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What Does the Bible Say About Priest?

Here are 8 Bible verses about priest, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

#1Malachi 2:7
For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts.
BSBFor the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
#21 Peter 2:9
But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
BSBBut you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.
#3Hebrews 5:1
For every high priest taken from among men is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:
BSBEvery high priest is appointed from among men to represent them in matters relating to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.
#41 Timothy 2:5
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
BSBFor there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
#5Revelation 5:10
And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
BSBYou have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign upon the earth.”
#6Revelation 20:6
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.
BSBBlessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and will reign with Him for a thousand years.
#7Hebrews 7:21
(For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath by him that said unto him, The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)
BSBbut Jesus became a priest with an oath by the One who said to Him: “The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: ‘You are a priest forever.’”
#8Numbers 18:5
And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
BSBAnd you shall attend to the duties of the sanctuary and of the altar, so that wrath may not fall on the Israelites again.

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Before Moses
Melchizedek: Ge 14:18; Heb 5:6,10,11; 6:20; 7:1-21
Jethro: Ex 2:16
Priests in Israel before the giving of the law: Ex 19:22,24
Called “angel,”: Ec 5:6
THE TIME OF MOSES: Ex 28:1-4; 29:9,44; Nu 3:10; 18:7; 1Ch 23:13
Hereditary, descent of office: Ex 27:21; 28:43; 29:9
Consecration of: Ex 29:1-9,19-35; 40:12-16; Le 6:20-23; 8:6-35; Heb 7:21
Is holy: Le 21:6,7; 22:9,16
Ablutions of: Ex 40:30-32; Le 16:24
See CONSECRATION OF, above
Must be without blemish: Le 21:17-23
Vestments of: Ex 28:2-43; 39:1-29; Le 6:10,11; 8:13; Eze 44:17-19
Don vestments in the temple area: Eze 42:14; 44:19
Atonement for: Le 16:6,24; Eze 44:27
Defilement and purification of: Eze 44:25,26
Marriage of: Le 21:7-15; Eze 44:22
Chambers for, in the temple area: Eze 40:45,46
Exempt from tax: Ezr 7:24
Armed and organized for war at the time of the disaffection toward Saul: 1Ch 12:27,28
Beard and hair of: Eze 44:20
Twenty-four divisions (shifts) of: 1Ch 24:1-19; 28:13,21; 2Ch 8:14; 31:2; 35:4,5; Ezr 2:36-39; Ne 13:30
Chosen by lot: Lu 1:8,9,23
Usurpations of office of: Nu 3:10; 16; 18:7; 2Ch 26:18
Priests who were not from the sons of Levi were appointed by Jeroboam: 1Ki 12:31; 13:33
See: LEVITES
See: MINISTERS
Duties Of
To offer sacrifices: Le 1:4-17; 2:2,16; 3:5,11,13,16; 4:5-12,17,25,26,30-35; 1Ch 16:40; 2Ch 13:11; 29:34; 35:11-14; Ezr 6:20; Heb 10:11
See: OFFERINGS
To offer the firstfruits: Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4
Pronounce benedictions: Nu 6:22-27; De 21:5; 2Ch 30:27
Teach the law: Le 10:11; De 24:8; 27:14; 31:9-13; 33:10; Jer 2:8; Mal 2:7
Light the lamps in the tabernacle: Ex 27:20,21; 2Ch 13:11; Le 24:3,4
Keep the sacred fire always burning: Le 6:12,13
To furnish a quota of wood for the sanctuary: Ne 10:34
Responsible for the sanctuary: Nu 4:5-15; 18:1,5,7
To act as scribes: Ezr 7:1-6; Ne 8:9
Be present at and supervise the tithing: Ne 10:38
Sound the trumpet in summoning assemblies and in battle: Nu 10:2-10; 31:6; Jos 6; 2Ch 13:12
Examine lepers
See: LEPROSY
Purify the unclean: Le 15:31
See: DEFILEMENT
Valuate things devoted: Le 27:8,12
Officiate in the Holy Place: Heb 9:6
Chiefs of Levites: Nu 3:9,32; 4:19,28,33; 1Ch 9:20
To act as magistrates: Nu 5:14-31; De 17:8-13; 19:17; 21:5; 2Ch 19:8; Eze 44:23,24
