Aaron was made high priest and charged with the responsibility of making offerings for the sins of the people and ensuring that the LORD was worshipped in the proper manner. His priesthood was to pass to his descendants, thus ensuring its continuity.
Aaron was high priest
His call to the priesthood
Numbers 3:10 See also Exodus 28:1; 1 Samuel 12:6; Psalm 99:6; Hebrews 5:4
So you shall appoint Aaron and his sons to carry out the duties of the priesthood; but any outsider who approaches the tabernacle must be put to death.”
His anointing, ordination and consecration
Exodus 28:41, Exodus 29:7–9; Leviticus 8:12, Leviticus 8:14, Leviticus 8:22, Leviticus 8:27, Leviticus 8:30
His priestly garments
Exodus 28:2 See also Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:36, Exodus 28:42; Leviticus 8:7–9
Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.
The significance of the priestly garments
Exodus 28:9–12, Exodus 28:30, Exodus 28:34–35, Exodus 28:36–38
Skilled craftsmen were employed in the making of the priestly garments
Fellow Levites were to help Aaron in ministry
Aaron's priestly privileges
In sacrificial offerings
Exodus 29:27–28, Exodus 29:32–33; Leviticus 2:3, Leviticus 7:35–36; Numbers 18:8–9, Numbers 18:11–13
In tithes
In cities allotted to his descendants
Aaron's priestly responsibilities
Respect for the holiness of the LORD and his sanctuary
Leviticus 10:3 See also Leviticus 10:1–2, Leviticus 22:1–2; Numbers 18:7
Then Moses said to Aaron, “This is what the LORD meant when He said: ‘To those who come near Me I will show My holiness, and in the sight of all the people I will reveal My glory.’” But Aaron remained silent.
Keeping ritually clean
Tending the lamps in the Tent of Meeting
Obeying the LORD's commands about sacrificial ritual and offerings
Leviticus 6:8–9, Leviticus 6:14, Leviticus 6:24–25, Leviticus 7:1, Leviticus 7:11, Leviticus 7:37, Leviticus 9:22; Numbers 18:8
Taking responsibility for the offences against the sanctuary and the priesthood
The future of Aaron's priesthood
The LORD's requirements are to stand for all time
Exodus 30:8; Leviticus 7:36, Leviticus 22:3
The priesthood continues through Aaron's descendants
After Moses had removed Aaron’s garments and put them on his son Eleazar, Aaron died there on top of the mountain. Then Moses and Eleazar came down from the mountain.
Aaron's priesthood compared with Melchizedek's
See also Hebrews 7:11
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.