The Levitical Priesthood

The priesthood of Christ is incredibly important; indeed, it is every bit as much at the heart of Scripture as His Kingship. We need a King to rule us, but we also need a priest to save us and represent us before God. In Christ, we have such a priest. That, in turn, should motivate us to study the pre-history of priesthood. What was priesthood like before Christ? Because the answer to that question, in turn, will tell us more about what our great High Priest is like. We will see that a priest is a man called by God to represent the people to God, and the priest is fitted for the presence of God by the special robes of holiness which he wears.