Leviticus 21: There Are Standards for Priests

It seems to me that the instructions in this chapter for priests are designed to hold these men to a high standard to illustrate the significance of their role in Israel. Some of the standards relate to ceremony, some to morality, some to common sense (to keep from bringing their work down to the level of the anti-holy situations all around them), and some to appearances that could also compromise the need to be set apart (consecrated) as anything less than the best. Our priestly duties as the temple of the Lord today do not involve all of these details, but they do involve all of the principles.