Anointing oil · Marriage · Holiness Every step opens the verse it rests on.
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BeginningLeviticus 21:10The high priest is set apart by anointing oil and holy garments.“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not… v10 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priests Shall Be Holy
Guard the holiness of the high-priestly office
1 Do not leave the sanctuary
Keep consecration intactLeviticus 21:10–12Do not uncover the head, tear garments, or go near the dead. Do not leave the sanctuary or profane its service.“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not… v10 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priests Shall Be Holy
2 Marry within the stated boundary
Guard priestly household holinessLeviticus 21:13–14Marry a virgin from his own people, rather than the women named as outside the high priest’s marriage boundary.He shall not marry a widow, or one divorced, or a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He shall take a virgin of his own people as a wife. v14 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priests Shall Be Holy
3 Do not profane descendants
Leviticus 21:10–15Keep the high-priestly office holy“‘He who is the high priest among his brothers, upon whose head the anointing oil is poured, and who is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not… v10 · WEB
In the commentaryThe Priests Shall Be Holy
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