Verse 16

They are to come into my holy place and they are to come near to my table, to do my work and have the care of my house.

Referenced Verses

• Ezek 41:22 : 22 The altar was made of wood, and was three cubits high and two cubits long; it had angles, and its base and sides were of wood; and he said to me, This is the table which is before the Lord.
• Mal 1:7 : 7 You put unclean bread on my altar. And you say, How have we made it unclean? By your saying, The table of the Lord is of no value.
• Mal 1:12 : 12 But you make it unholy by saying, The Lord's table has become unclean, and his food is of no value.
• Num 18:7-8 : 7 And you and your sons with you are to be responsible as priests for the altar and everything on it, and everything inside the veil; you are to do the work of priests; I have given you your position as priests; and any other man who comes near will be put to death. 8 And the Lord said to Aaron, See, I have given into your care my lifted offerings; even all the holy things of the children of Israel I have given to you and to your sons as your right for ever, because you have been marked with the holy oil.
• Deut 33:8-9 : 8 And of Levi he said, Give your Thummim to Levi and let the Urim be with your loved one, whom you put to the test at Massah, with whom you were angry at the waters of Meribah; 9 Who said of his father, Who is he? and of his mother, I have not seen her; he kept himself separate from his brothers and had no knowledge of his children: for they have given ear to your word and kept your agreement. 10 They will be the teachers of your decisions to Jacob and of your law to Israel: the burning of perfumes before you will be their right, and the ordering of burned offerings on your altar.
• Num 18:5 : 5 You are to be responsible for the holy place and the altar, so that wrath may never again come on the children of Israel.
• Rev 1:6 : 6 And has made us to be a kingdom and priests to his God and Father; to him let glory and power be given for ever and ever. So be it.