Read: Exodus 29:1-30:10; Matthew 26:14-46; Psalm 31:19-24; Proverbs 8:14-26
The priests were to represent Jesus to the people so they had to be consecrated and clean. Their garments represented their outward actions. The mitre on the priest’s head with the holy crown showed the royalty and honor that Jesus was given as the King of Kings. Aaron stood for the high priest who is Jesus and his sons stand for the sons of Jesus who are those who will consecrate their lives to live for him. They were to wear coats representing the robe of righteousness. They were to have girdles representing the breastplate of truth. Their bonnets were to be on their heads representing the helmet of salvation.
The priests were first to atone for their own sins, then the sins of the people.
In Exodus 30, Moses gave them instructions for making the altar of incense. The altar of incense was the intercession altar. Aaron was to keep incense burning always as a sign of prayers always going up to God. Now, it is our prayers that go up before the Lord as incense. Paul told us in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 to pray without ceasing. The altar of incense is in our hearts. Revelation 8 gives us the picture of this same altar in heaven. Once a year the appointed priest was to take incense from this altar into the Holy of Holies and offer it on the ark of the covenant to atone for the sins of the people that year. That is what Zacharias was doing in Luke 1 when an angel appeared to him and told him his wife, Elizabeth would have John.
In Matthew, Judas plotted to deliver Jesus for thirty pieces of silver. The disciples met to have their last supper. Once again, Jesus gave them the plan, but this time he told them to meet him in Galilee after his rose. I’m sure they didn’t understand what he was talking about but they remembered this later.
Lord, help us to remember that though sometimes we don’t understand at the time, there is always a purpose for every trial we go through.
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