Sat.’s Devo - The Ordination of the High Priest

Read: Leviticus 7:28-9:6; Mark 3:31-4:25; Psalm 37:12-29; Proverbs 10:5 Reading all these requirements for Aaron and his sons seems boring and tedious but God is giving us an inside look at what happened when Jesus rose from the dead to be our high priest. He was the offering for sin, trespass, guilt and peace that he offered on the cross. He fulfilled all the requirements to be our high priest. God put the tunic and tied the sash around Jesus waist. He dressed him in the robe, placed the ephod on him and placed the chest piece on Jesus. He put the Urim and the Thummim inside the chest piece. He placed the turban on Jesus head and attached the gold medallion, the badge of holiness in the front of the turban. God then anointed all the pieces in heaven making them holy. He sprinkled Jesus blood on the altar and anointed all the utensils and furniture. Lastly, he anointed Jesus head making him holy. Next, God presented Jesus’ sons which would be the people that would do the work on earth. He clothed them with tunics, tied sashes around their waits and put their special head coverings on them. Ephesians six talks about this. It is our robe of righteousness, our belt of truth and the helmet of salvation. They then offered sacrifices on the cleansed altar of heaven. On the eighth day Moses performed the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering telling them that on that day the Lord would appear to them. The people brought their offerings to the entrance of the Tabernacle and waited to hear from the Lord. This is a picture of what will happen on the eighth day after the Feast of Tabernacles. The Jews call it Simbat Torah. On that day, they start over reading the Torah because the reading for the year is completed. They celebrate the Torah with dancing and celebration. Then they enter the new year with joy. In the last day it will be the new millennium where Christ will rule from Jerusalem. In Mark, Jesus made it clear that everyone was the same to him. Not even his family were above the rest. That is good news to us as Gentiles. We are not the step-child but the same as if we had been born a Jew. Jesus explains this further with his parable. This is the parable of all parables. If you do not understand this parable, you will not be able to understand any of the others. The seed is God’s Word, The soil is our hearts. If we have hearts that are ready to hear the Word it will grow in us and we will be like the light on the hill. Where we are, we will illuminate truth. Hidden sin is exposed because of the light we carry. The more we draw near to God and listen to his voice, the more we will hear. Revelation will be given to us as we read God’s word and want to know God more. The ones who refuse to listen will become more and more deceived. Lord, thank you for your Word. Thank you for the hunger you have given us to seek you and know more about you. Thank you for revelation and life.