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PROFANE HIS SEED - i. e. by a marriage which was not in keeping with
the holiness of his office....
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4. LAWS FOR THE PRIESTS
CHAPTER 21
_ 1. Laws concerning the person of the priests (Leviticus 21:1)_
2. Laws concerning their family (Leviticus 21:7)
3. Laws concerning the high priest (Levi
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RESTRICTIONS FOR THE HIGH PRIEST. The title occurs here for the first
time in the Law; the phrase used is literally the priest who is chief
among his brothers. It is, however, implied in P in Leviticu...
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_Corresponding regulations, but of a somewhat stricter character, for
the high priest_...
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His posterity would become unholy, if they were not sprung from a
mother who was worthy of marriage union with the high priest. The
later Jews were very scrupulous as to the descent of those whom it w...
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THE HIGH PRIESTS 21:10-15
TEXT 21:10-15
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And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the
anointing oil is poured, and that is consecrated to put on the
garments, shall not l...
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_AND HE THAT IS THE HIGH PRIEST AMONG HIS BRETHREN, UPON WHOSE HEAD
THE ANOINTING OIL WAS POURED, AND THAT IS CONSECRATED TO PUT ON THE
GARMENTS, SHALL NOT UNCOVER HIS HEAD, NOR REND HIS CLOTHES;_
He...
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LAWS RELATING TO THE PRIESTHOOD AND SACRIFICE
The principle laid down in this and the following chapter is the far
reaching one, that whatever comes near or is presented to God must be
perfect of its...
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LEVITICUS
*WORSHIP THE *LORD IN THE BEAUTY OF *HOLINESS
LEVITICUS
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
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NEITHER SHALL HE PROFANE HIS SEED. — Better, _And he shall not
profane;_ that is, he is not to contract any of these forbidden
marriages, lest he should thereby degrade his offspring, since the
childr...
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וְ לֹֽא ־יְחַלֵּ֥ל זַרְעֹ֖ו בְּ
עַמָּ֑יו כִּ֛
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THE LAW OF PRIESTLY HOLINESS
Leviticus 21:1; Leviticus 22:1
THE conception of Israel as a kingdom of priests, a holy nation, was
concretely represented in a threefold division of the people, -the
con...
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The absolute necessity for the strictest of separation of the priest
from all possibility of defilement is vividly set forth in the laws
here enunciated. Standing as he ever did in a place of special...
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Neither shall he profane his (l) seed among his people: for I the LORD
do sanctify him.
(l) By marrying any unchaste or defamed woman....
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_Nation. The wife of the high priest must be of noble birth, that he
may speak to kings and princes with more authority. (Menochius) ---
Hebrew, "he shall not defile his race," &c., by marrying one of...
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Here are still more striking references, under the figure of the high
priest, to the person and offices of the LORD JESUS. As the high
priest had the anointing oil poured upon his head, and thereby
ty...
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We have seen the various forms of the work of Christ, of His offering
of Himself to God, whether in all the perfectness of His life, or in
His death as the means of our acceptance. We have seen furthe...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 AND 22.
Chapter 21 specially presents what becomes the priests as set apart
for Jehovah: this more intimate nearness supposed a conduct
corresponding with...
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NEITHER SHALL HE PROFANE HIS SEED AMONG HIS PEOPLE,.... By marrying
any such persons, whereby his children, born of them, would lie under
disgrace, and be unfit to succeed him in the priesthood, or by...
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_I the Lord sanctify him_ I have separated him from all other men for
my immediate service, and therefore will not have that race corrupted....
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1 Of the Priests mourning.
6 Of their holinesse.
8 Of their estimation. 7.13 Of their Mariages.
16 The Priests that haue blemishes must not minister in the
Sanctuarie.
1 AND the LORD said vnto Mos...
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Neither shall he profane his seed among his people by being joined in
wedlock in a way which would not harmonize with the sanctity of his
position; FOR I, THE LORD, DO SANCTIFY HIM....
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Wives of Priests; Blemishes...
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SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRIESTS (VV. 1-15)
Since the priests were given the sacred privilege of drawing near to
God on behalf of the people, they were therefore more responsible as
regards their c...
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NEITHER SHALL HE PROFANE HIS SEED by mixing it with forbidden kinds,
whereby the children would be disparaged, and rendered unfit for their
priestly function. DO SANCTIFY HIM, i.e. have separated him...
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LEVITICUS 22:1-33.
These Chapter s unfold, with great minuteness of detail, the divine
requirements in reference to those who were privileged to draw near as
priests to "offer the bread of their God....
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THE SPECIAL CASE OF THE HIGH PRIEST (LEVITICUS 21:10).
There was one for whom there were no exceptions. His position was so
high and so privileged that he must seek to avoid all contact with
death un...
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CONTENTS: Relationship and walk of the priests.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses, Aaron and sons.
CONCLUSION: Those whose office it is to instruct in God's truth must
do it by example as well as precept.
KEY...
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Leviticus 21:4. _A chief man._ In some versions the Hebrew word _baal_
is rendered king, lord, and husband; and the LXX read, he shall not
“lightly” defile himself.
Leviticus 21:7. _He shall not take...
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_Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron._
SACRED RELATIONSHIP DEMANDS SANCTITY OF LIFE
If there is one fact more notably emphasised than another in this
address to priests, it is this: their--
I....
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LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 21:1__ Stricter rules of holiness are
required of priests because they work directly with the holy objects
of the sanctuary.
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LEVITICUS—NOTE ON LEVITICUS 21:10 The high PRIEST is subject to
stricter holiness regulations than the ordinary priest. While an
ordinary priest may marry a WIDOW, the high priest must marry a...
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Purity of the Priesthood
SUGGESTIVE READINGS
Leviticus 21:1.—Speak unto the priests … there shall none be
defiled. If it was important that the whole community of Israel should
maintain ceremonial an...
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PART III. SECTION IV. THE UNCLEANNESS AND DISQUALIFICATION OF PRIESTS.
EXPOSITION
The two remaining chapters of this division of the book (Leviticus
21:1,...
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Shall we turn now to Leviticus, chapter twenty-one?
As we have often told you, a priest had a two-fold function. First he
was to stand before God representing the people, bringing their
offerings befo...
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1 Corinthians 7:14; Ezra 2:62; Ezra 9:2; Genesis 18:19; Leviticus 21:8
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I the Lord sanctify him — I have separated him from all other men
for my immediate service, and therefore will not have that race
corrupted....