Should clarify that Lavitical priesthood was established after 10 commands and Moses established them to help Aaron. Leviticus was not ment for anyone but the priests. Davids priesthood is better then Aarons. Christ came to establish David's pristhood not Aarons.
Does Jesus and Paul contradict each other?
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Wow again. The immediate topic was the sacrifices, which are detailed in Leviticus.
I corrected myself. This is for the Lavitical priesthood. Jesus was Malchezidek priesthood.
I will need to reserch this more. Animal sacrifice is not in the Davidic covenant or new cavinant. Thanks for bringing this up.
There is so much error in your post, starting with your spelling!
Aaron was a direct descendant of Levi, and was the first high priest of the Levi-tical system. His ordination did not eliminate anything.
Melchizedek is not from the bloodline of David. His lineage is not recorded in Scripture.
David established the Malchezidek priesthood. Lavitical priesthood is ment to assist Aaron. Aaron was a Levite. You must be a levite to be a Lavitical prist. You must be from Aarons blood line to be an Aaronic prist and Davids blood line to be a Malchezidek priest.
God allowed animal sacrifice as a temporary system to signify that sin leads to death and to provide a way for people to atone for their sins and maintain a relationship with a holy God. The prophets rebuked the practice not because the system itself was inherently evil, but because people were performing it with an unrighteous attitude, ignoring the injustice and sin in their lives while expecting their rituals to be accepted. They were using sacrifice to cover up their actions instead of using it as a reminder to repent and live justly, so God rejected the "sacrifice without a sincere heart". Which is now happening through Paul
Leviticus 1:2 "Speak to the Israelites..."
Leviticus 2:1 "When someone brings a grain offering to the Lord..."
Leviticus 3:1 "When someone's offering is a fellowship offering..."
Leviticus 4:1 "Say to the Israelites..."
Leviticus 5:1 "If a person sins..."
Leviticus 6:1 "If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the LORD..."
Leviticus 7:23 "Say to the Israelites..."
I could go on, but seven witnesses should be enough to convince you that Leviticus is not just for priests.
David was not a priest; he was a king. Jesus, descended from David came, in part, to replace the Levitical priesthood with the Melchizedek priesthood.
David was a prist and king.
- Melchizedek: The Bible connects David to Melchizedek, a priest-king of Salem, suggesting that David's role as both a king and a priest was a new fulfillment of a similar ancient office.
- Psalm 110: This psalm contains the famous line about God swearing to David's descendant, "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek," which is often interpreted as a prophecy about a future messianic king and priest.
Read it more carefully. It is a psalm written by David.
1 The LORD says to my Lord (David is talking about "his Lord", not himself!)
... 4 “You are a priest forever,
in the order of Melchizedek.”
Nowhere in Scripture is it suggested that David is a priest.
Now Jesus is forever a high priest after the Malchezidek order. Jesus has not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to perfect them. You have helped me so thank you.
According to the Jewish faith you need to be from the bloodline of David to be a Malchezidek priest. This is the highest pristhood. They collect money from the other two. Lavitical is like a decon. Aaronic are priests who perform duties in the holy sanctuary and the Lavitical prist enters the holy of holies to pray for Israel and leave an offering of animal blood and incense. The levitical priests worked the temple and performed the animal sacrifice. Animal sacrifice was not ment for the people but just the priests and temple. They turned animal sacrifice into a buisness.
Again I stand corrected Im learning much from you.
The Melchizedek priesthood was not passed down through David's sons; rather, David's sons held a "royal priesthood" that was separate from the Levitical priesthood. While the Levites were a priestly tribe, David's sons were priests based on their father's authority as a king-priest, similar to Melchizedek, who was also a king-priest. This "royal priesthood" was not a hereditary priesthood based on ancestry but a different kind of priestly authority based on a king's role.
- Separate from the Levitical priesthood: David's sons were not of the tribe of Levi and therefore did not hold the Levitical priesthood.
- A "royal priesthood": They held a "royal priesthood" by the authority delegated to them by their father, King David.
- Melchizedek's example: This "royal priesthood" was in the tradition of Melchizedek, who was a king and priest of Jerusalem, not a Levite.
- King-priest role: David, like Melchizedek, served as both a king and a priest. The book of 2 Samuel notes that David offered sacrifices and wore the linen ephod, acting as a priest.
- Fulfillment in Christ: Jesus, a descendant of David, also holds this priesthood. According to the New Testament, he is a priest "after the order of Melchizedek".
Yet Melchizedek himself is not descended from David. See Hebrews 7:1-3
1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. ... 3 Without father or mother, without genealogy,
Um, no. There is nothing in Scripture suggesting that.
That's good.
David was not a priest at all. During his reign, he had several men serving as priest (Ahimelech, Zadok, Abiathar). David loved the Lord and sacrificed much, but did not cross the line into the role restricted to Aaronic descendants.
During the moving of the ark to Jerusalem, David made sacrifices and wore an ephod, but he is never referred to as a priest.
Some translations say David's sons were priests in 2 Samuel 8:18, but there is a footnote on that verse with an alternate wording, "chief officials" (no mention of "royal priesthood" here). As David was not descended from Levi, his sons could not be priests, so the alternate wording must be correct. Uzziah, descended from David, was king as recorded in 2 Chronicles 26. He entered the temple and burned incense... and contracted leprosy for violating sacred space as he was not a priest.
Jesus, descended from David, is the High Priest, in the order of Melchizedek, and believers in Him are the "royal priesthood", identified as such in 1 Peter 2:9.
I can agree with this.That's good.
David was not a priest at all. During his reign, he had several men serving as priest (Ahimelech, Zadok, Abiathar). David loved the Lord and sacrificed much, but did not cross the line into the role restricted to Aaronic descendants.
During the moving of the ark to Jerusalem, David made sacrifices and wore an ephod, but he is never referred to as a priest.
Some translations say David's sons were priests in 2 Samuel 8:18, but there is a footnote on that verse with an alternate wording, "chief officials" (no mention of "royal priesthood" here). As David was not descended from Levi, his sons could not be priests, so the alternate wording must be correct. Uzziah, descended from David, was king as recorded in 2 Chronicles 26. He entered the temple and burned incense... and contracted leprosy for violating sacred space as he was not a priest.
Jesus, descended from David, is the High Priest, in the order of Melchizedek, and believers in Him are the "royal priesthood", identified as such in 1 Peter 2:9.
Can we then agree that Jesus and the prophets vary much came against animal sacrifice and Jesus new covant and pristhood was accepted by Moses and Elijah during the transfiguration. Can we also agree that Paul does not come into alignment with Christ. Can we agree god wants us to be like David who also came against animal sacrifice and ended this with the Davidic covenant. Or does this end with JesusThat's good.
David was not a priest at all. During his reign, he had several men serving as priest (Ahimelech, Zadok, Abiathar). David loved the Lord and sacrificed much, but did not cross the line into the role restricted to Aaronic descendants.
During the moving of the ark to Jerusalem, David made sacrifices and wore an ephod, but he is never referred to as a priest.
Some translations say David's sons were priests in 2 Samuel 8:18, but there is a footnote on that verse with an alternate wording, "chief officials" (no mention of "royal priesthood" here). As David was not descended from Levi, his sons could not be priests, so the alternate wording must be correct. Uzziah, descended from David, was king as recorded in 2 Chronicles 26. He entered the temple and burned incense... and contracted leprosy for violating sacred space as he was not a priest.
Jesus, descended from David, is the High Priest, in the order of Melchizedek, and believers in Him are the "royal priesthood", identified as such in 1 Peter 2:9.