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HOME OF ARTICLES  “For the lips of a priest should keep knowledge, and people should seek the law from his mouth; for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.” (Malachi 2:7 NKJV)   Under the Old Covenant, the foremost or primary ministry of the priests was to the LORD.  There are three fundamental requirements for the priest under the old covenant, which is to    Keep knowledge ( requires study of the word of God). The people of God should seek the law his in mouth. He is a messenger of the LORD.  This essentially involves tending daily the seven lamps in the holy place so that the lamps may burn continually, burning sweet incense every morning on the altar before the Ark of Testimony, and keeping the fire burning on the altar of bronze before the door of the Tabernacle (Exo. 27:20-21, 30:7-8, Lev. 6:12). Likewise, under the New Covenant, the foremost ministry of the believers as priests is to the LORD. As priests to God, believers are expected to attend d...

 HOME OF ARTICLES  “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.” (1 Peter 2:9 NKJV)   Under the Old Covenant, the priesthood belonged exclusively to the tribe of Levi under the leadership of Aaron (Num. 3:10-12 ).  But under the New Covenant, every born-again believer is a priest to God under the leadership of Jesus Christ, the great High Priest (Heb. 3:1, 4:14, Rev. 1:5-6). Peter writes,  “ 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.” ( 1 Pet. 2:9). Although the service of the Old Covenant priests to God was primarily physical and served only as a shadow of the good things to come, they offered us an opportunity to learn about ministering to the Lord. Unlike the Old Covenant...