1 Chronicles 6:49

_BUT AARON AND HIS SONS OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR OF THE BURNT OFFERING, AND ON THE ALTAR OF INCENSE, AND WERE APPOINTED FOR ALL THE WORK OF THE PLACE MOST HOLY, AND TO MAKE AN ATONEMENT FOR ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD HAD COMMANDED._ But Aaron and his sons offered ... The office and duties of the high priests having been already described, the names of these who successively filled that important office are recorded....

EXPOSITION 1 CHRONICLES 6:1 The tribe of Levi is now taken. The first three verses prepare the way for running rapidly down the line of high priest descent, from Aaron's son Eleazar to Jehozadak, who is reached at the twenty-fifth name from Levi, though not necessarily the twenty-fifth generation, as there appear (1 Chronicles 6:11) to be some omissions. Nor are all the names which are given those of high priests, for the genealogy of Jehozadak did not always pass though such. 1 CHRONICLES 6:1 This verse gives the three branches of Levi,and is in agreement with the enumeration of them in...

Ver. 49-53. BUT AARON AND HIS SONS,.... Those that descended from him, though of the same tribe of Levi were all priests: AND THEY OFFERED UPON THE ALTAR OF BURNT OFFERINGS; the daily sacrifice, and all the offerings of the people brought to them: AND ON THE ALTAR OF INCENSE; they burnt incense night and morning: and were appointed FOR ALL THE WORK OF THE PLACE MOST HOLY; such as were high priests of the line of Eleazar, whose work it was to go into the most holy place once a year: TO MAKE ATONEMENT FOR ALL ISRAEL, ACCORDING TO ALL THAT MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD COMMANDED; in Leviticus 16:1 which see; and on mention of this, a list of the high priests from Aaron, in the line of Eleazar, is given, to the times of Solomon, in the four following verses, just in the same order as in...

PART I (1 Chronicles 1-9). GENEALOGICAL LISTS, TOGETHER WITH GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTES. These Chapter s form a general introduction to the whole work. They contain the following genealogies, often in an incomplete form: Adam to Israel (1 Chronicles 1:1 to 1 Chronicles 2:2) with the exception of Cain's descendants (Genesis 4:16) the whole material is taken from Genesis 1-36; Judah (1 Chronicles 2:3); David (1 Chronicles 3:1); Judah again, and made up of fragments ...

AARON AND HIS SONS. Compare Numbers 18:1; Leviticus 8:2. This refutes the assertions of some that the kings of Judah were allowed to offer sacrifices or burn incense. Compare 1 Kings 8:64. OFFERED. burnt incense. Hebrew. _katar._ App-43. Compare Leviticus 1:9. ALTAR OF INCENSE. Compare Exodus 30:7. MOST HOLY. holy of holies. See note on Exodus 3:5. MOSES THE SERVANT OF GOD. This expression occurs only four times: here,...

_the altar of the burnt offering_ Exodus 27:1-8. _the altar of incense_ Exodus 30:1-10. _to make an atonement_ R.V. TO MAKE ATONEMENT; Exodus 30:10; Leviticus 16....

6:49 offered (d-6) Strictly, 'burned as incense,' Leviticus 1:9 ....

GENEALOGIES (CONTINUED) This chapter records the descendants of Levi, traces the line of the high priests to the captivity, and enumerates the cities of the Priests and Levites....

THE BOOK OF 1 CHRONICLES GOD RULES HISTORY 1 CHRONICLES _Ian Mackervoy_ CHAPTER 6 THE *TRIBE OF LEVI – 1 CHRONICLES 6:1-81 The family of the chief priests – 1 Chronicles 6:1-15 V1 Levi’s sons were Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. V2 Kohath’s sons were Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. V3 Amram’s children were Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. Aaron’s sons were

BUT AARON AND HIS SONS OFFERED. — Literally, _And Aaron and his sons were offering._ The participle denotes unintermitted action. “Aaron and his sons” is a technical name for the priests, to whom, according to this passage, three functions pertained: (1) sacrifice on the altars of burnt-offering and inconse; (2) the work of the most holy place (Holy of holies); (3) atonement for Israel by special rites of sacrifice and purification. ACCORDING TO ALL THAT MOSES... COMMANDED. — This refers to the entire ministry of the priests. The time in question is the Davidic age. THE SERVANT OF GOD. — Comp. Deuteronomy 34:5; Joshua 1:1; Joshua 1:13. After his death, Moses is thrice called “servant of Jehovah,”