Study for Day 26 Month 9, the 4th Day

Leviticus Chapter 3

1. These are the descendants of Moses and Aaron on the day that the Lord spoke to Moses at Mount Sinai. 2. These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 3. These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the anointed kohanim, whom he consecrated to serve as kohanim.4. Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord when they brought alien fire before the Lord in the Sinai desert, and they had no children. Eleazar and Ithamar, however, served as kohanim in the presence of Aaron, their father. 5. The Lord spoke to Moses saying:6. Bring forth the tribe of Levi and present them before Aaron the kohen, that they may serve him.7. They shall keep his charge and the charge of the entire community before the Tent of Meeting, to perform the service of the Mishkan.8. They shall take charge of all the vessels of the Tent of Meeting and the charge of the children of Israel, to perform the service of the Mishkan.9. You shall give over the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they shall be wholly given over to him from the children of Israel.10. You shall appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall keep their kehunah; any outsider [non kohen] who approaches shall be put to death. 11. The Lord spoke to Moses, saying.12. As for Me I have taken the Levites from among the children of Israel in place of all firstborns among the children of Israel who have opened the womb, and the Levites shall be Mine. 13. For all the firstborns are Mine; since the day I smote all the firstborns in the land of Egypt, I sanctified for Myself all the firstborns of Israel, both man and beast they shall become Mine, I am the Lord.