Read: Ezekiel 45:13-46:24; 1 Peter 1:13-2:10; Psalm 119:33-48; Proverbs 28:8-10
The princes of Israel are pictures of the sons of God - us who have dedicated our lives to worship and love the Lord. The Prince is Jesus. We walk as his ambassadors.
The people would give into the pot of the sacrifices to be offered but the prince would present the gift to God. This is a picture of Jesus, bringing our offerings to the Lord. The pRince offers the sacrifice for sin and fellowship to make atonement for the sins of the people just as Jesus offered his body as the final sacrifice to atone for our sins. He was to make atonement for sins people did who didn’t realize they were sinning. Jesus is our intercessor and advocate. Passover represents our salvation and the cross.
The gate of the inner court facing east was to be closed and only opened on the Sabbath and on the day of the New Moon. The Sabbath represents the last 7th millennial when Jesus will reign as our Prince and king. The New Moon represents the born again. Only they will be able to enter heaven with Jesus.
The Prince walked with the priests in their daily chores just as Jesus walks with us in ours. Jesus is the door.
If we are given a spiritual gift or office it will be passed down to our children and they will walk in our gifts also. If we are a servant and not a son, our gifts will return to the Lord on the day of Jubilee which means the last day. If we only served God with our mouth but we never received him into our being to be reborn into God’s family, then our gifts will not follow us to heaven because we will not go to heaven. Servants are bound by law but sons are entitled because of relationship. It is the difference between the law and grace.
Peter tells us to be ready to act according to what is in our minds. Satan is after our minds. We are called to be holy just like God. If it wasn’t possible he wouldn’t keep saying it.
We are to live as strangers here because this is not our home. We have been born again into God’s kingdom with will never perish. We are stones in the building of God with Jesus as the chief cornerstone. Everyone will be measured according to Jesus.
Lord, help us to walk as chosen people, part of a royal heavenly priesthood. We are a holy nation of people who belong to you that we might praise the one who called us out of darkness into light.
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