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Wavering from this rule was not allowed under any circumstance, and if a king were to take on the role of a priest, then that king would surely die. You see, in the Old Testament the lineage of kings and priests looked like this:įrom the tribe of Judah came the kings of Israelįrom the tribe of Levi came the priests of Israel “‘ After these things I will return, and I will rebuild the tabernacle of David which has fallen, and I will rebuild its ruins, and I will restore it, so that the rest of mankind may seek the Lord, and all the Gentiles who are called by My name.” (Acts 15:16-17) In Acts 15 (which is a retelling of an Old Testament passage, Amos 9:11) God says He will rebuild the Tabernacle of David through the reign of King Jesus. However, the idea of God’s people being both a king and a priest was always part of God’s plan. However, in the Old Testament it’s important to note that you could not be both a king and a priest at the same time. As believers we are called to be both a king and a priest, just as Jesus is both the King of kings and our forever High Priest. We’ve covered what it means to be kings (royalty) and priests, but now let’s look at what it means to be a royal priesthood.

Jesus is the King of kings and Lord of lords, and because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross our sins have been removed and we have been restored to our original design as the image bearers of God who are created to rule and reign on God’s behalf. “ Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ” Romans 8:17). Because Jesus is royalty, you are royalty, too. If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, then you are now sons and daughters of God, heirs of God, and co-heirs with Christ. Jesus came as Israel’s promised King who established the Kingdom of God here on earth. The fulfillment of this promise is what we see in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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In Isaiah we read about how God promises a day when He will save His people and free them from bondage and captivity as their future King (Isaiah 52:7).

However, we know through the stories in the Old Testament that the Israelites fail miserably at being faithful to God and end up being captive to numerous evil kingdoms throughout history, namely Babylon, Assyria, and Rome. Even though the Israelites failed to remain faithful to God, God remained faithful to them. God does this by singling out one couple in particular, Abraham and Sarah, and promises to make their offspring into a great nation, which we later know becomes the nation, or Kingdom, of Israel. What we see throughout the story of the Bible is how God goes about reasserting His Rule and Kingdom over the kingdoms of the world. “ You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 2:5) So now that we’ve gotten an overview of the meaning of priesthood, let’s take a look at the “royal” part of being a royal priesthood. Under the new covenant, Jesus is our forever High Priest and all believers are subordinate priests underneath Him.

“ For it is witnessed of Him, “You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek”. In this new covenant He has raised up a new high priest in Jesus, who is not a priest after the old order of the Levitical priesthood, but after the order of Melchizedek. Now, God has made a new covenant through His Son Jesus Christ. He oversaw the responsibilities of all the subordinate priests and lead the nation of Israel according to God’s will and direction.īut, in the New Testament (found in the book of Hebrews) we are told that the Levitical priesthood, which came about under the old covenant made with Moses, has now been done away with. However, amongst all the Levitical priests an even more anointed role was chosen, the role of the high priest of Israel. The high priest is the title of the chief religious leader of the nation of Israel. The Levites shall be mine” (Numbers 3:12)

“ Behold, I have taken the Levites from among the people of Israel instead of every firstborn who opens the womb among the people of Israel. The Book of Numbers tells us the Levites were viewed as belonging to God. In the Old Testament, God chose the tribe of Levi to serve as the priests in Israel, ministering in the tabernacle and later, the temple. (1 Peter 2:9) When it comes to understanding the meaning behind the authority of our royal priesthood, we need to have an understanding of what the “priesthood” in the Old Testament was in the first place. Of the One who called you out of darkness But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,Ī holy nation, a people for His possession,