In this chapter we have yet ANOTHER genealogy. Honestly, how many of you kind of groaned when you hit this one? Maybe just a little groan?? This one is all about the sons of Aaron, who we know were the priests. Not just Levites, these were the priests who did the major duties, the sacrifices, the interceding. They were spiritual leaders. Crazy huh, the men who would lead the nation spiritually would be chosen based on what family they were born into. It doesn’t work this way any more. Today, you could be born into the nastiest family in the world, say one with huge ties to the mafia or something. The moment you give your life to Jesus it all changes. WHO YOU ARE CHANGES. You see, we no longer have an AARONIC priesthood, but we operate under the priesthood of JESUS. When we become Christian’s we immediately become sons and daughters of God, and with that, we become a part of THE PRIESTHOOD.
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But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy. Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul, having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation. Therefore submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether to the king as supreme, or to governors, as to those who are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and for the praise of those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men—as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God. Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.
(1Pe 2:9-17)
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