RPG Adults
ALL PRIESTS MUST BE UNBLEMISHED PHYSICALLY!
MONDAY, JUNE 10
Leviticus 21
1 Peter 1:18-21
“He shall eat the bread of his God,
both of the most holy,
and of the holy.”
ALL PRIESTS MUST BE UNBLEMISHED PHYSICALLY!
The Old Testament priests were to be unblemished physically, but not spiritually. The reason was that being spiritually unblemished cannot be seen. Only born-again believers are spiritually unblemished. It is obvious that not all who served as priests from the time of Aaron to the time of Christ’s first coming were believers. Only the LORD knew who were believers. Even if they were not believers, they still functioned as God’s priests. If they did all things according to the Bible on behalf of the worshippers who brought their offerings, the offerings would be accepted.
However, if they had physical blemishes which included blindness, lameness, crooked back, dwarfism, or any other external blemishes, they would be banned from serving as priests, even if they were born again. They were permitted to eat of the bread of God, both of the most holy and holy, but not to serve. The reason was that the Levitical priesthood was a type of Christ. It reflected the perfect and holy sacrifice of Christ. Christ is our great High Priest and also our perfect sacrifice. The visible manifestation of perfection was symbolically very important because of its portrayal of Christ. When the worshippers came with their offerings, they needed to see that the priests were without blemish. This was to teach two truths. The first was that the LORD is without blemish. The second was that the worshippers, through the offerings which represented Christ, would become holy and thus had to be without blemish too.
This requirement was commanded by God through Moses to all the priests and the people of Israel. Both the priests and the worshippers had to be accountable to each other in their relationship with their God. Today’s believers are to do the same and must be reminded of their holiness in Christ as they live and serve Him. The holiness of God and Christ is the basis for all that we are and do for Christ. The holiness of God in Christ is the powerful light that penetrates spiritual darkness.
MEMORISATION: Leviticus 21:23
PRAYER: Father, keep me holy in Christ all the days of my life of service and witness, in Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.