Why was the Priesthood Changed?

Studyman · Jun 6, 2020

It is written;

Heb. 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

In Hebrews 7-10 the Spirit of the Christ is telling us about a Priesthood, given exclusively to the Levites, that the Christ replaced with Himself.

In the verses above, it tells about the implications of such an event. According to Moses, God separated Levi, unto Himself, from the rest of the Tribes of Israel, and made a Covenant with them on Israel's behalf. According to this Covenant, given on Mt. Sinai, Aaron and his sons were to be the exclusive "ministers" whose duty it was to administer God's Laws, and to Provide for the atonement of men who had transgressed God's Laws.

In Jer. 31, the Word of God which became Flesh, promised a time "after those days" when HE would take over the Administration of God's Laws, and provide for the atonement of men who transgressed God's Laws Himself.

I have heard religious men, who call Jesus Lord, Lord, teach that the Christ replaced the Priesthood because the Children of Israel rebelled against God's Laws.

I know this is a popular teaching of the religions of the land, but, in my view, the Scriptures point to a different reason for the "Change of the Priesthood. The short version of what I see as God explaining why the Priesthood changed follows.

Matt. 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

I asked God "Why was Israel lost"? And God provided me the answer to my question.

Jer. 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

And again;

Ez. 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

So what does God promise to do?

11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

So then, is this really why Israel went astray? Because the Shepherds God placed over them turned away from God?

Listen to the Christ, The Word of God which became Flesh, tell us about His Covenant with Levi.

Mal. 2:4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. (EX. 32)

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, (Like Jesus) and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

So what did the Christ do? Did HE not promise a New Covenant in which HE will administer God's Laws, not the Levite. And didn't HE Promise to atone for men who had transgressed God's Commandments, not the "deeds" of the sacrificial Law given to Levi?

Heb. 8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, (The Shepherds which led Israel Astray) he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

So isn't the New Covenant, according to the Christ Himself, the New Priesthood?

What are your thoughts.

Hank77 · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
So isn't the New Covenant, according to the Christ Himself, the New Priesthood?

What are your thoughts.

One question, what do you mean by the New Covenant is the New Priesthood?

eleos1954 · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
It is written;

Heb. 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

In Hebrews 7-10 the Spirit of the Christ is telling us about a Priesthood, given exclusively to the Levites, that the Christ replaced with Himself.

In the verses above, it tells about the implications of such an event. According to Moses, God separated Levi, unto Himself, from the rest of the Tribes of Israel, and made a Covenant with them on Israel's behalf. According to this Covenant, given on Mt. Sinai, Aaron and his sons were to be the exclusive "ministers" whose duty it was to administer God's Laws, and to Provide for the atonement of men who had transgressed God's Laws.

In Jer. 31, the Word of God which became Flesh, promised a time "after those days" when HE would take over the Administration of God's Laws, and provide for the atonement of men who transgressed God's Laws Himself.

I have heard religious men, who call Jesus Lord, Lord, teach that the Christ replaced the Priesthood because the Children of Israel rebelled against God's Laws.

I know this is a popular teaching of the religions of the land, but, in my view, the Scriptures point to a different reason for the "Change of the Priesthood. The short version of what I see as God explaining why the Priesthood changed follows.

Matt. 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

I asked God "Why was Israel lost"? And God provided me the answer to my question.

Jer. 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

And again;

Ez. 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

So what does God promise to do?

11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

So then, is this really why Israel went astray? Because the Shepherds God placed over them turned away from God?

Listen to the Christ, The Word of God which became Flesh, tell us about His Covenant with Levi.

Mal. 2:4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. (EX. 32)

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, (Like Jesus) and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

So what did the Christ do? Did HE not promise a New Covenant in which HE will administer God's Laws, not the Levite. And didn't HE Promise to atone for men who had transgressed God's Commandments, not the "deeds" of the sacrificial Law given to Levi?

Heb. 8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, (The Shepherds which led Israel Astray) he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

So isn't the New Covenant, according to the Christ Himself, the New Priesthood?

What are your thoughts.

The earthly sanctuary system was pointing to the Messiah to come ... after the earthly ministry of Jesus, His death and resurrection ... the earthly is no longer needed ... it was a copy of the heavenly .... Jesus administers from the REAL sanctuary in heaven. The law is written on our hearts/minds (instead of on tablets) and Jesus is our High Priest.

