Leviticus 21

Treated in 4 passages across the library.

The verses these writers stop at

  • 21:17 "Tell Aaron: 'If any of your descendants, in any generation, has a physical defect, he is not to approach to present the food of his God. 2
  • 21:18 Any man with a defect is barred from coming near: a blind man or a lame one, a man with a disfigured nose or with a limb too long, 2
  • 21:19 a man with an injured foot or an injured hand, 2
  • 21:20 a hunchback or a dwarf, a man with something wrong in his eye, with a festering rash or scabs, or with crushed testicles. 2
  • 21:1 The LORD said to Moses, "Speak to the priests, Aaron's sons, and tell them: 'No priest is to make himself unclean for a dead person among his people, 1
  • 21:10 The priest who ranks above his brothers has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the sacred garments. He must never let his hair hang loose or tear his clothes in grief. 1
  • 21:21 Whoever among the descendants of Aaron the priest has a defect is not to approach to present the LORD's food offerings. Because of his defect he is not to approach to present the food of his God. 1

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Where it is preached

  1. Holy in Christ · Andrew Murray

    The Unction from the Holy One cites Lev. xxi. 10

    …the holy place of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him’ (Lev. xxi. 10, 12). And even so it is said of David, as type of the Messiah, ‘Our king is of the Holy…

  2. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Sanctification cites Lev 21:1

    …and to cleanse, God takes to be his prerogative. ‘I am the Lord which sanctify you.’ Lev 21:1. Weeds grow of themselves. Flowers are planted. Sanctification is a flower of the…

  3. Lectures to My Students · Charles H. Spurgeon

    The Minister's Self-Watch cites Lev. xxi. 17-20

    …Esau. In the law, no person who had any blemish was to offer the oblations of the Lord (Lev. xxi. 17-20); the Lord thereby teaching us what graces ought to be in his ministers. The priest was…

  4. With Christ in the School of Prayer · Andrew Murray

    The Ministry of Intercession cites Lev. xxi. 17-21

    …perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works,’ ‘perfect and entire, wanting nothing’ (Lev. xxi. 17-21; Eph. v. 27; 2 Tim. ii. 7; Jas. i. 4). And above all, we consent to give up all…