1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
2 But for his kin, that is near unto him, [that is], for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother,
3 And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled.
4 [But] he shall not defile himself, [being] a chief man among his people, to profane himself.
5 They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, [and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.
7 They shall not take a wife [that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he [is] holy unto his God.
8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, [am] holy.
9 And the daughter of any priest, if she profane herself by playing the whore, she profaneth her father: she shall be burnt with fire.
10 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;
11 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor defile himself for his father, or for his mother;
12 Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God [is] upon him: I [am] the LORD.
13 And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
14 A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, [or] an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.
15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
16 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whosoever [he be] of thy seed in their generations that hath [any] blemish, let him not approach to offer the bread of his God.
18 For whatsoever man [he be] that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
19 Or a man that is brokenfooted, or brokenhanded,
20 Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;
21 No man that hath a blemish of the seed of Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the LORD made by fire: he hath a blemish; he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his God.
22 He shall eat the bread of his God, [both] of the most holy, and of the holy.
23 Only he shall not go in unto the vail, nor come nigh unto the altar, because he hath a blemish; that he profane not my sanctuaries: for I the LORD do sanctify them.
24 And Moses told [it] unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel.
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Chapter 21 of the Book of Leviticus deals with the laws and demands for priests in relation to their purity and holiness, so that they can approach God and serve in the temple. The selected verses are as follows:
Numbers 16:5: "And spoke the Corá and all his group, saying, Tomorrow morning, the Lord will make know who is yours, and who is the saint, and who will come to Him; and whom he chooses, He will make it come to him. " This verse shows that God chooses those who are holy and worthy of approaching Him, and that He will make this choice clear.
Deuteronomy 23:1: "He will not enter the Congregation of the Lord who has the injured or mutilated testicles, or the cut member cut." This verse highlights the importance of physical integrity for the priest, which must be complete and without defect to approach God.
Isaiah 52:11: "Depart, apart, I left, you do not touch a filthy thing; I came out of it, purify you, you who take the vessels of the Lord." This verse emphasizes the importance of purity for those who carry the vessels of the Lord, that is, those who serve in your temple.
Ephesians 5:27: "That you may introduce it to yourself glorious church, without macula, nor wrinkle, nor anything similar, but holy and blameless." This verse describes the ideal of holiness to the church, which must be without spot or defect, and emphasizes the importance of purity to approach God.
Hebrews 7:26: "For such a high priest, holy, innocent, immaculate, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens." This verse describes Jesus as the Perfect High Priest, which is holy, innocent, and immaculate, and is separated from sinners to approach God in our favor. It exemplifies the importance of purity and holiness for sacred service.
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