And you must teach the Israelites all the decrees the Lord has given them through Moses. The second purpose of the priestly office: teaching the Israelites all the decrees the Lord has given them through Moses. The priests are not only ritual officials but teachers: the Levitical system requires that the ones who administer the offerings also explain the laws to the community. Malachi 2:7 says the lips of a priest ought to preserve knowledge, and from his mouth people should seek instruction — the teaching vocation of the priesthood that Malachi expects is established in the command of Leviticus 10:11. The priest who distinguishes the holy from the common must also teach that distinction to the community.

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