Tag: priests
Biblical Principle #225: Only Priest’s Family to Eat from Sacrifices
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, God gave strict rules that only a Levite priest’s family could eat from the sacrifices offered by Israel as prescribed by the Law. Explanation As we have observed, sacrifice is a consequence of sin that goes back to Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel. Under the…
Biblical Principle #224: Special Rules for Israel’s Priests
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel’s priests had additional rules for holiness because of their role. Explanation In addition to the precise instructions pertaining to ceremonies and public service, Israel’s Levitical priests had further unique regulations that only applied to them because of their role as intermediaries between GOD and the…
Biblical Principle #222: Israel’s Sin Offerings
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave specific instructions regarding sacrifices to be performed upon the realization that one had sinned either without knowing or failed to do certain things. Explanation Here are the instructions GOD gave to Israel through Moses in the Law about sin offerings involving unintentional transgressions and…
Biblical Principle #221: Israel’s Peace Offerings
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, GOD gave specific instructions regarding peace offerings. Explanation Here are the instructions GOD gave to Israel through Moses in the Law about peace offerings. Cattle 1 ‘Now if his gift for the Lord should be a peace offering, and if he should offer it from the…
Biblical Principle #217: Israel to Keep Annual Day of Atonement
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, Israel was to annually observe the Day of Atonement on the tenth day of the seventh month. Explanation The seventh month of the religious calendar (September-October) held three significant events: On the Day of Atonement, the high priest was to make atonement for the sins of…
Biblical Principle #175: Levites Received Israel’s Tithes
Biblical Principles List Principle The Levites were given the tithes offered by Israel. Explanation GOD provided special blessings for the Levites. Among these blessings were the tithe offerings from the Israelites. (A tithe means one tenth; it’s a fraction term.)
Biblical Principle #174: Levites Received No Land Inheritance
Biblical Principles List Principle The Levites were not given a land inheritance. Explanation GOD provided special blessings for the Levites, who ministered to Israel in the prescribed service of GOD. In so doing, however, the Levites did not receive an inheritance of land in the division of Canaan.
Biblical Principle #157: Israel’s Priests Washed and Clothed
Biblical Principles List Principle Before Aaron and his sons could serve as Israel’s priests, they had to be washed and clothed. Explanation Once the tabernacle and its furnishings were prepared, it was time for Israel’s Levitical priesthood to begin. But before Aaron and his sons could serve as priests, they had to be properly clothed…
Biblical Principle #145: God Appointed Aaron and His Sons as Priests
Biblical Principles List Principle God appointed Aaron and his sons to serve as His priests under the Law of Moses. Explanation As GOD continued revealing His will to Moses upon Mount Sinai, He appointed Aaron and Aaron’s sons to serve as priests. 1 “Now take Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among…