First Notice of Persons Acting As Genesis 4:3, 4

During Patriarchal Age Heads of Families Acted As Genesis 8:20, 12:8, 35:7

After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as Exodus 24:5, 19:22

The sons of Aaron appointed as, by perpetual statute Exodus 29:9, 40:15

All except Seed of Aaron Excluded from Being Numbers 3:10, 16:40, 18:7

Sanctified by God for the Office Exodus 29:44

Publicly Consecrated Exodus 28:3, Numbers 3:3

Ceremonies at Consecration Of

Washing in water Exodus 29:4, Leviticus 8:6

Clothing with the holy garments Exodus 29:8, 9, 40:14, Leviticus 8:13

Anointing with oil Exodus 30:30, 40:13

Offering sacrifices Exodus 29:10-19, Leviticus 8:14-23

Purification by blood of the consecration ram Exodus 29:20, 21, Leviticus 8:23, 24

Placing in their hands the wave-offering Exodus 29:22-24, Leviticus 8:25-27

Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration Exodus 29:31-33, Leviticus 8:31, 32

Lasted seven days Exodus 29:35-37, Leviticus 8:33

Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after Leviticus 8:33-36

No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated Leviticus 21:17-23

Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the Ezra 2:62, Nehemiah 7:64

Garments Of

The coat or tunic Exodus 28:40, 39:27

The girdle Exodus 28:40

The bonnet Exodus 28:40, 39:28

The linen breeches Exodus 28:42, 39:28

Worn at consecration Exodus 29:9, 40:15

Worn always while engaged in the service of the tabernacle Exodus 28:43, 39:41

Worn by the high priest on the day of atonement Leviticus 16:4

Purified by sprinkling of blood Exodus 29:21

Laid up in holy chambers Ezekiel 44:19

Often provided by the people Ezra 2:68, 69, Nehemiah 7:70, 72

Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed Exodus 30:18-21

Services Of

Keeping the charge of the tabernacle Numbers 18:1, 5, 7

Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal Numbers 4:5-15

Offering sacrifices Leviticus 1:1-17, 2 Chronicles 29:34, 35:11

Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary Exodus 27:20, 21, Leviticus 24:3, 4

Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar Leviticus 6:12, 13

Burning incense Exodus 20:7, 8, Luke 1:9

Placing and removing show-bread Leviticus 24:5-9

Offering first fruits Leviticus 23:10, 11, Deuteronomy 26:3, 4

Blessing the people Numbers 6:23-27

Purifying the unclean Leviticus 15:30, 31

Deciding in cases of jealousy Numbers 5:14, 15

Deciding in cases of leprosy Leviticus 13:2-59, 14:34-45

Judging in cases of controversy Deuteronomy 17:8-13, 21:5

Teaching the law Deuteronomy 33:8, 10, Malachi 2:7

Blowing the trumpets on various occasions Numbers 10:1-10, Joshua 6:3, 4

Carrying the ark Joshua 3:6, 17, 6:12

Encouraging the people when they went to war Deuteronomy 20:1-4

Valuing things devoted Leviticus 27:8

Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance Deuteronomy 18:1, 2, 1 Corinthians 9:13

Revenues Of

Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites Numbers 18:26, 28, Nehemiah 10:37, 38, Hebrews 7:5

First-fruits Numbers 18:8, 12, 13, Deuteronomy 18:4

Redemption-money of the first-born Numbers 3:48, 51, 18:15, 16

First-born of animals or their substitutes Numbers 18:17, 18, Exodus 13:12, 13

First of the wool of sheep Deuteronomy 18:4

Show-bread after its removal Leviticus 24:9, 1 Samuel 21:4-6, Matthew 12:4

Part of all sacrifices Leviticus 7:6-10, 31, 34, Numbers 6:19, 20, 18:8-11, Deuteronomy 18:3

All devoted things Numbers 18:14

All restitutions when the owner could not be found Numbers 5:8

A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war Numbers 31:29, 41

Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence 1 Chronicles 6:57-60, Numbers 35:1-8

Might Purchase and Hold Other Lands in Possession 1 Kings 2:26, Jeremiah 32:8, 9

Special Laws Respecting

Not to marry divorced or improper persons Leviticus 21:7

Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of kin Leviticus 21:1-6

Not to drink wine, &c while attending in the tabernacle Leviticus 10:9, Ezekiel 44:21

Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn Leviticus 22:8

While unclean could not perform any service Leviticus 22:1, 2, Numbers 19:6, 7

While unclean could not eat of the holy things Leviticus 22:3-7

No sojourner or hired servant to eat of their portion Leviticus 22:10

All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion Leviticus 22:11

Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their portion Leviticus 22:12

Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things Leviticus 22:14-16

Divided by David into Twenty-Four Courses 1 Chronicles 24:1-19, 2 Chronicles 8:14, 35:4, 5

The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into Ezra 2:36-39, Luke 1:5

Each Course Of, Had Its President or Chief 1 Chronicles 24:6, 31, 2 Chronicles 36:14

Services Of, Divided by Lot Luke 1:9

Punishment for Invading the Office Of Numbers 16:1-35, 18:7, 2 Chronicles 26:16-21

On special occasions persons not of Aaron's family acted as Judges 6:24-27, 1 Samuel 7:9, 1 Kings 18:33

Were Sometimes

Greedy 1 Samuel 2:13-17

Drunken Isaiah 28:7

Profane and wicked 1 Samuel 2:22-24

Unjust Jeremiah 6:13

Corrupters of the law Isaiah 28:7, Malachi 2:8

Slow to sanctify, themselves for God's services 2 Chronicles 29:34

Generally participated in punishment of the people Jeremiah 14:18, Lamentations 2:20

Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others 1 Kings 12:21, 2 Kings 17:32

Services Of, Ineffectual for Removing Sin Hebrews 7:11, 10:11

Illustrative Of

Christ Hebrews 10:11, 12

Saints Exodus 19:6, 1 Peter 2:9