so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”
Parallel translations
- WEB You are to teach the children of Israel all the statutes which Yahweh has spoken to them by Moses.”
- KJV And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.
- NKJV and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”
- NASB and so as to teach the sons of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them through Moses.”
- NLT And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees that the Lord has given them through Moses.”
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Quick answer
The priests are to teach Israel all the statutes Yahweh gave through Moses. Priesthood includes instructing God's people in his word.
Overview
Beyond offering sacrifices, the priests are guardians and teachers of God's law, a crucial ministry of the word. Where this teaching role failed, Israel went astray (cf. Malachi 2:7-8). It anticipates the New Testament joining of word and worship, and Christ, our great Prophet and Priest, who both teaches and sanctifies his people.
Cross-references & the web
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- Mal 2:7For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.
- Matt 28:20and teaching them to obey all that I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
- Neh 8:8So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
- Neh 8:2On the first day of the seventh month, Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men and women and all who could listen and understand.
- Deut 24:8In cases of infectious skin diseases, be careful to diligently follow everything the Levitical priests instruct you. Be careful to do as I have commanded them.
- Jer 18:18Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”
- 1 Th 4:2For you know the instructions we gave you by the authority of the Lord Jesus.
- Acts 20:27For I did not shrink back from declaring to you the whole will of God.
- Deut 33:10He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.
- 2 Chr 17:9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
- Neh 9:13–14You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.
- 2 Chr 30:22And Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. For seven days they ate their assigned portion, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
- Jer 2:8The priests did not ask, ‘Where is the LORD?’ The experts in the law no longer knew Me, and the leaders rebelled against Me. The prophets prophesied by Baal and followed useless idols.
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