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THE HIGHEST HOLINESS FOR THE HIGH PRIEST!
LORD’S DAY, JUNE 9
Leviticus 21
Mark 12:29-31
“Neither shall he profane
his seed among his people:
for I the LORD do sanctify him.”
THE HIGHEST HOLINESS FOR THE HIGH PRIEST!
Family is important to all of us. Protecting our families in God’s truth is the only way to bring them up and also to discipline them. If the daughter of a priest played the harlot, she had profaned herself, as well as her father. The penalty was death. This applied to the daughters of all the priests, including the high priest. The high priest was a type of Jesus Christ who is our great High Priest. The standard of holiness for him was of the highest order. The reason is given in Leviticus 21:12b: “for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him: I am the LORD.” The high priest wore on his head a mitre. Placed on it was the holy crown made of gold. The words written were “HOLINESS TO THE LORD” (Exod 28:36). Anointing oil was poured onto his head, with the golden mitre worn on his head.
The high priest was not permitted by God to be profaned in any way for anyone. He was not permitted to mourn for anyone, not even for his father and mother upon their deaths. In other words, God did not give him permission to defile himself, not even for family. His office represented the Lord Jesus Christ who sat down at God’s right hand upon the completion of His holy mission on earth. The high priest was not permitted to go out of the sanctuary or profane it even if his father or mother died. His office was of the highest order in holiness. If he were to profane himself for the sake of his father or mother, he was basically saying that his parents were more important to him than God. Man, no matter who he is, cannot be more important to us than God. Jesus Christ loves us, but His love for us is always based upon His perfect love for His holy heavenly Father.
This is also how we must love one another. We must love God first with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. Only then can we love our neighbour as ourselves.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 21:12
PRAYER: I thank Thee, Father, for sending Jesus Christ to die for me and to make me holy in Him. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.