Why was the tribe of Levi chosen for the priestly class?

[EndTimes]

Well, Moses himself was a Levite as was Aaron, who were chosen to speak on behalf of God during the Exodus. Also, it was the Levites who inflicted God’s wrath on the rest of the assembly of Israel when Israel began engaging in idol worship during Moses’ time on Mount Sinai with God. Ultimately, it comes down to God’s choice in election. He gets to decide whom he will set apart for his purposes.

Well … True, and virtually none of us - save Jesus were/are Perfect

That said, Jesus, John, Peter and James met w/Moses and Elijah
And Moses ranks amongst the Living.
I.E. - Moses’ mistakes are not in account any more. …

What was said is for the sake of any who don’t know,

The Aaronic/Levitical priesthood
is Now superseded by the Melchizedech Priesthood
of which Jesus Is The High Priest

1. “To him/Jesus who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.” – Hebrews

 

[Welshrabbit]

The tribe of Levi was chosen for the priestly class because they had superior jeans.

 

[anon91549587]

Was listening to Dr.Brad pitreband he mentioned that the levites were chosen because they stepped up against the idol worshippers and thus were worthy of preserving worship.

 

[EndTimes]

Was listening to Dr.Brad pitreband he mentioned that the levites were chosen because they stepped up against the idol worshippers and thus were worthy of preserving worship.

Scriptures tells a different story…

 

[anon91549587]

alright , let me re-read and retype. They might have volunteered .I did need to check.

 

[anon91549587]

i checked , in exodus 32:26-28 , the levites did volunteer to fight.
Numbers 8 has the ordination of the Levites.

 

[njlisa]

Priests are required to be descended from Aaron. But during the time of Jesus, the priesthood became a political prize.

Today, priests continue to have a role in the Jewish community. Men of priestly descent typically have a version of the name Cohen (Hebrew for “priest”). Other versions include Kahane, Kahn, Kogan, and many others.

Among other duties, these men give a priestly blessing. Leonard Nimoy’s “live long and prosper” gesture is taken from this blessing.

 

[EndTimes]

Aaron was a Levite - And Aaron had been made a high priest… and from the Levites sprung the Aaronic Priesthood.

The books of Exodus, Leviticus and Numbers maintain that Aaron received from God a monopoly over the priesthood for himself and his male descendants (Exodus 28:1). The family of Aaron had the exclusive right and responsibility to make offerings on the altar to Yahweh.

The rest of his tribe, the Levites, were given subordinate responsibilities within the sanctuary (Numbers 3). Moses anointed and consecrated Aaron and his sons to the priesthood, and arrayed them in the robes of office (Leviticus 8; cf. Exodus 28-29). He also related to them God’s detailed instructions for performing their duties while the rest of the Israelites listened (Leviticus 1–7, 11-27).

Aaron and his successors as high priest were given control over the Urim and Thummim by which the will of God could be determined (Exodus 28:30).[1] God commissioned the Aaronide priests to distinguish the holy from the common and the clean from the unclean, and to teach the divine laws (the Torah) to the Israelites (Leviticus 10:10-11). The priests were also commissioned to bless the people (Numbers 6:22-27).[31][32]

When Aaron completed the altar offerings for the first time and, with Moses, “blessed the people: and the Glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people: And there came a fire out from before the LORD, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat [which] when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces” (Leviticus 9:23-24).[33] In this way, the institution of the Aaronide priesthood was established.