‘Let your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve me as priest #– #Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Numbers 16:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then he said to Korah and all his followers, ‘Tomorrow morning the Lord will reveal who belongs to him, who is set apart, and the one he will let come near him. He will let the one he chooses come near him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And he said to Korah and all his company, In the morning the Lord will show who are His and who is holy, and will cause him to come near to Him; him whom He has chosen will He cause to come near to Him. [II Tim. 2:19.] American Standard Version (1901) and he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, In the morning Jehovah will show who are his, and who is holy, and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he shall choose will he cause to come near unto him. Common English Bible He spoke to Korah and all his community, “In the morning the LORD will make known who is his, who is holy, and who is able to approach him. The one he chooses for himself is the one who will be able to approach him. Catholic Public Domain Version And speaking to Korah, and to the entire multitude, he said: "In the morning, the Lord will cause it to be known who belongs to him, and which holy ones he will join to himself. And whomever he will choose, they shall be close to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And speaking to Core and all the multitude, he said: In the morning the Lord will make known who belong to him, and the holy he will join to himself. And whom he shall choose, they shall approach to him. |
‘Let your brother Aaron, with his sons, come to you from the Israelites to serve me as priest #– #Aaron, his sons Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.
Put these on your brother Aaron and his sons; then anoint, ordain, and consecrate them, so that they may serve me as priests.
These must be worn by Aaron and his sons whenever they enter the tent of meeting or approach the altar to minister in the sanctuary area, so that they do not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and for his future descendants.
Jacob’s leader will be one of them; his ruler will issue from him. I will invite him to me, and he will approach me, for who would otherwise risk his life to approach me? This is the Lord’s declaration.
‘Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Edom away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me? ’
‘Look, it will be like a lion coming from the thickets , of the Jordan to the watered grazing land. I will chase Babylon away from her land in a flash. I will appoint whoever is chosen for her. For who is like me? Who will issue me a summons? Who is the shepherd who can stand against me? ’
The chamber that faces north is for the priests who keep charge of the altar. These are the sons of Zadok, the ones from the sons of Levi who may approach the Lord to serve him.’
You are to give a bull from the herd as a sin offering to the Levitical priests who are from the offspring of Zadok, who approach me in order to serve me.’ This is the declaration of the Lord God.
It will be a holy area of the land to be used by the priests who minister in the sanctuary, who approach to serve the Lord. It will be a place for their houses, as well as a holy area for the sanctuary.
Moses said to Aaron, ‘This is what the Lord has spoken: I will demonstrate my holiness , to those who are near me, and I will reveal my glory , before all the people.’ And Aaron remained silent.
‘Take Aaron, his sons with him, the garments, the anointing oil, the bull of the sin offering, the two rams, and the basket of unleavened bread,
So you will again see the difference between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve him.
They came together against Moses and Aaron and told them, ‘You have gone too far! Everyone in the entire community is holy, and the Lord is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the Lord’s assembly? ’
Korah, you and all your followers are to do this: take firepans, and tomorrow
The staff of the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid myself of the Israelites’ complaints that they have been making about you.’
The next day Moses entered the tent of the testimony and saw that Aaron’s staff, representing the house of Levi, had sprouted, formed buds, blossomed, and produced almonds!
You did not choose me, but I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce fruit and that your fruit should remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.
until the day he was taken up, after he had given instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen.
Then they prayed, ‘You, Lord, know everyone’s hearts; show which of these two you have chosen
As they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’
After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, ‘Brothers, you are aware that in the early days God made a choice among you, that by my mouth the Gentiles would hear the gospel message and believe.
And he said, “The God of our ancestors has appointed you to know his will, to see the Righteous One, and to hear the words from his mouth,
But now, in Christ Jesus, you who were far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.
Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, bearing this inscription: The Lord knows those who are his, , and let everyone who calls on the name of the Lord turn away from wickedness.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness #– #without it no one will see the Lord.
and made us a kingdom, priests , to his God and Father #– #to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
Out of all the tribes of Israel, I chose your house to be my priests, to offer sacrifices on my altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in my presence. I also gave your forefather’s family all the Israelite food offerings.