiloh unto us, and let it come among us and save us out of the hands of our enemies." And the people sent to Shiloh, and fetched from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of Hosts which dwelleth between the Cherubims. And there were the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas with the ark of the covenant of God. And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the host, all Israel shouted a mighty shout, so that the earth rang again.

Priest » Duties of » To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary

Nehemiah 10:34

And we cast the lot among the priests, Levites and the people, for offering of the wood to be brought unto the house of our God from year to year, after the houses of our fathers that it might be burnt at times appointed, upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law: Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Be present at and supervise the tithing

Nehemiah 10:38

And the priest, the son of Aaron, shall with the Levites have also of the tithes of the Levites, so that the Levites shall bring up the tithes of their tithes unto the house of our God to the chest in the treasure house. Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Purify the unclean

Leviticus 15:31

"'Make the children of Israel to keep themselves from their uncleanness, that they die not in their uncleanness: when they have defiled my habitation that is among them. Verse Concepts

Priest » Duties of » Officiate in the holy place

Hebrews 9:6

When these things were thus ordained, the priests went always into the first tabernacle and executed the service of God: Verse Concepts

The Nation » Of israel and judah rulers » Duties of

Deuteronomy 17:16

But in any wise let him not hold too many horses, that he bring not the people again to Egypt through the multitude of horses, forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, 'Ye shall henceforth go no more again that way.' Verse Concepts

Proverbs 29:4

With true judgment the king setteth up the land; but if he be a man that taketh gifts, he turneth it upside down. Verse Concepts

Proverbs 29:14

The seat of the king that faithfully judgeth the poor, shall continue sure for ever more. Verse Concepts

2 Samuel 23:3

The God of Israel spake unto me, and the strength of Israel said, 'He that beareth rule over men, he that ruleth justly in the fear of God, Verse Concepts

2 Chronicles 19:6

and said to the judges, "Take heed what ye do: for ye be not judges in the law of man, but of the LORD - which is with you in the words of the law. Verse Concepts

Psalm 2:10-11

Be wise now therefore, O ye kings; be warned, ye that are judges of the earth. Serve the LORD in fear, and rejoice unto him in reverence.

Proverbs 16:12

It is a great abomination when kings are wicked; for a king's seat should be holden up with righteousness. Verse Concepts

Proverbs 20:28

Mercy and faithfulness preserve the king, and with loving-kindness his seat is holden up. Verse Concepts

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