Tag: priest

  • Leviticus – Preparation of a Priest for the Sacrifice

    SEALED within the Ark of the Covenant as testimony of the LORD on Sinai — the TEN WORDS –– written in Exodus and Deuteronomy as you know, but also referenced in Leviticus. The Office of Priest – כָּהַן “So the priest who is anointed and ordained to minister H3547 as H3547 a H3547 priest H3547 in his father’s place shall make atonement: he shall thus put on the linen garments, the holy garments, and make atonement…

    Leviticus [written in Hebrew] photo representation of the Tabernacle of the LORD in the wilderness
  • Consecration, Ceremonies and Rites

    Two weeks ago in my Saturday Post SERIES addressing the jargon of the church I asked, “Can you picture a process of ‘consecration?’“ That’s right and an important view of occasions of consecration. We also defined anointing, but today I’m not quite ready for ‘sanctification’ without first briefly examining what some view as consecration in…

    Jewish rite of passage a young man reads from the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah
  • Consecration, Sanctification – more Biblical jargon

    THIS WEEK we continue defining Biblical jargon, switching from passive verbs like consecrate to their nouns, i.e. consecration. In case you missed our focus on anointing last week, take a look: Roger@TalkofJesus.com And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify…

    Holy Communion - the symbolic bread and wine - Is it a literal consecration of the broken body and shed blood of Christ Jesus?