Hebrews 8:10

Berean Study Bible
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds, and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Studyman · Jun 6, 2020

Hank77 said:
One question, what do you mean by the New Covenant is the New Priesthood?

Well just as I asked God why God's Sheep went astray, I also asked Him to define His New Covenant for me.

Jer. 31:
33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel;

So here is the Creator of the New Covenant telling me what HIS New Covenant is.

After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

So then this begs the question, "How were God's Laws administered in the Old Covenant?"

Well as it turns out, Aaron and his sons had the exclusive duty given them on Mt. Sinai, to administer God's Laws. It was through this Priesthood that the people "Received God's Law". There are many scriptures which show this, but Heb. 7 says it best.

11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?

The Word of God which became flesh continues;

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD:

As it turns out, there are copies of God's Holy Scriptures in just about every store, motel, home, and abundant for sale and even given away free on the internet across the entire world. So there is no more need to go find a Levite to hear God's Word, we shall all know His Word.

He continues;

for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Prior to "After those days", the only way for a man, who had transgressed God's Laws, to be forgiven, was to bring an animal to a Levite Priest who would then perform various "Deeds" of the Priesthood sacrificial law.

Lev. 4:16 And the priest that is anointed (Levite) shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it seven times before the LORD, even before the vail.

18 And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the LORD, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

19 And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn it upon the altar.

20 And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

So, according to the Creator of the New Covenant, the only thing HE changed was the Priesthood, that is;

#1. The manner in which God's Laws are administered.

#2. The manner in which men who transgressed God's Laws were atoned for.

Can you see anything else here?

Studyman · Jun 6, 2020

eleos1954 said:
The earthly sanctuary system was pointing to the Messiah to come ... after the earthly ministry of Jesus, His death and resurrection ... the earthly is no longer needed ... it was a copy of the heavenly .... Jesus administers from the REAL sanctuary in heaven. The law is written on our hearts/minds (instead of on tablets) and Jesus is our High Priest.

Hebrews 8:10

Berean Study Bible
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds, and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

YES, Jesus, the faithful, True High Priest who will not teach us falsehoods about God's Laws as the Priests of the "first Covenant" did. He writes them in the minds of His People.

YeshuaFan · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
It is written;

Heb. 7:12 For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar. 14 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

In Hebrews 7-10 the Spirit of the Christ is telling us about a Priesthood, given exclusively to the Levites, that the Christ replaced with Himself.

In the verses above, it tells about the implications of such an event. According to Moses, God separated Levi, unto Himself, from the rest of the Tribes of Israel, and made a Covenant with them on Israel's behalf. According to this Covenant, given on Mt. Sinai, Aaron and his sons were to be the exclusive "ministers" whose duty it was to administer God's Laws, and to Provide for the atonement of men who had transgressed God's Laws.

In Jer. 31, the Word of God which became Flesh, promised a time "after those days" when HE would take over the Administration of God's Laws, and provide for the atonement of men who transgressed God's Laws Himself.

I have heard religious men, who call Jesus Lord, Lord, teach that the Christ replaced the Priesthood because the Children of Israel rebelled against God's Laws.

I know this is a popular teaching of the religions of the land, but, in my view, the Scriptures point to a different reason for the "Change of the Priesthood. The short version of what I see as God explaining why the Priesthood changed follows.

Matt. 15:24 But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

I asked God "Why was Israel lost"? And God provided me the answer to my question.

Jer. 50:6 My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace.

And again;

Ez. 34:2 Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD unto the shepherds; Woe be to the shepherds of Israel that do feed themselves! should not the shepherds feed the flocks?

8 As I live, saith the Lord GOD, surely because my flock became a prey, and my flock became meat to every beast of the field, because there was no shepherd, neither did my shepherds search for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock;

So what does God promise to do?

11For thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out.

12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are scattered; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day.

So then, is this really why Israel went astray? Because the Shepherds God placed over them turned away from God?

Listen to the Christ, The Word of God which became Flesh, tell us about His Covenant with Levi.

Mal. 2:4 And ye shall know that I have sent this commandment unto you, that my covenant might be with Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. (EX. 32)

6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity.

