Exodus 19:22

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Let the priests also, who approach the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break through against them.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 24:5 : 5 He sent young Israelite men, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls for peace offerings to the LORD.
  • Lev 10:1-3 : 1 Nadab and Abihu Then Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan and put fire in it, set incense on it, and presented strange fire before the LORD, which he had not commanded them to do. 2 So fire went out from the presence of the LORD and consumed them so that they died before the LORD. 3 Moses then said to Aaron,“This is what the LORD spoke:‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.
  • 2 Sam 6:6-8 : 6 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Nacon, Uzzah reached out and grabbed hold of the ark of God, because the oxen stumbled. 7 The LORD was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him on the spot for his negligence. He died right there beside the ark of God. 8 David was angry because the LORD attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.
  • 1 Chr 13:9-9 : 9 When they arrived at the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to take hold of the ark, because the oxen stumbled. 10 The LORD was so furious with Uzzah, he killed him, because he reached out his hand and touched the ark. He died right there before God. 11 David was angry because the LORD attacked Uzzah; so he called that place Perez Uzzah, which remains its name to this very day.
  • 1 Chr 15:13 : 13 The first time you did not carry it; that is why the LORD God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it.”
  • 2 Chr 30:3 : 3 They were unable to observe it at the regular time because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not assembled in Jerusalem.
  • 2 Chr 30:15 : 15 They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt sacrifices to the LORD’s temple.
  • 2 Chr 30:18-19 : 18 The majority of the many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun were ceremonially unclean, yet they ate the Passover in violation of what is prescribed in the law. For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying:“May the LORD, who is good, forgive 19 everyone who has determined to follow God, the LORD God of his ancestors, even if he is not ceremonially clean according to the standards of the temple.”
  • Isa 52:11 : 11 Leave! Leave! Get out of there! Don’t touch anything unclean! Get out of it! Stay pure, you who carry the LORD’s holy items!
  • Acts 5:5 : 5 When Ananias heard these words he collapsed and died, and great fear gripped all who heard about it.
  • Acts 5:10 : 10 At once she collapsed at his feet and died. So when the young men came in, they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband.
  • 1 Cor 11:30-32 : 30 That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead. 31 But if we examined ourselves, we would not be judged. 32 But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we may not be condemned with the world.
  • Exod 19:5 : 5 And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,
  • Exod 19:14-15 : 14 Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes. 15 He said to the people,“Be ready for the third day. Do not approach your wives for marital relations.”

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  • Exod 19:21
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    21The LORD said to Moses,“Go down and solemnly warn the people, lest they force their way through to the LORD to look, and many of them perish.

  • Exod 19:23-24
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    23Moses said to the LORD,“The people are not able to come up to Mount Sinai, because you solemnly warned us,‘Set boundaries for the mountain and set it apart.’”

    24The LORD said to him,“Go, get down, and come up, and Aaron with you, but do not let the priests and the people force their way through to come up to the LORD, lest he break through against them.”

  • Lev 22:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1Regulations for the Eating of Priestly Stipends The LORD spoke to Moses:

    2“Tell Aaron and his sons that they must deal respectfully with the holy offerings of the Israelites, which they consecrate to me, so that they do not profane my holy name. I am the LORD.

  • Exod 19:10-15
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    10The LORD said to Moses,“Go to the people and sanctify them today and tomorrow, and make them wash their clothes

    11and be ready for the third day, for on the third day the LORD will come down on Mount Sinai in the sight of all the people.

    12You must set boundaries for the people all around, saying,‘Take heed to yourselves not to go up on the mountain nor touch its edge. Whoever touches the mountain will surely be put to death!

    13No hand will touch him– but he will surely be stoned or shot through, whether a beast or a human being; he must not live.’ When the ram’s horn sounds a long blast they may go up on the mountain.”

    14Then Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified the people, and they washed their clothes.

    15He said to the people,“Be ready for the third day. Do not approach your wives for marital relations.”

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    76%

    6No one must enter the LORD’s temple except the priests and Levites who are on duty. They may enter because they are ceremonially pure. All the others should carry out their assigned service to the LORD.

  • Lev 22:9
    76%

    9They must keep my charge so that they do not incur sin on account of it and therefore die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

  • Num 4:19-21
    3 verses
    76%

    19but in order that they will live and not die when they approach the most holy things, do this for them: Aaron and his sons will go in and appoint each man to his service and his responsibility.

