Tag: The Royal Priesthood

Exodus 30:7-8 “Aaron must burn fragrant incense on the altar every morning when he tends the lamps. He must burn incense again when he lights the lamps at twilight so incense will burn regularly before the Lord for the generations to come.” The priests were consecrated to burn incense on the golden altar of incense. On the altar they would put...

Exodus 25:30 Put the bread of the Presence on this table to be before me at all times. Another important duty of the priests was to prepare and present the bread on the golden Table of Showbread in the Holy Place. The bread was made of finest flour of approximately 3.12 kgs and stacked on...

Exodus 30:7 Aaron shall burn sweet and fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims and tends the lamps. The priestly duties included burning sweet fragrance to the Lord, trimming the wicks and tending the lamps. The people had to bring clear oil of pressed olives and the priests were...

Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge. “Because you have rejected knowledge, I also reject you as my priests; because you have ignored the law of your God, I also will ignore your children. The father is the priest of his household.”You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk...

Exodus 30:19-20a Aaron and his sons are to wash their hands and feet with water from it. Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash with water so that they will not die. The priests are to wash their hands and feet in the brazen basin before they enter the tent of meeting or the Holy Place...

Exodus 28:41 After you put these clothes on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint and ordain them. Consecrate them so they may serve me as priests. The priests had to be washed, dressed and anointed before they entered the Holy Place to serve the Lord. Whenever they enter the tent of meeting, they shall wash...

1 Peter 2:9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. The priests were not ordinary insignificant ministers in the Bible. They were both religious and political leaders. They were...