7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, (Like Jesus) and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

So what did the Christ do? Did HE not promise a New Covenant in which HE will administer God's Laws, not the Levite. And didn't HE Promise to atone for men who had transgressed God's Commandments, not the "deeds" of the sacrificial Law given to Levi?

Heb. 8:7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, (The Shepherds which led Israel Astray) he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:

So isn't the New Covenant, according to the Christ Himself, the New Priesthood?

What are your thoughts.

We are now under the Much better New Covenant and there is a chnage from priesthood of Aaron to High priest Jesus!

Studyman · Jun 6, 2020

YeshuaFan said:
We are now under the Much better New Covenant and there is a chnage from priesthood of Aaron to High priest Jesus!

Yes, that is what I see the scriptures teach. A New Priesthood.

YeshuaFan · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
Yes, that is what I see the scriptures teach. A New Priesthood.

Mormons what to become Aaronic priests, but that would be a severe downgrade!

Carl Emerson · Jun 6, 2020

Friends, this understanding seems right to me as well.

Regarding this new Covenant according to Jer 32:40 it includes the indwelling presence of the Spirit of the Fear of the Lord which seals us against disobedience.

eleos1954 · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
YES, Jesus, the faithful, True High Priest who will not teach us falsehoods about God's Laws as the Priests of the "first Covenant" did. He writes them in the minds of His People.

What were the "falsehoods" that were taught? Bible verse references?

Studyman · Jun 6, 2020

eleos1954 said:
What were the "falsehoods" that were taught? Bible verse references?

Matt. 23:4 For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Matt. 15:3 But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition?

7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,

8 This people draweth nigh unto me with their mouth, and honoureth me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.

9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

Matt. 23:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath day.

It was never against God's Sabbath to take a walk in Fellowship and pick a blackberry or ear of corn to eat.

John 19:7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by our law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God.

There was no Law of God which condemned Jesus to death. He was the Son of God.

Matt. 23:15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.

Matt. 23:23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.

Jer. 5:31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

Mal. 2:7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

9 Therefore have I also made you contemptible and base before all the people, according as ye have not kept my ways, but have been partial in the law.

Acts 7:51 Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do ye. 52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? and they have slain them which shewed before of the coming of the Just One; of whom ye have been now the betrayers and murderers: 53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.

John 7:19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

Jer. 23:16 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, and not out of the mouth of the LORD.

17 They say still unto them that despise me, The LORD hath said, Ye shall have peace; and they say unto every one that walketh after the imagination of his own heart, No evil shall come upon you.

Rom. 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

Rom. 1: 21Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:

25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

There are more Scriptures that show the Shepherds God placed over Israel Led God's People Astray.

This should be enough evidence to support this belief.

Carl Emerson · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
This should be enough evidence to support this belief.

Matt 23... Jesus is saying it directly...

Hank77 · Jun 6, 2020

Studyman said:
So, according to the Creator of the New Covenant, the only thing HE changed was the Priesthood, that is;

#1. The manner in which God's Laws are administered.

#2. The manner in which men who transgressed God's Laws were atoned for.

OK, thanks for answering my post.
God Bless

Tony B · Jun 6, 2020

The old covenant was/is replaced by the new one that was instituted through Jesus. No doubt many of us would agree on that

However, the moral instructions and requirements under the old covenant have been brought forward into the new, they are timeless. But the old system of religious structures and observances have been removed or changed.

Paul talks about serving (caring for/praying for/helping) each other as being a form of priestly service. He also declares that there is no distinction between people and gender, we are all made one in Christ Jesus, we all (those born again of The Spirit of God) are equal members of the church of God, Christ's body.

Peter declares that we (the body of Christ, the church) "are a chosen people, a royal priesthood....", clearly indicating that every Christian is a priest.

So, who are we priests to/for... of course, we are priests to our God, and to each other.

So, what is the priestly service we provide, surely it is the product of applying Jesus' teachings, and these are encapsulated within the two commandments that Jesus gave us. These two commandments of course are mutually inclusive, and are that we must firstly love God with every iota and minute of our being, and secondly we must love each other as God would expect us to do but in ways that would never override the requirements of the first commandment.

