Thematic Bible: Priesthood of


Thematic Bible



And the LORD said to Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house with thee shall bear the iniquity of the sanctuary: and thou and thy sons with thee shall bear the iniquity of your priesthood. Verse ConceptsAaron, Priestly ResponsibilitiesOffencePriesthood, In OtFathers Responsibilitiesconnection

And thou shalt gird them with girdles (Aaron and his sons) and put the bonnets on them; and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. Verse ConceptsOrdinancesPriesthood, In OtPriests, Institution In Ot TimesConsecrationPerpetual StatutesDressGod Appointing OthersTurban And Caps

And take thou to thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister to me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. Verse ConceptsLeaders, SpiritualPriests, Function In Ot TimesPriests, Institution In Ot TimesServanthood, And Worship Of GodAaron, As High PriestMinisters, Description OfTypes Of Christ

Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestAnswered PrayerCalling upon GodPrayer, Answers ToGod Answered

And no man taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron: Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestLeaders, SpiritualMinisters, Description OfGod Appointing His SonSeeking Honour

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; Verse ConceptsGod, Majesty OfGod, Sovereignty OfRight Hand Of GodThroneHeaven, God's ThroneMessianic Titles, High PriestRight SidesChrist And HeavenRivers

But Christ being come a high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Verse ConceptsAtonementGod, Goodness OfTypes Of ChristThe Future AgeLiving Not For The MaterialThe Temple In Heaven

And having a high priest over the house of God; Verse ConceptsNames And Titles For The ChurchGod's Dwelling



Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, that hath passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we have not a high priest who cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but who was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.



So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee. Verse ConceptsJesus As The Beloved SonThe Beloved SonMessianic Titles, High PriestConceptionJesus Christ, Son Of GodSeeking HonourRivers




As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Verse Conceptseternity, nature ofJesus Christ, Eternity OfHigh Priest, In NtKingsMelchizedekJesus Christ, PriesthoodChrist, The High Priest

And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Verse ConceptsChrist, The High PriestChrist Like People

For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Eternity OfRiversWitnessingpriests

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face to shine upon thee, and be gracious to thee: read more.
The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.

To you first, God having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. Verse ConceptsChrist, The High PriestGod Raising ChristTo The Jew Firstservanthood

But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. Verse ConceptsCovenant, the newMediationMediatorUniquenessJesus Christ, PriesthoodChrist, The MediatorPreeminence Of ChristAdvocatesGreatness Of ChristPromises concerningPromisesMinistryExcellencecovenant

If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron? Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestHigh Priest, In OtMelchizedekRestored In Jesus ChristPerfection, HumanPriesthood, In NtRitual LawAaron, PositionChrist, The High PriestPeople Made PerfectThe Law Given To IsraelRoyal Priesthoodpriests

Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Eternity OfGod, Power OfChrist's Life

Now of the things which we have spoken this is the sum: We have such a high priest, who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens; A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.

By so much was Jesus made a surety of a better testament. Verse ConceptsCovenant, the newGuaranteePast, Thecovenant

Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

And no man taketh this honor to himself, but he that is called by God, as was Aaron: So also Christ glorified not himself to be made a high priest; but he that said to him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.

But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins, for ever sat down on the right hand of God; Verse ConceptsAtonement, Made OnceSittingChrist, The High PriestOnceRight SidesOnly Once





For Christ hath not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Verse ConceptsCopies Of AltarsAtonement, in NTSanctuaryJesus Christ, Love OfChrist, The High PriestAntitypesAdvocatesThe Presence Of ChristChrist And HeavenThe Temple In HeavenThe Presence Of Godreality

It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these. Verse ConceptsCopies Of AltarsRight Sacrificescleansing

For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of a heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctify to the purifying of the flesh: How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

For the law maketh men high priests who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Eternity OfGod, Perfection OfPriesthood, In NtConsecrationUnblemishmentChrist Made PerfectRivers

And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death: Verse ConceptsAaron, As High PriestChrist, The High PriestHow Death Is Inevitablepriests

For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. Verse ConceptsAbolitionLast DaysPriesthood, In NtEnd Of The AgesOnceChrist AppearingFrom The BeginningOnly OnceDoing RepeatedlyChrist AtoningRight SacrificesAppointments


And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath, by him that said to him, The Lord swore, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

For the law maketh men high priests who have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was after the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore. Verse ConceptsJesus Christ, Eternity OfGod, Perfection OfPriesthood, In NtConsecrationUnblemishmentChrist Made PerfectRivers


And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water. And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister to me in the priest's office. And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats: read more.
And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister to me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.

And Melchisedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: And blessed be the most high God, who hath delivered thy enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.


Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Verse ConceptsExpiationAtonement, Made OnceSacrifice, Nt Fulfilment OfSin, God's Remedy ForSin OfferingUniquenessAbolish, Fulfilled By ChristChrist, The High PriestOnceOnly OnceDoing RepeatedlyAtoning By SacrificesRivers

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. Verse ConceptsExpiationAtonement, Made OnceSacrifice, Nt Fulfilment OfSin, God's Remedy ForSin OfferingUniquenessAbolish, Fulfilled By ChristChrist, The High PriestOnceOnly OnceDoing RepeatedlyAtoning By SacrificesRivers



Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne: and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both. Verse ConceptsGovernmentSittingThroneChrist, The High PriestProphecies Concerning ChristPeople Have HonourRebuilding The TempleTwo Other MenMessianic Propheciesroyalty

Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house. Verse ConceptsChrist, The High PriestTypes Of ChristGod's DwellingFaithful In MuchGod Appointing His SonGod's Faithfulness