In Ezekiel, the priests are described in great detail. In 1 Peter 2:5,
the Lord’s people are described as “a holy priesthood, offering
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” This
description continues in 1 Peter 2:9
- “a royal priesthood ... a people belonging to God. To His people,
God gives this call - “Declare the praises of Him who called you out of
darkness into His wonderful light.” To be “a holy priesthood ... a
royal priesthood” is not only privilege. It is also responsibility.
Concerning this privilege and responsibility, the Psalmist writes, “May
Your priests be clothed with righteousness; may Your saints sing for
joy ... I will clothe her priests with salvation, and her saints shall
ever sing for joy” (Psalm 132:9,16).
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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