Tag: priests

ONE HEAD SAVES MANY

One Head Saves Many. Then the woman in her wisdom went to all the people [to inform them of the agreement]. And they beheaded Sheba the son of Bichri and threw his head [down] to Joab. So he blew the trumpet [signaling the end of the attack], and they dispersed from the city, every man to his own tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem to [David] the king.

ACCEPTABLE OFFERINGS TO THE LORD

Acceptable offerings to the LORD. “Speak to Aaron and his sons and to all the Israelites and say to them, ‘Any man of the house of Israel or any stranger in Israel who presents his offering, whether to fulfill any of their vows or as any of their freewill (voluntary) offerings which they presented to the LORD as a burnt offering–so that you may be accepted–it must be a male without blemish from the cattle, the sheep, or the goats.

HOLINESS AND THE PRIESTS

Holiness and the Priests. Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them: ‘No one shall defile himself [that is, become ceremonially unclean] for the dead among his people [by touching a corpse or assisting in preparing it for burial], except for his relatives who are nearest to him, his mother, his father, his son, his daughter, and his brother, also his virgin sister, who is near to him because she has had no husband; for her he may become unclean.

MEAL OFFERINGS WITH OIL AND INCENSE

Meal-offerings with oil and incense. ‘When anyone presents a grain offering to the Lord, his offering shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour [olive] oil over it and put frankincense on it.

CONSECRATION OF THE PRIESTS

Consecration of the Priests. This is what you shall do to consecrate Aaron and his sons so that they may serve Me as priests.