Quotes About Priests

A prayer room is] a place where we can experience peace so that we can make peace later. A place where we can accept forgiveness so that we can live our lives as priests at work. A place where we receive our Father's acceptance so that we can love even those who laugh at us later in the day.

In the entertaining story in 1 Kings 18: 20–40, the prophet Elijah* teases and mocks the priests of the Canaanite god Baal when their god does not show up for a divine duel with Yahweh. At one point Elijah even suggests that perhaps Baal needed to use the restroom, which is to say he isn't a god at all. I'm not kidding. He has wandered away in verse 27 is a euphemism for going potty.

There is so much that old Earth's religions have in common; so many identical beliefs and tenets and wisdoms. But their followers are forced apart by names, by priests who have grown decadent and greedy for physical reward. Whole peoples, whole planets who denounce one another so that a few evil men can wear robes of golden cloth.

Ideas about a person's place in society, his role, lifestyle, and ego qualities will lose their hold as the cohesive forces in society disintegrate. Subculture values will proliferate to such a bewildering extent that a whole new class of professionals will arise to control them. Such a Transmutation Technology will deal in fashions, in ways of being. Lifestyle consultants will become the new priests of our civilizations. They will be the new magicians.

However, he did not acquire the priestsí portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land.

So Joseph established a law that a fifth of the produce belongs to Pharaoh, and it is in effect in the land of Egypt to this day. Only the priestsí land does not belong to Pharaoh.

Aaronís son Eleazar married one of the daughters of Putiel, and she bore him Phinehas. These were the heads of the Levite families by their clans.

And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.í These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”

Even the priests who approach the LORD must consecrate themselves, or the LORD will break out against them.”

And the LORD replied, “Go down and bring Aaron with you. But the priests and the people must not break through to come up to the LORD, or He will break out against them.”

“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

Every male among the priests may eat of it. It must be eaten in a holy place; it is most holy.

Priests must not make bald spots on their heads, shave off the edges of their beards, or make cuts in their bodies.

The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

The priests must not profane the sacred offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD

When the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the LORD; it becomes the property of the priests.

These are the names of the sons of Aaron: Nadab the firstborn, then Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.

These were Aaronís sons, the anointed priests, who were ordained to serve as priests.

Assign the Levites to Aaron and his sons; they have been given exclusively to him from among the Israelites.

You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons and then present them before the LORD as a wave offering.

The sons of Aaron, the priests, are to sound the trumpets. This shall be a permanent statute for you and the generations to come.

Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar were born to Aaron,

You are to go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who presides at that time. Inquire of them, and they will give you a verdict in the case.