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Torrey's Topical Textbook
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Priests.
First notice of persons acting as Ge 4:3,4.
During patriarchal age heads of families acted as Ge 8:20; 12:8; 35:7.
After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as Ex 24:5; 19:22.
The sons of Aaron appointed as, by perpetual statute Ex 29:9; 40:15.
All except seed of Aaron excluded from being Nu 3:10; 16:40; 18:7.
Sanctified by God for the office Ex 29:44.
Publicly consecrated Ex 28:3; Nu 3:3.
Ceremonies at consecration of
Required to remain in the tabernacle seven days after consecration Le 8:33-36.
No blemished or defective persons could be consecrated Le 21:17-23.
Required to prove their genealogy before they exercised the office Ezr 2:62; Ne 7:64.
Garments of
Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services Ex 30:18-21.
Services of
Were to live by the altar as they had no inheritance De 18:1,2; 1Co 9:13.
Revenues of
Tenth of the tithes paid to the Levites. Nu 18:26,28; Ne 10:37,38; Heb 7:5.
First-fruits. Nu 18:8,12,13; De 18:4.
Redemption-money of the first-born. Nu 3:48,51; 18:15,16.
First-born of animals or their substitutes. Nu 18:17,18; Ex 13:12,13.
First of the wool of sheep. De 18:4.
Show-bread after its removal. Le 24:9; 1Sa 21:4-6; Mt 12:4.
Part of all sacrifices. Le 7:6-10,31,34; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-11; De 18:3.
All devoted things. Nu 18:14.
All restitutions when the owner could not be found. Nu 5:8.
A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war. Nu 31:29,41.
Thirteen of the Levitical cities given to, for residence 1Ch 6:57-60; Nu 35:1-8.
Might purchase and hold other lands in possession 1Ki 2:26; Jer 32:8,9.
Special laws respecting
Not to marry divorced or improper persons. Le 21:7.
Not to defile themselves for the dead except the nearest of kin. Le 21:1-6.
Not to drink wine, &c while attending in the tabernacle. Le 10:9; Eze 44:21.
Not to defile themselves by eating what died or was torn. Le 22:8.
While unclean could not perform any service. Le 22:1,2; Nu 19:6,7.
While unclean could not eat of the holy things. Le 22:3-7.
No sojourner or hired servant to eat of their portion. Le 22:10.
All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion. Le 22:11.
Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their portion. Le 22:12.
Restitution to be made to, by persons ignorantly eating of their holy things. Le 22:14-16.
Divided by David into twenty-four courses 1Ch 24:1-19; 2Ch 8:14; 35:4,5.
The four courses which returned from Babylon subdivided into 24 Ezr 2:36-39; Lu 1:5.
Each course of, had its president or chief 1Ch 24:6,31; 2Ch 36:14.
Services of, divided by lot Lu 1:9.
Punishment for invading the office of Nu 16:1-35; 18:7; 2Ch 26:16-21.
On special occasions persons not of Aaron's family acted as Jdj 6:24-27; 1Sa 7:9; 1Ki 18:33.
Were sometimes
Generally participated in punishment of the people Jer 14:18; La 2:20.
Made of the lowest of the people by Jeroboam and others 1Ki 12:21; 2Ki 17:32.
Services of, ineffectual for removing sin Heb 7:11; 10:11.
Illustrative of
Prisons.
Antiquity of Ge 39:20.
Kinds of, mentioned
Dungeons attached to Jer 38:6; Zec 9:11.
Were under the care of a keeper Ge 39:21.
Used for confining
Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment Ezr 7:26.
Confinement in, considered a severe punishment Lu 22:33.
Places used as
The king had power to commit to 1Ki 22:27.
Magistrates had power to commit to Mt 5:25.
Persons confined in
The king had power to release from Ge 40:21.
Magistrates had power to release from Ac 16:35,36.
Keepers of
Illustrative of
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