and it shall be for him and his descendantsafterhim, a covenantof a perpetualpriesthood,becausehe was jealousfor his Godand madeatonementfor the sonsof Israel.'"
Thus Davidsaidto the Gibeonites,"Whatshould I dofor you? And howcan I makeatonementthat you may blessthe inheritanceof the LORD?"
He said,"I have beenveryzealousfor the LORD,the Godof hosts;for the sonsof Israelhave forsakenYour covenant,torndownYour altarsand killedYour prophetswith the sword.And I aloneam left;and they seekmy life,to takeit away."
Then he said,"I have beenveryzealousfor the LORD,the Godof hosts;for the sonsof Israelhave forsakenYour covenant,torndownYour altarsand killedYour prophetswith the sword.And I aloneam left;and they seekmy life,to takeit away."
So SolomondismissedAbiatharfrom beingpriestto the LORD,in order to fulfillthe wordof the LORD,whichHe had spokenconcerningthe houseof Eliin Shiloh.
Rememberthem, O my God,becausethey have defiledthe priesthoodand the covenantof the priesthoodand the Levites.
And it was reckonedto him for righteousness,To allgenerationsforever.
My zealhas consumedme, Becausemy adversarieshave forgottenYour words.
For zealfor Your househas consumedme, And the reproachesof those who reproachYou have fallenon me.
"You shall girdthem with sashes,Aaronand his sons,and bindcapson them, and they shall havethe priesthoodby a perpetualstatute.So you shall ordainAaronand his sons.
On the nextdayMosessaidto the people,"You yourselveshave committeda greatsin;and nowI am goingup to the LORD,perhapsI can makeatonementfor your sin."
and you shall anointthem evenas you have anointedtheir father,that they may ministeras prieststo Me; and their anointingwill qualifythem for a perpetualpriesthoodthroughout their generations."
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.
and the Leviticalpriestsshall neverlacka manbeforeMe to offerburntofferings,to burngrain offeringsand to preparesacrificescontinually.'"
As the hostof heavencannotbe countedand the sandof the seacannotbe measured,soI will multiplythe descendantsof DavidMy servantand the Leviteswho ministerto Me.'"
and the priestshall offerthem, onefor a sinofferingand the otherfor a burntoffering.So the priestshall makeatonementon his behalfbeforethe LORDbecauseof his discharge.
"But as for you, you have turnedasidefrom the way;you have caused manyto stumbleby the instruction;you have corruptedthe covenantof Levi,"saysthe LORDof hosts.
Mosessaidto Aaron,"Takeyour censerand putin it firefrom the altar,and layincense[on it]; then bringit quicklyto the congregationand makeatonementfor them, for wrathhas goneforthfrom the LORD,the plaguehas begun!"
Then Aarontook[it] as Moseshad spoken,and raninto the midstof the assembly,for behold,the plaguehad begunamong the people.So he put[on] the incenseand madeatonementfor the people.
Then the sonsof Israelspoketo Moses,saying,"Behold,we perish,we are dying,we are alldying!
Now the nameof the slainmanof Israelwhowas slainwith the Midianitewoman,was Zimrithe sonof Salu,a leaderof a father'shouseholdamong the Simeonites.
His disciplesrememberedthat it was written,"ZEALFOR YOUR HOUSEWILL CONSUMEME."
Therefore,He hadto be made likeHis brethrenin all things,sothat He might becomea mercifuland faithfulhigh priestin things pertainingto God,to make propitiationfor the sinsof the people.
Nowifperfectionwas throughthe Leviticalpriesthood(for on the basisof it the peoplereceived the Law),whatfurtherneed[was there] for anotherpriestto ariseaccordingto the orderof Melchizedek,and not be designatedaccordingto the orderof Aaron?
"Therefore the sonsof Israelcannotstandbeforetheir enemies;they turn[their] backsbeforetheir enemies,for they have becomeaccursed.I will not be with you anymoreunlessyou destroythe thingsunderthe banfrom your midst.
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 Himselfis the propitiationfor our sins;and not for oursonly,but alsofor [those of] the wholeworld.
and He has madeus [to be] a kingdom,prieststo His Godand Father--to Him [be] the gloryand the dominionforever and ever.Amen.
"Thereforethe LORDGodof Israeldeclares,I did indeedsaythat your houseand the houseof your fathershould walkbeforeMe forever;but nowthe LORDdeclares,'Farbe it from Me-- for those who honorMe I will honor,and those who despiseMe will be lightlyesteemed.