    20But the Kohathites are not to go in to watch while the holy things are being covered, or they will die.”

    21The Service of the Gershonites Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 22:15-17
    3 verses
    76%

    15They must not profane the holy offerings which the Israelites contribute to the LORD,

    16and so cause them to incur a penalty for guilt when they eat their holy offerings, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

    17Regulations for Offering Votive and Freewill Offerings The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 19:1-2
    2 verses
    75%

    1Religious and Social Regulations The LORD spoke to Moses:

    2“Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them,‘You must be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.

  • Lev 20:7
    75%

    7Exhortation to Holiness and Obedience“‘You must sanctify yourselves and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.

  • Lev 21:23
    75%

    23but he must not go near the special curtain or step forward to the altar because he has a physical flaw. Thus he must not profane my holy places, for I am the LORD who sanctifies them.’”

  • Num 18:22
    75%

    22No longer may the Israelites approach the tent of meeting, or else they will bear their sin and die.

  • Lev 21:16
    75%

    16Rules for the Priesthood The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Exod 30:29
    75%

    29So you are to sanctify them, and they will be most holy; anything that touches them will be holy.

  • Exod 24:2
    74%

    2Moses alone may come near the LORD, but the others must not come near, nor may the people go up with him.”

  • Num 16:20-21
    2 verses
    74%

    20The Judgment on the Rebels The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

    21“Separate yourselves from among this community, that I may consume them in an instant.”

  • Num 3:11
    74%

    11Then the LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Num 17:13
    74%

    13(17:28) Anyone who even comes close to the tabernacle of the LORD will die! Are we all to die?”

  • Exod 30:20
    73%

    20When they enter the tent of meeting, they must wash with water so that they do not die. Also, when they approach the altar to minister by burning incense as an offering made by fire to the LORD,

  • Num 16:44-45
    2 verses
    73%

    44The LORD spoke to Moses:

    45“Get away from this community, so that I can consume them in an instant!” But they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

  • 1 Chr 15:14
    73%

    14The priests and Levites consecrated themselves so they could bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel.

  • Num 18:3
    73%

    3They must be responsible to care for you and to care for the entire tabernacle. However, they must not come near the furnishings of the sanctuary and the altar, or both they and you will die.

  • Lev 21:1
    73%

    1Rules for the Priests The LORD said to Moses:“Say to the priests, the sons of Aaron– say to them,‘For a dead person no priest is to defile himself among his people,

  • Lev 15:31
    73%

    31Summary of Purification Regulations for Bodily Discharges“‘Thus you are to set the Israelites apart from their impurity so that they do not die in their impurity by defiling my tabernacle which is in their midst.

  • Exod 19:17
    73%

    17Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet God, and they took their place at the foot of the mountain.

  • Ezek 42:14
    72%

    14When the priests enter, then they will not go out from the sanctuary to the outer court without taking off their garments in which they minister, for these are holy; they will put on other garments, then they will go near the places where the people are.”

  • Num 16:36
    72%

    36The Atonement for the Rebellion(17:1) The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 10:3
    72%

    3Moses then said to Aaron,“This is what the LORD spoke:‘Among the ones close to me I will show myself holy, and in the presence of all the people I will be honored.’” So Aaron kept silent.

  • Lev 17:1
    72%

    1The Slaughter of Animals The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Exod 31:12
    72%

    12Sabbath Observance The LORD said to Moses,

  • Exod 19:6
    72%

    6and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”

  • Num 6:22
    72%

    22The Priestly Benediction The LORD spoke to Moses:

  • Lev 16:2
    72%

    2and the LORD said to Moses:“Tell Aaron your brother that he must not enter at any time into the holy place inside the special curtain in front of the atonement lid that is on the ark so that he may not die, for I will appear in the cloud over the atonement lid.

  • Lev 19:30
    72%

    30Purity, Honor, Respect, and Honesty“‘You must keep my Sabbaths and fear my sanctuary. I am the LORD.

  • Num 19:1
    72%

    1The Red Heifer Ritual The LORD spoke to Moses and Aaron:

  • Lev 7:22
    72%

    22Sacrificial Instructions for the Common People: Fat and Blood Then the LORD spoke to Moses: