Tag: royal priesthood
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A High Calling
1 Kings 4:1-6 “King Solomon was king over all Israel, and these were his high officials: Azariah the son of Zadok was the priest; Elihoreph and Ahijah the sons of Shisha were secretaries; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud was recorder; Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was in command of the army; Zadok and Abiathar were priests; Azariah the son of Nathan was…
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A High Calling
2 Corinthians 3:4-6 “Such is the confidence that we have through Christ toward God. Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God, Who has made us sufficient to be ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit.” Do you realize that the highest calling,…
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The chosen people
Psalm 135:4 “For the LORD has chosen Jacob for Himself, Israel for His own possession.” Most of us have heard the term “God’s chosen people” as applied to the nation of Israel. When one hears this who is not a Jew, a typical reaction might be “What about me? Are the Jews better than me? …