and the Leviticalpriestsshall neverlacka manbeforeMe to offerburntofferings,to burngrain offeringsand to preparesacrificescontinually.'"
and afterward[there was] a continualburntoffering,also for the newmoonsand for allthe fixedfestivalsof the LORDthat were consecrated,and from everyonewho offereda freewillofferingto the LORD.
Even those I will bringto My holymountainAnd makethem joyfulin My houseof prayer.Their burntofferingsand their sacrificeswill be acceptableon My altar;For My housewill be calleda houseof prayerfor allthe peoples."
But you will be calledthe priestsof the LORD;You will be spokenof [as] ministersof our God.You will eatthe wealthof nations,And in their richesyou will boast.
The wordof the LORDcameto Jeremiah,saying,
As the hostof heavencannotbe countedand the sandof the seacannotbe measured,soI will multiplythe descendantsof DavidMy servantand the Leviteswho ministerto Me.'"
thereforethussaysthe LORDof hosts,the Godof Israel,"Jonadabthe sonof Rechabshall not lacka manto standbeforeMe always."'"
"But the Leviticalpriests,the sonsof Zadok,whokeptchargeof My sanctuarywhen the sonsof Israelwentastrayfrom Me, shall comenearto Me to ministerto Me; and they shall standbeforeMe to offerMe the fatand the blood,"declaresthe LordGOD.
"[An area] 25,000[cubits] in lengthand 10,000in widthshall be for the Levites,the ministersof the house,[and] for their possessioncities to dwell in.
Then the LORDspoketo Moses,saying,
For even though they knewGod,they did not honorHim as Godorgive thanks,but they became futilein their speculations,and their foolishheartwas darkened.
to be a ministerof ChristJesusto the Gentiles,ministering as a priestthe gospelof God,sothat [my] offeringof the Gentilesmay becomeacceptable,sanctifiedby the HolySpirit.
"The Leviticalpriests,the wholetribeof Levi,shall havenoportionor inheritancewith Israel;they shall eatthe LORD'Sofferingsby fireand His portion.
"Be carefulagainst an infectionof leprosy,that you diligentlyobserveand doaccording to allthat the Leviticalprieststeachyou; as I have commandedthem, so you shall be carefulto do.
and they commandedthe people,saying,"When you seethe arkof the covenantof the LORDyour Godwith the Leviticalpriestscarryingit, then you shall setout from your placeand goafterit.
you also,as livingstones,are being builtup as a spiritualhousefor a holypriesthood,to offerup spiritualsacrificesacceptableto GodthroughJesusChrist.
But you are A CHOSENRACE,A royalPRIESTHOOD,A HOLYNATION,A PEOPLEFOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION,sothat you may proclaimthe excellenciesof Him who has calledyou out of darknessinto His marvelouslight;
and He has madeus [to be] a kingdom,prieststo His Godand Father--to Him [be] the gloryand the dominionforever and ever.Amen.
"You have madethem [to be] a kingdomand prieststo our God;and they will reignupon the earth."
