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Dec 16, 2022 · For an ancient goddess, Mariamman is quite egalitarian. Her temples do not necessarily need a Brahmin priest to officiate — though some of the bigger Mariamman temples now have Brahmin priests; many of them even have priestesses officiating during worship.
- The Edenic Origin of The Priesthood.
- The Cosmic Fall of The Priesthood.
- The Fraternal Development of The Priesthood.
- The Legislated Formation of Priesthood.
- The Mediating Role of The Priesthood.
- The Sinful Deformation of The Priesthood.
- The Promised Reformation of The Priesthood.
- The Personal Climax of The Priesthood.
- The Spirit-Empowered Continuation of The Priesthood.
- The Most Important Book on The Priesthood.
In Eden, God created mankind in his image to reflect his glory. In this setting, God crowned man with glory and honor (Ps. 8:5), authorized him to subdue and rule (Gen. 1:28), and gave him priestly instructions for serving in his garden-temple (Gen. 2:15; cf. Num. 3:8). This is the prototype of royal priesthood from which all other priests will be ...
When Adam sinned and fell short of God’s glory (cf. Rom. 1:21–23; 3:23; 5:12, 18–19), God expelled him from God’s garden-sanctuary (see Ezek. 28:11–19), destroying any chance of Adam serving God as priest-king. In the fall, Adam’s sin made sacrifice necessary, as indicated by the events of Genesis 4. Because death was the punishment for sin, blood ...
From Eden to Sinai, priestly ministration continued, but in a very ‘itinerant’ fashion. In the days of the Patriarchs, firstborn sons grew up to be mediators for their families. Job is a good example of this (Job 1:5), as is Abraham. In the Abraham narrative (Gen. 11:27–25:18), we find Abraham building altars (Gen. 12:7, 8; 13:4, 18), interceding f...
The return of priestly glory begins at Sinai, when God chose the sons of Aaron to stand before him and serve at his altar. As Exodus 28describes, these priests were clothed in beautiful apparel that matched the glory of the tabernacle. Stationed in between God and man, the sons of Aaron received the privileged position to draw near to God. Througho...
In Deuteronomy 33:8–11, Moses outlines the service of the priests and the Levites, focusing on the priests, their access to the altar, service in the tabernacle, and mediation for the people enabled God to dwell with Israel and Israel with God. In particular, Leviticus stresses the role that priests played to apply the blood of the sacrifice to the...
Beginning in the days of the Judges, and even before Judges in places like Exodus 32 (Aaron) and Numbers 16 (the Levites), the priests showed themselves unfaithful. Most completely, however, the fall of Levi’s house is seen in the early days of Israel’s monarchy, when Eli’s sons invite the judgment of God, and a prophet predicts their demise (1 Sam...
In response to wicked priests (Hophni and Phineas), God promised to raise up a new priesthood. The first promise of a new priesthood is found in 1 Samuel 2:35. And the rest of the Old Testament increases with expectation for a priest to atone for the sins of Israel and bring God’s people into his glorious presence. Thus, as the glory of the priesth...
The fulfillment of all these promises comes into focus in the life, death, and exaltation of Jesus Christ. As Jesus enters the world in humiliation and obscurity, his priestly glory is veiled. Moreover, as a law-keeping son of Judah, he cannot be the high priest under the old covenant. But as the New Testament unfolds, his priesthood reflects his p...
The glory lost in Eden by Adam’s failure to be a faithful priest-king is recovered through the royal priesthood of Christ. Yet, recovery is not the end, reproduction is. And when Christ ascends on high as a royal priest in heaven, he sends forth his Spirit to anoint a people for priestly service. That is to say, just as the Spirit anointed Jesus fo...
While priesthood is a theme that runs through the Bible, the most important book for understanding the priesthood is Hebrews. Pulling all the threads of the priesthood together, Hebrews weaves a tapestry that shows why a priest is needed and how Jesus, a son from the tribe of Judah (not Levi), could be priest. As the argument of Hebrews goes, it is...
Dec 22, 2014 · In the Good Samaritan parable (Luke 10:25-37), the first two people who see the beaten up man are a priest and a Levite. However, a priest is a member of the Levite tribe. So why include both since they are (somewhat) interchangeable? Jesus could have used a Pharisee, Sadducee, a rich man or even a lawyer instead.
- Setting to the scene The parable of the Good Samaritan is told by Jesus shortly after an expert of the law summarizes the law into 1) Love God and...
- Keep in mind that the parable is given in the context of a lawyer who knows the commandments and seeks to justify himself by defining who should be...
- Jesus might well have chosen a priest and Pharisee as his characters. Perhaps he chose the priest and Levite, for all the reasons stated above, bu...
- Luke must have attached a great deal of significance to this parable. Not only is he the only evangelist to record it; he begins the Gospel with de...
- What is the significance of both the priest and the Levite in the Good Samaritan parable? Luke 10:30-37 (NASB) However, a priest is a member of the...
- This is, of course, just an opinion, but here's what I see: The key to understanding this is in verse 30. Some translations bring this a little mor...
- Jesus’s teaching points to his priesthood. For instance, Jesus’s gospel of the kingdom is a message with a priestly center. Instead of bringing a message of political change, Jesus pronounces forgiveness of sins (Matt.
- Jesus’s ministry of healing is a priestly activity. Going beyond teaching, Matthew 8:1–4 recounts the time Jesus heals a leper. Placing this after the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew continues his focus on his priestly role.7In Leviticus 13–14, God assigned priests to render a verdict on leprosy.
- Jesus is able to purify the temple. As we saw in 1–2 Chronicles, priests sanctified the Holy Place of God. After unrighteous kings brought idols into the temple, righteous kings employed the priests to purify God’s house so that God’s people could worship again.
- Jesus’s authority to forgive sin demonstrates his priesthood. In Mark 2 Jesus forgives a paralytic, inciting the scribes to ask, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
The reason so few people know about Jesus as High Priest is because most people only want to have Him as an atonement for sin. People spend their lives needing and asking for forgiveness. However, in a life that is “crucified with Christ,” Jesus will be manifested as High Priest.
Now the main point in what has been said is this: we have such a high priest, who has taken His seat at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, a minister in the sanctuary and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.
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May 4, 2012 · Hebrews emphasizes that Jesus not only is a high priest but also a high priest in solidarity with us. “For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15).
