Exodus 28:1
The Priests’ Garments
1“Then bring near to you aAaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron’s sons, bNadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.Numbers 16:10
10and that he has brought you near him, and all your brothers the sons of Levi with you? And would you seek the priesthood also?Numbers 16:35
35And cfire came out from the Lord and consumed dthe 250 men offering the incense.Numbers 16:40
40to be a reminder to the people of Israel, so ethat no outsider, who is not of the descendants of Aaron, should draw near to burn incense before the Lord, lest he become like Korah and his company—as the Lord said to him through Moses.Numbers 18:7
7And fyou and your sons with you shall guard your priesthood for all that concerns the altar and gthat is within the veil; and you shall serve. I give your priesthood as a gift, ▼▼Hebrew service of gift
and iany outsider who comes near shall be put to death.” Hebrews 5:4-5
4And jno one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, kjust as Aaron was.5So also Christ ldid not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him,
m“You are my Son,
today I have begotten you”;
Hebrews 5:10
10being designated by God a high priest nafter the order of Melchizedek.Hebrews 7:11-14
Jesus Compared to Melchizedek
11 oNow if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood (for under it the people received the law), what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron? 12For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well. 13For the one of whom these things are spoken belonged to another tribe, from which no one has ever served at the altar. 14For it is evident that our Lord was descended pfrom Judah, and in connection with that tribe Moses said nothing about priests.
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