Priesthood, Oath and Covenant See also Priesthood, Magnifying Callings within; Priesthood, Melchizedek not without an oath he was made priest, Heb. 7:20. those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath, Heb. 7:21. receive the priesthood, receive this oath and covenant, D&C 84:40 (84:33–41). See also Num. 25:13; Neh. 13:29.