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
Washing in water.  Ex 29:4; Le 8:6.
Clothing with the holy garments.  Ex 29:8,9; 40:14; Le 8:13.
Anointing with oil.  Ex 30:30; 40:13.
Offering sacrifices.  Ex 29:10-19; Le 8:14-23.
Purification by blood of the consecration ram.  Ex 29:20,21; Le 8:23,24.
Placing in their hands the wave-offering.  Ex 29:22-24; Le 8:25-27.
Partaking of the sacrifices of consecration.  Ex 29:31-33; Le 8:31,32.
Lasted seven days.  Ex 29:35-37; Le 8:33.

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
The coat or tunic.  Ex 28:40; 39:27.
The girdle.  Ex 28:40.
The bonnet.  Ex 28:40; 39:28.
The linen breeches.  Ex 28:42; 39:28.
Worn at consecration.  Ex 29:9; 40:15.
Worn always while engaged in the service of the tabernacle.  Ex 28:43; 39:41.
Worn by the high priest on the day of atonement.  Le 16:4.
Purified by sprinkling of blood.  Ex 29:21.
Laid up in holy chambers.  Eze 44:19.
Often provided by the people.  Ezr 2:68,69; Ne 7:70,72.

Required to wash in the brazen laver before they performed their services  Ex 30:18-21.
Services of
Keeping the charge of the tabernacle.  Nu 18:1,5,7.
Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal.  Nu 4:5-15.
Offering sacrifices.  Le 1:1-6:30; 2Ch 29:34; 35:11.
Lighting and trimming the lamps of the sanctuary.  Ex 27:20,21; Le 24:3,4.
Keeping the sacred fire always burning on the altar.  Le 6:12,13.
Burning incense.  Ex 20:7,8; Lu 1:9.
Placing and removing show-bread.  Le 24:5-9.
Offering first fruits.  Le 23:10,11; De 26:3,4.
Blessing the people.  Nu 6:23-27.
Purifying the unclean.  Le 15:30,31.
Deciding in cases of jealousy.  Nu 5:14,15.
Deciding in cases of leprosy.  Le 13:2-59; 14:34-45.
Judging in cases of controversy.  De 17:8-13; 21:5.
Teaching the law.  De 33:8,10; Mal 2:7.
Blowing the trumpets on various occasions.  Nu 10:1-10; Jos 6:3,4.
Carrying the ark.  Jos 3:6,17; 6:12.
Encouraging the people when they went to war.  De 20:1-4.
Valuing things devoted.  Le 27:8.

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
Greedy.  1Sa 2:13-17.
Drunken.  Isa 28:7.
Profane and wicked.  1Sa 2:22-24.
Unjust.  Jer 6:13.
Corrupters of the law.  Isa 28:7; Mal 2:8.
Slow to sanctify, themselves for God’s services.  2Ch 29:34.

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
Christ.  Heb 10:11,12.
Saints.  Ex 19:6; 1Pe 2:9.

Antiquity of  Ge 39:20.
Kinds of, mentioned
State.  Jer 37:21; Ge 39:20.
Common.  Ac 5:18.

Dungeons attached to  Jer 38:6; Zec 9:11.
Were under the care of a keeper  Ge 39:21.
Used for confining
Persons accused of crimes.  Lu 23:19.
Persons accused of heresy.  Ac 4:3; 5:18; 8:3.
Suspected persons.  Ge 42:19.
Condemned persons till executed.  Le 24:12; Ac 12:4,5.
Enemies taken captive.  Jdj 16:21; 2Ki 17:4; Jer 52:11.
Debtors till they paid.  Mt 5:26; 18:30.
Persons under the king’s displeasure.  1Ki 22:27; 2Ch 16:10; Mr 6:17.

Confinement in, often awarded as a punishment  Ezr 7:26.
Confinement in, considered a severe punishment  Lu 22:33.
Places used as
Court of the king’s house.  Jer 32:2.
House of the king’s scribe.  Jer 37:15.
House of the captain of the guard.  Ge 40:3.
Prisoner’s own house, where he was kept bound to a soldier.  Ac 28:16,30; 2Ti 1:16-18.

The king had power to commit to  1Ki 22:27.
Magistrates had power to commit to  Mt 5:25.
Persons confined in
Said to be in ward.  Le 24:12.
Said to be in hold.  Ac 4:3.
Often placed in dungeons.  Jer 39:6; Ac 16:24.
Often bound with fetters.  Ge 42:19; Eze 19:9; Mr 6:17.
Often chained to two soldiers.  Ac 12:6.
Often fastened in stocks.  Jer 29:26; Ac 16:24.
Often kept to hard labour.  Jdj 16:21.
Often subjected to extreme suffering.  Ps 79:11; 102:20; 105:18.
Fed on bread and water.  1Ki 22:27.
Clothed in prison dress.  2Ki 25:29.
Sometimes allowed to be visited by their friends.  Mt 11:2; 25:36; Ac 24:23.
Might have their condition ameliorated by the king.  Jer 37:20,21.
Often executed in.  Ge 40:22; Mt 14:10.

The king had power to release from  Ge 40:21.
Magistrates had power to release from  Ac 16:35,36.
Keepers of
Strictly guarded the doors.  Ac 12:6.
Responsible for the prisoners.  Ac 16:23,27.
Put to death if prisoners escaped.  Ac 12:19.
Often used severity.  Jer 37:16,20; Ac 16:24.
Sometimes acted kindly.  Ge 39:21; Ac 16:33,34.
Sometimes entrusted the care of the prison to well-conducted prisoners.  Ge 39:22,23.

Illustrative of
Deep afflictions.  Ps 142:7.
Hell.  Re 20:7.
Bondage to sin and Satan.  Isa 42:7; 49:9; 61:1.

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