To encourage the army on the eve of battle: De 20:2-4
Carry the ark of the covenant
Through the Jordan River: Jos 3; 4:15-18
In battle: 1Sa 4:3-5
Benefits Of
No part of the land of Canaan allowed to: Nu 18:20; De 10:9; 14:27; 18:1,2; Jos 13:14,33; 14:3; 18:7; Eze 44:28
Provided with cities and suburbs: Le 25:32-34; Nu 35:2-8; Jos 21:1-4,13-19,41,42; 1Ch 6:57-60; Ne 11:11,20; Eze 45:1-6; 48:8-20
Own lands sanctified to the Lord: Le 27:21
Tithes of the tithes: Nu 18:8-18,26-32; Ne 10:38
Part of the plunder of war, including captives: Nu 31:25-29
Firstfruits: Le 23:20; 24:9; Nu 18:12,13,17,18; De 18:3-5; Ne 10:36
Redemption money: Le 27:23
Of the firstborn: Nu 3:46-51; 18:15,16
Things devoted: Le 27:21; Nu 5:9,10; 18:14
Fines: Le 5:16; 22:14; Nu 5:8
Trespass money and other trepass offerings: Le 5:15,18; Nu 18:9; 2Ki 12:16
The shewbread: Ex 25:30; Le 24:5-9; 2Ch 2:4; 13:11; Ne 10:33; Mt 12:4; Heb 9:2
Portions of sacrifices and offerings: Ex 29:27-34; Le 2:2,3,9,10; 5:12,13,16; 6:15-18,26; 7:6-10,31-34; 10:12-14; 14:12,13; Nu 6:19,20; 18:8-19; De 18:3-5; 1Sa 2:13,14; Eze 44:28-31; 45:1-4; 1Co 9:13
Regulations by Hezekiah concerning benefits to the priests: 2Ch 31:4-19
Portion of land allotted to, in redistribution in Ezekiel' s vision: Eze 48:8-14
For the sustenance of their families: Le 22:11-13; Nu 18:11,19
FIGURATIVE: Ex 19:6; Isa 61:6; 1Pe 2:9; Re 1:6; 5:10; 20:6
High Priest
(Moses did not denominate Aaron chief or high priest)
(The function he served was superior to that of other priests)
The title appears after the institution of the office: Le 21:10-15; Nu 3:32
For qualifications, consecration, etc
See under the general topic above, PRIEST, MOSAIC INSTITUTION OF
Vestments of: Ex 28:2-43; 39:1-31; Le 8:7-9
Respect due to: Ac 23:5
Duties Of
Had charge of the sanctuary and altar: Nu 18:2,5,7
To offer sacrifices: Heb 5:1; 8:3
To designate subordinate priests for duty: Nu 4:19; 1Sa 2:36
To officiate in consecrations of Levites: Nu 8:11-21
To have charge of the treasury: 2Ki 12:10; 22:4; 2Ch 24:6-14; 34:9
To light the lamps of the tabernacle: Ex 27:20,21; 30:8; Le 24:3,4; Nu 8:3
To burn incense: Ex 30:7,8; 1Sa 2:28; 1Ch 23:13
To place shewbread on the table every Sabbath: Le 24:8
To offer for his own sins of ignorance: Le 4:3-12
On the Day of Atonement: Ex 30:10; Le 16; Heb 5:3; 9:7,22,23
Judicial: Nu 5:15; De 17:8-13; 1Sa 4:18; Ho 4:4; Mt 26:3,50,57,62; Ac 5:21-28; 23:1-5
To count the people: Nu 1:3
Officiate at the choice of a ruler: Nu 27:18,19,21
Distribute the plunder of war: Nu 31:26-29
Benefits of
See PRIEST, BENEFITS OF, above
A second priest, under the high priest: Nu 3:32; 4:16; 31:6; 1Ch 9:20; 2Sa 15:24; 2Ki 25:18; Lu 3:2
Miscellaneous Facts Concerning
Loyal to Rehoboam at the time of the revolt of the ten tribes: 2Ch 11:13
Zeal of, in purging the temple: 2Ch 29:4-17
Wickedness of: 2Ch 36:14
Taken with the captivity to Babylon: Jer 29:1
Return from the captivity: Ezr 1:5; 2:36-39,61,70; 3:8; 7:7; 8:24-30; Ne 7:39-42,63-73; 10:1-8; 12:1-7
Polluted by marrying idolatrous wives: Ezr 9:1,2; 10:5,18,19; Ne 10:28
Restore the altar, and offer sacrifices: Ezr 3:1-7
Supervise the building of the new temple: Ezr 3:8-13
Inquire of John the Baptist to see if he might be the Messiah: Joh 1:19
Conspire to destroy Jesus: Mt 26:3-5,14,15,47,51; Mr 14:10,11,43-47,53-66; 15:1; Lu 22:2-6,50,54,66-71; 23:1,2; Joh 11:47; 19:15,16,18
Put on trial and condemn Jesus: Mt 26:57-68; 27:1,2; Mr 14:53-65; Lu 22:54-71; 23:13-24; Joh 18:15-32
Incite the people to ask that Barabbas be released and Jesus be destroyed: Mt 27:20; Mr 15:11; Lu 23:18
Persecute the disciples: Ac 22:5
Reprove and threaten Peter and John: Ac 4:6-21; 5:17-41
Put on trial, condemn, and stone Stephen: Ac 6:12-15; 7
Paul brought before: Ac 22:30; 23:1-5
Corrupt: Jer 23:11,12; Eze 22:26; Lu 10:31
Instances of
Eli' s sons: 1Sa 2:12-17,22
Of the captivity: Ezr 9:1,2; 10:18-22; Ne 13:4-9,13,28,29
Zealous: 1Ch 9:10-13
Priestly office performed by prophets: 1Sa 16:5

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