Numbers 18:8

And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also have given thee the charge of mine heave offerings of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee have I given them by reason of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordinance for ever.

Cross-reference

Numbers 18:9 specifies the 'consecrated things' mentioned here, detailing the offerings that become the priests' portion.

Numbers 18:19 concludes the section with a covenant of salt, emphasizing the permanence of the priestly portion.

Numbers 18:11 further specifies the wave offerings given to the priests, expanding on the same perpetual due.

Numbers 31:41 Historical context

Numbers 31:41 shows this command in action: Moses gives the tribute from the Midianite war to Eleazar the priest.

Numbers 5:9 Parallel

Numbers 5:9 states that every holy offering brought to the priest becomes his — nearly identical teaching to the priest's perpetual portion here.

Leviticus 6:18 confirms that only male descendants of Aaron may eat the grain offering, aligning with the perpetual due given here.

In Leviticus 10:15, similar language of 'perpetual due' for priests from wave offerings reinforces the divine grant to Aaron and his sons.

Leviticus 10:14 reiterates that the breast and thigh from peace offerings are the priests' due, extending the provision to their daughters as well.

Leviticus 7:35 explicitly defines the portion of Aaron and his sons from the Lord's food offerings—nearly identical to this grant.

Leviticus 7:32-34 details the breast and thigh from peace offerings given to priests, fulfilling the perpetual due described here.

Leviticus 7:6 declares that every male priest may eat the guilt offering, part of the perpetual due mentioned here.

Leviticus 6:26 specifies that the priest who offers the sin offering eats it, which is one of the consecrated things given to priests here.

Leviticus 6:16 gives the specific command that Aaron and his sons eat the grain offering, which is part of the 'consecrated things' given to them here.

Leviticus 23:20 commands that the wave offering of firstfruits be given to the priest — a concrete example of the priestly portion described here.

Leviticus 7:14 specifies that one loaf from the peace offering belongs to the priest — directly illustrating the principle of priests receiving offerings.

Deuteronomy 18:1 echoes the principle: the Levitical priests have no inheritance but live from the Lord's offerings.

1 Samuel 2:28 explicitly recalls God giving 'all my offerings by fire' to the priests, referencing the same law.

2 Kings 12:16 notes that guilt and sin offerings belonged to the priests, consistent with the allotment in Numbers 18:8.

2 Chronicles 31:4 Historical context

2 Chronicles 31:4 records Hezekiah commanding the people to give the priests their portion, applying the law.

In 1 Corinthians 9:13, Paul applies this same principle of priests being supported by offerings to justify that Christian ministers should also live from the gospel.