Sadly, some divisions in the church have fallen back to the Old Testament priesthood system, and have therefore confused and complicated the 'Way'.

Studyman · Jun 7, 2020

Tony B said:
The old covenant was/is replaced by the new one that was instituted through Jesus. No doubt many of us would agree on that

However, the moral instructions and requirements under the old covenant have been brought forward into the new, they are timeless. But the old system of religious structures and observances have been removed or changed.

The point of the OP was to show what the Scriptures say changed and why. As it turns out, it wasn't God's Commandments, Statutes, or Laws that caused the problem. It wasn't the Priesthood "Shadow" that caused the problems. It was religious men who decided to Judge God's Way as incomplete, and infect it with their own mind and thoughts.

It sounds like you may be in agreement. But i want to make sure I am understanding what you are saying. Jesus is the exact replica of the Temple, HE is the perfect result of the Priesthood that Moses gave Levi.

Heb. 8:4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Levi was supposed to become this High Priest.

Mal 2:5 My covenant was with him of life and peace; and I gave them to him for the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. 7 For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

But the sons of Levi turned aside.

8 But ye are departed out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble at the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the LORD of hosts.

The temple was always supposed to be the mind of man, not piles of wood and stone. The Blood was always supposed to be the Blood of the prophesied Christ, not Bulls. The Alter that His Blood ( the life of Jesus) was sprinkled on was always supposed to be man's heart, not stone. Some knew this truth like Zecharias and Simeon, who didn't live by the religious traditions of men, but obeyed God's Word from the heart, as it was supposed to be. That is why, in my view, they knew the Christ when HE came, but the mainstream preachers of that time did not.

Paul talks about serving (caring for/praying for/helping) each other as being a form of priestly service. He also declares that there is no distinction between people and gender, we are all made one in Christ Jesus, we all (those born again of The Spirit of God) are equal members of the church of God, Christ's body.

There was never a distinction between people and God made by the God of the Bible. The "partition" that existed between God and Gentiles was placed there by a corrupt Priesthood, not God. If you were to examine the Law and Prophets, you would find God made provisions for all people to come to HIM. It was the "Shepherds" who had "departed out of the way", that Paul called the "Circumcision", who were teaching for doctrines the Commandments of men, that created the partition, not Gods Laws. This is important to understand, as the "preachers" of our time do not teach this truth.

Peter declares that we (the body of Christ, the church) "are a chosen people, a royal priesthood....", clearly indicating that every Christian is a priest.

This is how it was supposed to be from the beginning. This was not a New Testament teaching, but the purpose of leaving Egypt (symbolic of sin) in the first place.

Ex. 19:5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine:

6 And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

Paul was simply fulfilling the Prophesies of Isaiah regarding those Disciples of Christ.

Is. 58:12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.

This is the Gospel of Christ.

So, who are we priests to/for... of course, we are priests to our God, and to each other.

So, what is the priestly service we provide, surely it is the product of applying Jesus' teachings, and these are encapsulated within the two commandments that Jesus gave us. These two commandments of course are mutually inclusive, and are that we must firstly love God with every iota and minute of our being, and secondly we must love each other as God would expect us to do but in ways that would never override the requirements of the first commandment.

Every Commandment given by God to His People hangs on these two Commandments. You can't "love God" by rejecting His Commandments, and you can't "love one another" by teaching them "rudiments of the world and traditions of men". This is why it is important to listen to Jesus when He said He didn't come to destroy the Law and Prophets. In fact, HE said "don't even think" HE came to destroy the Law and Prophets. Of course not, they are the Word's which show us how and gives us examples of these Two Greatest Commandments. Without God's guidance, we will do just as the corrupt Priests did, and create our own images of God, our own High Days, our own religion.

Sadly, some divisions in the church have fallen back to the Old Testament priesthood system, and have therefore confused and complicated the 'Way'.

Actually the entire religious system of the world has fallen back to the "old system", rather, they never left it in the first place. They still have huge temples made of piles of wood and stone. They have Priests who promote ancient religious traditions of men, and not the God of the Bible. They have their own "feasts unto the Lord", their own "images of God", and have rejected and polluted the Feasts of the Christ. They still perform ritual cleansing which must be done by man appointed preachers who come in God's Name.

The Priesthood was changed because of these very things in the first place. It's not supposed to be that way.

Jer. 31:33 But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

1 Peter 2:7 Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

8A nd a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

9 But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Sorry so long, thanks for the great reply. I look forward to your your thoughts and input.

Tony B · Jun 8, 2020

No problems Studyman, thank you for your articulate response to my comment.

I apologise if it seemed my comment was deviating in anyway from the thrust of your message, my aim was indeed to complement your message.

It's tragic to say the least how Israel failed miserably in its mission to draw all men to God, but even more tragic is that we are doing the same through man-added religiosities and traditions that lead to confusion and hypocrisies. This is especially rueful since we have the benefit of hindsight through scripture that presents a record of Israel's failures, and clear warnings and directions to ourselves.

Let us pray that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, would cause the Joshas and Calebs of our era stand up and put things right!

Studyman · Jun 8, 2020

Tony B said:
No problems Studyman, thank you for your articulate response to my comment.

I apologise if it seemed my comment was deviating in anyway from the thrust of your message, my aim was indeed to complement your message.

It's tragic to say the least how Israel failed miserably in its mission to draw all men to God, but even more tragic is that we are doing the same through man-added religiosities and traditions that lead to confusion and hypocrisies. This is especially rueful since we have the benefit of hindsight through scripture that presents a record of Israel's failures, and clear warnings and directions to ourselves.

Let us pray that the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, would cause the Joshas and Calebs of our era stand up and put things right!

Thank you kind sir.

Amen to that.

We truly do have what they didn't have, that is the Examples He had written for our admonition.

1 Cor. 10:11 Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

Thank you for you insightful post.

YeshuaFan · Jun 9, 2020

Studyman said:
Yes, that is what I see the scriptures teach. A New Priesthood.

Jesus as High Priest, and all of us saved now priests unto God!

Hawkins · Jun 9, 2020

Studyman said:
So isn't the New Covenant, according to the Christ Himself, the New Priesthood?

What are your thoughts.

It's not just about the fall of the Jews. A high priest must be a Levi (who is a Jew), who acts as a mediator between God and the Jews. He enters the most holy place once every year to offer the blood sacrifice for the atonement of the sins committed by the Jews.

Psalm 110:4 (NIV2011)
The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

The parallel is, Melchizedek is not a Levi, he's not even a Jew. Jesus is the forever priest (in the order of Melchizedek who is not a Levi but much prior to Levi himself was born) acting as the mediator between God and humans (not just the Jews). He's offered as a Lamb for the atonement of sins committed by humans.

The New Covenant is thus not just a upgraded covenant covering the Jews, it is rather a covenant for all mankind.

Studyman · Jun 9, 2020

Hawkins said:
It's not just about the fall of the Jews. A high priest must be a Levi (who is a Jew), who acts as a mediator between God and the Jews. He enters the most holy place once every year to offer the blood sacrifice for the atonement of the sins committed by the Jews.

Psalm 110:4 (NIV2011)
The LORD has sworn and will not change his mind: “You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.”

The parallel is, Melchizedek is not a Levi, he's not even a Jew. Jesus is the forever priest (in the order of Melchizedek who is not a Levi but much prior to Levi himself was born) acting as the mediator between God and humans (not just the Jews). He's offered as a Lamb for the atonement of sins committed by humans.

The New Covenant is thus not just a upgraded covenant covering the Jews, it is rather a covenant for all mankind.

I agree, there is no Jew or Greek in Christ. But there never was supposed to be according to the Law and Prophets. The "Stranger" has always had an avenue to God according to Him, but not according to the Shepherds. "One Law for the Home born and Stranger". The reason for the New Priesthood is because the only God of Abraham Preachers on the Planet had departed out of the way. The New Covenant/Priesthood isn't an "upgrade of the old way". It is the restoration of the Perfect Way that the Shepherds, who God placed over the people, had departed from, at least this is what the Scriptures seem to teach..

Jer. 6:16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

Is. 58:11 And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.

12 And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, (caused by the shepherds who led people astray) The restorer of paths to dwell in.

Isn't that what Jesus taught? And Paul?

Acts 24:14 But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

15 And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

Thanks for the reply, I look forward to your further input.

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